In 1997, Sweden implemented the zero vision, with the aim to in the long run no one should be killed or seriously injured in the road transport system.
In 2020, new interim targets were introduced, which mean that the number of people killed in road traffic should be no more than 133 people in 2030.
Now have The Swedish Transport Agency released preliminary figures on how many people died in Swedish road traffic in 2024.
That’s how many people died in 2024
A total of 210 people died in Swedish road traffic in 2024, according to the Swedish Transport Agency’s preliminary figures.
This is a decrease of 20 deaths compared to 2023, and the lowest death toll since the corona pandemic.
However, in order to reach the target of no more than 133 traffic fatalities in 2030 with an even annual decline, the number of deaths in 2024 would have had to be no more than 188 people.
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40 percent were 65 or older
Of those who died, 59 people were women and 151 people were men.
11 of those who died were under 18 years old, while 83 people, or around 40 percent, were 65 years or older.
In 2024, the number of seriously injured in road traffic amounted to 1,578 people, while 12,100 were slightly injured.
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Increase in deaths for these road users
The decline in the number of deaths in traffic is most evident for the so-called protected road users, who travel in, for example, cars, trucks and buses.
A total of 111 protected road users died in Sweden during 2024.
The deaths of so-called unprotected road users, for example cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians, went in the opposite direction and increased slightly.
Among the unprotected road users, 34 motorcyclists, 2 on mopeds and 31 pedestrians died.
– For the first time in several years, the number of road traffic fatalities appears to be decreasing, the trend is going in the right direction. One explanation for the decrease in the number of motorists killed may be that the average speed on our roads is becoming lower and that compliance with the rules is constantly improving. The fact that there is no noticeable decrease in the number of unprotected road users is more worrying and the question of measures for increased road safety in cities is becoming increasingly relevant, says the Director General of the Swedish Transport Agency Jonas Bjelfvenstam.
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