3.6.1 Road Traffic Injuries

Definition

Number of deaths from road traffic injuries per 100,000 population.

Data Source(s)

Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, Crime and Problem Analysis Branch

 
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3.6.1 Road Traffic Injuries in the Sustainable Development Goals

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3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation, reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different persistent and emerging health issues.

Related 3.6.1 Road Traffic Injuries Targets

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By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents