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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 23 JULY, 2009

NUMBER: 7.1.3.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

DEATHS IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, 2008

 

This release presents data on deaths in traffic accidents in 2008 according to the type of accident by counties as well as data on deaths in traffic accidents in the Republic of Croatia by type of accident, sex and age of the deceased. At the same time, it presents data on the total number of deaths, the number of persons who died at the age ranging from 1 to 75 as well as on potential years of life lost (PYLL) of persons killed in traffic accidents in the period from 2003 to 2007.

 

In 2008, there were 707 deaths in traffic accidents, that is, 29 deaths more than in the previous year. The share of deaths in traffic accidents in the total deaths in 2008 was 1.4%.

 

There were 79.3% male and 20.7% female persons killed in traffic accidents in 2008.

 

In traffic accidents in 2008, the largest number of persons was killed in accidents in transport vehicles (70.2%), followed by killed pedestrians (18.8%).

 

The largest number of deaths in traffic accidents occurred in April (11.2%), while the smallest one was recorded in February (5.1%).

 

The largest number of deaths in accidents in transport vehicles was recorded in July (12.7% out of the total deaths in transport vehicles), while the smallest one was recorded in February (3.4%).

 

The largest number of pedestrian deaths, 13.5% out of the total number of pedestrian deaths, was recorded in December. The same number of pedestrians, at the same time the smallest one, was killed in March and July. The share of pedestrians killed in each of these months was 3.8%.

 

According to the number of deaths in traffic accidents, the City of Zagreb holds the first place (95), followed by the County of Split-Dalmatia (56), while the smallest number was recorded in the County of Lika-Senj and the County of Međumurje (14).

 

In the five-year period, from 2003 to 2007, the total of 3 402 persons was killed in traffic accidents, provided that the number of killed persons per 100 000 inhabitants in individual years ranged between 17 in 2003 (the most), 15.2 in 2004, 14.4 in  2005, 14.8 in 2006 and 15.3 in 2007.

 

In that period (2003 – 2007), 13.9 persons per 100 000 inhabitants (22.4 per 100 000 men and 5.9 per 100 000 women) were kille in traffic accidents on the average.

 

In the 1 – 75 age group, there were 3 082 persons killed in traffic accidents, which made 90.6% out of the total number of deaths in traffic accidents.

 

In that period, the total number of potential years of life lost due to a premature death (before turning 75 years of age) amounted to 106 513.5, that is, 87 481 (82.1%) years for men and 19 032.5 (17.9%) for women.

 

PYLL rate presents the annual loss of about 500 years per 100 000 inhabitants in the 1 – 75 age group.

 

In the reference period (2003 – 2007), there was the total of 2 587.59 potential years of life lost due to a premature death in traffic accidents per every 100 000 inhabitants, 4 319.41 years per 100 000 men and 910.20 years per 100 000 women.

 

 

1.   DEATHS CAUSED BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, BY TYPE OF ACCIDENT, 2008

 

Total

Percentage
of total
number
of deaths

Type of traffic accident

 

Railway
 accidents

Accidents in transport vehicles

Pedestrian
 deaths

Accidents in
 non-motor
vehicles

Other
accidents in
 transport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

707

1,4

23

496

133

46

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

52

1,5

2

38

7

2

3

County of Krapina-Zagorje

27

1,3

3

19

3

2

-

County of Sisak-Moslavina

40

1,5

3

27

6

4

-

County of Karlovac

25

1,2

1

20

2

2

-

County of Varaždin

33

1,4

2

20

6

5

-

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

21

1,2

-

14

6

-

1

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

25

1,4

-

20

5

-

-

County of Primorje-Gorski kotar

35

1,0

-

26

8

1

-

County of Lika-Senj

14

1,5

-

11

3

-

-

County of Virovitica-Podravina

28

2,2

1

20

5

2

-

County of Požega-Slavonia

18

1,7

1

16

1

-

-

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

45

2,2

2

25

13

5

-

County of Zadar

26

1,5

-

19

6

-

1

County of Osijek-Baranja

48

1,2

2

31

5

10

-

County of Šibenik-Knin

23

1,6

-

18

5

-

-

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

31

1,3

-

17

7

7

-

County of Split-Dalmatia

56

1,2

-

45

10

-

1

County of Istria

30

1,4

-

23

6

-

1

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

21

1,6

-

21

-

-

-

County of Međimurje

14

1,1

-

7

7

-

-

City of Zagreb

95

1,1

6

59

22

6

2

 

2.   DEATHS CAUSED BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, BY TYPE OF ACCIDENT, SEX AND AGE, 2008

 

Sex

Total

Age

 

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65- 69

70-74

75 and
 over

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

All

707

4

3

6

46

100

68

48

52

53

52

48

55

38

27

40

66

1

 

Male

561

2

2

4

40

90

59

43

46

45

39

40

40

23

15

31

41

1

 

Female

146

2

1

2

6

10

9

5

6

8

13

8

15

15

12

9

25

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Railway accidents

All

23

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

3

3

3

2

1

3

1

3

1

-

 

Male

17

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

3

2

2

2

1

2

-

2

-

-

 

Female

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

1

1

1

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accidents in transport vehicles

All

496

3

1

3

40

91

59

39

42

43

37

31

33

24

12

16

22

-

 

Male

422

2

-

2

36

82

52

36

37

38

29

27

24

18

9

14

16

-

 

Female

74

1

1

1

4

9

7

3

5

5

8

4

9

6

3

2

6

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pedestrian deaths

All

133

1

2

2

6

5

7

4

5

6

5

10

12

8

11

16

33

-

 

Male

79

-

2

1

4

4

5

2

5

5

3

7

8

2

4

10

17

-

 

Female

54

1

-

1

2

1

2

2

-

1

2

3

4

6

7

6

16

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accidents in non-motor vehicles

All

46

-

-

1

-

1

1

3

1

1

3

5

9

2

3

5

10

1

 

Male

37

-

-

1

-

1

1

3

-

-

3

4

7

1

2

5

8

1

 

Female

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

2

1

1

-

2

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other accidents in transport

All

9

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

1

-

4

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

 

Male

6

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Female

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

 

3.   POTENTIAL YEARS OF LIFE LOST OF PERSONS KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN 1 – 75 AGE GROUP, BY SEX, 2003 – 2007

 

Sex

Total,
 2003 – 2007

2003.

2004.

2005.

2006.

2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deaths caused by traffic accidents – total

All

3 402

753

674

638

659

678

 

Male

2 671

581

540

499

512

539

 

Female

731

172

134

139

147

139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out of that, persons in 1 – 75 age group 

All

3 082

687

620

578

591

606

 

Male

2 479

543

504

465

471

496

 

Female

603

144

116

113

120

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potential years of life lost (PYLL) of persons killed in traffic accidents (1 – 75 age group)

All

106 513,50

22 940,00

21 715,00

20 082,00

20 149,50

21 627,00

 

Male

87 481,00

18 416,00

18 036,00

16 745,00

16 380,50

17 903,50

 

Female

19 032,50

4 524,00

3 679,00

3 337,00

3 769,00

3 723,50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PYLL rate of persons (1 – 75 age group) killed in traffic accidents per 100 000 inhabitants

All

2 587,59

553,87

525,77

487,76

491,03

528,92

 

Male

4 319,41

904,83

888,43

826,83

810,70

888,39

 

Female

910,20

214,76

175,19

159,51

180,94

179,56

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Data source

 

The sources of data on deaths are death registers kept in registrars’ offices of every particular area.

 

Data on deaths are collected through the Statistical Report on Deaths (DEM-2 form) for each registration in a death register, while the data on deaths in traffic accidents refer to the type of violent death as a segment of accident.

 

Coverage and comparability

 

The statistical survey on deaths comprises all persons deceased in a calendar year registered in death registers.

 

Data on vital statistics as well as data on deaths are collected and processed in line with the definition of the total population defined in international recommendations (UN, Eurostat, ESA and SNA).

 

When comparing data on deaths in traffic accidents in the period from 1998 to 2008 with the data from the previous years, it is necessary to bear in mind that the definition of the total population has been changed.

 

Definitions and explanations

 

Types of traffic accidents are defined according to the classification entitled the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, 1994. This classification has been applied in vital statistics since 1995.

 

Traffic accident is every accident involving any transport vehicle intended or used at that time for carrying of persons or goods from one place to the other, with fatal results for the persons involved.

 

Railway accident is a traffic accident involving a train or other railway vehicle running on rails, irrespective of whether moving or not. Excluded are accidents in workshops, at turntables or switches and on railway ground if the train or railway vehicle is not involved. This includes pedestrians, cyclists and other persons killed in a crash with a train while crossing the rails.

 

Accidents in transport vehicles is every accident of vehicles that occurs on a public road and involves vehicles that find themselves partly or fully on the road, as well as accidents out of traffic that occur in the place other than a public road.

 

Transport (motor) vehicles are the following: motorcycle, motor tricycle, passenger car, pick-up truck, heavy transport vehicle, bus, special vehicle for use inside a factory and industrial facilities, special vehicle used in agriculture, special vehicle used in building and special off-road vehicle.        

Pedestrian is every person involved in an accident who at the moment of accident was not driving in a motor vehicle, railway vehicle, tram, animal-drawn vehicle or some other vehicle, on pedal vehicle or on an animal.

 

Accidents of non-motor vehicles are accidents of vehicles other than motor (e.g. animal-drawn vehicle, an animal carrying a rider, bicycle, trolley-bus).

 

This group of vehicles includes also a tram as a means aimed primarily at conveying persons within urban area. It is rail-borne, follows regular traffic signs and moves on separate rails, which make part of the road. The trailer is considered part of the tram.

 

Other accidents in transport include accidents in water transport, air transport and other non-specified transport accidents.

 

Potential years of life lost (PYLL) is a statistics that measures the total number of years of life lost due to a premature death in a population as a result of certain causes, that is, deaths in traffic accidents.

 

The premature death is usually defined as a death that occurs before certain age (e.g., before 75 years of age or less than average life expectancy).

 

PYLL is calculated by multiplying the frequency with the number of years of life left in regard to their distance from a selected age, taking into account the number of deaths in each age group.

 

PYLL rate represents the number of potential years of life lost per 100 000 inhabitants in the observed 1 – 75 age group (mid-year population estimate).

 

Territorial constitution

 

Data are given by territorial constitution according to the Act on Territories of Counties, Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (NN, Nos. 86/06, 125/06 and 16/07) with the situation as on 31st December 2008.

 

Abbreviations

 

e.g.                    for example (from Latin: exempli gratia)

ESA                  European System of National Accounts

EUROSTAT     Statistical Office of the European Commission

NN                    Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic
                          of Croatia

SNA                  System of National Accounts

UN                    United Nations

 

Symbols

 

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