Road Traffic Deaths in Brazil: Rising Trends in Pedestrian and Motorcycle Occupant Deaths

Figures & data

Figure 1 Road traffic mortality rate for vulnerable road users in Brazil, 2000 to 2008.

Table I Road traffic mortality in Brazil by region, 2000 to 2008 average

Region	Population size (2010)	Crude mortality rate (per 100,000 population)	Standardized crude mortality ratio	VRU mortality rate (per 100,000)	Per capita GDP (2008, US$)
North	15,864,454	19.5	0.94	10.0	5552
Northeast	53,081,950	17.8	0.86	9.2	4069
Central-west	14,058,094	29.7	1.43	15.1	11,072
Southeast	80,364,410	19.4	0.94	10.1	11,512
South	27,386,891	26.0	1.26	12.8	9922
National	190,755,799	20.7	Reference	10.6	8690

Figure 2 Ratio of vulnerable road user to nonvulnerable road user death rates by region and year (color figure available online).

Figure 3 Pedestrian mortality rate in Brazil by region and age group, 2008 (color figure available online).

Figure 4 Motorcycle occupant mortality rate per 100,000 population by age group over time.

Table II Average bicyclist mortality in Brazil (2000 to 2008)

Region	Mortality rate (per 100,000)	Proportionate mortality (%)
North	0.68	3.90
Northeast	0.51	3.17
Southeast	0.59	3.12
South	1.36	5.39
Central-west	1.45	5.03
National	0.75	3.81