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Every day 102,835 people across the world suffer serious injuries caused by road crashes, costing communities $US6 billion ($9 billion) daily. Crash, repeat, every day of the year.

February 18th, 2020

https://www.smh.com.au/national/too-many-badly-designed-roads-true-costs-of-trauma-revealed-20200217-p541dy.html?utm_source=Global+Health+NOW+Main+List&utm_campaign=cbc8cacd54-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_17_09_37&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d0d062dbd-cbc8cacd54-893211

“The annual Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm this week will consider proposals to reduce fatalities and injuries by 50 per cent by 2030. The goal of reducing road trauma by 30 per cent fell short, with an estimated 600,000 more deaths than the target.”

The human impact every day

Chart

New victims every day	Human impact	New costs every day (USD)
3,626	Lives Lost	$1,731,400,000
932	Severe Acquired Brain Injury	$1,271,400,000
20,865	Fractures – Limb	$788,500,000
9,090	Internal Injuries	$575,400,000
6,672	Brain Injury (Mild) / Head Injury	$465,000,000
17,327	Soft Tissue (Neck / Back) / Whiplash	$262,900,000
56	Quadriplegia	$199,600,000
5,800	Fractures – Other	$185,700,000
18,270	Contusion / Abrasion Laceration	$109,800,000
2,865	Dislocations	$103,200,000
920	Other Spinal	$91,600,000
75	Paraplegia	$76,400,000
914	Degloving	$59,100,000
8,486	Other Injuries	$55,400,000
4,266	Sprain / Strains	$38,200,000
2,293	Concussion	$23,900,000
161	Amputations	$15,000,000
176	Burns (Severe / Moderate)	$5,800,000
33	Nerve Damage	$1,500,000
9	Loss Of Sight / Eyes	$300,000
102,835	TOTAL	$6+ billion

Source: iRAP

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