Tab. 1:
Overview of the fatalities in the 27 EU and 3 EFTA members for the period 2017–2022.
| Country | State mark | Total road fatalities in 2017 | Total road fatalities in 2018 | Total road fatalities in 2019 | Total road fatalities in 2020 | Total road fatalities in 2021 | Total road fatalities in 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |  | AT | 414 | 409 | 416 | 344 | 362 | 370 |
| Belgium |  | BE | 609 | 604 | 644 | 499 | 516 | 540 |
| Bulgaria |  | BG | 682 | 611 | 628 | 463 | 561 | 531 |
| Cyprus |  | CY | 53 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 45 | * |
| Czechia |  | CZ | 577 | 656 | 618 | 518 | 532 | 528 |
| Denmark |  | DK | 175 | 171 | 199 | 163 | 130 | * |
| Estonia |  | EE | 48 | 67 | 52 | 60 | 55 | 47 |
| Finland |  | FI | 238 | 239 | 211 | 223 | 225 | 196 |
| France |  | FR | 3448 | 3248 | 3244 | 2541 | 2944 | 3267 |
| Greece |  | EL | 731 | 700 | 688 | 584 | 624 | 640 |
| Ireland |  | IR | 155 | 136 | 140 | 147 | 136 | 155 |
| Italy |  | IT | 3378 | 3325 | 3173 | 2395 | 2875 | 3159 |
| Iceland |  | IS | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Latvia |  | LV | 136 | 151 | 135 | 141 | 146 | 112 |
| Lithuania |  | LT | 191 | 173 | 186 | 176 | 147 | 120 |
| Luxembourg |  | LU | 35 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 24 | * |
| Malta |  | MT | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | * |
| Hungary |  | HU | 625 | 633 | 602 | 460 | 544 | 537 |
| Netherland |  | NL | 613 | 678 | 661 | 610 | 582 | 745 |
| Germany |  | DE | 3180 | 3275 | 3046 | 2719 | 2562 | 2788 |
| Poland |  | PL | 2831 | 2862 | 2909 | 2491 | 2245 | 1896 |
| Portugal |  | PT | 602 | 704 | 689 | 536 | 561 | * |
| Romania |  | RO | 1951 | 1867 | 1864 | * | * | * |
| Slovakia |  | SK | 276 | 260 | 270 | 247 | 247 | 266 |
| Slovenia |  | SI | 104 | 91 | 102 | 80 | 114 | 85 |
| Spain |  | ES | 1830 | 1806 | 1755 | 1370 | 1533 | * |
| Sweden |  | SE | 252 | 324 | 221 | 201 | 210 | 241 |
| Switzerland |  | CH | 230 | 233 | 187 | 227 | 200 | 241 |
| Norway |  | NO | 106 | 108 | 108 | 93 | 80 | 116 |
| Croatia |  | HR | 331 | 317 | 297 | 237 | 292 | 275 |
| EU |  | EU | 23,392 | 23,331 | 22,756 | 18,834 | 19,900 | 20,640 |
Graph 1:
Long-term road fatalities change in the 27 EU and 3 EFTA countries (2010–2021). EFTA, European Free Trade Association; EU, European Union.
Graph 2:
Long-term investment change in road infrastructure maintenance in the 20 EU and 3 EFTA countries (2010–2021)
Source: OECD Statistics (2023), Transport infrastructure investment and maintenance, Road infrastructure maintenance. EFTA, European Free Trade Association; EU, European Union.
Figure 1:
Research methodology. EFTA, European Free Trade Association; EU, European Union.
Graph 3:
Overview of the fatalities decline in countries with investment growth regarding traffic road infrastructure maintenance higher than the EU average (2010–2021). EU, European Union.
Graph 4:
Overview of the fatalities decline in countries with investment growth regarding traffic road infrastructure maintenance lower than the EU average (2010–2021). EU, European Union.
Graph 5:
Percentage share of the survey respondents according to roles in traffic road transport systems.
Graph 6:
Percentage share of respondents who believe that safety might be increased by applying the PBM model. PBM, performance-based maintenance.
Graph 7:
Percentage share of respondents who believe that savings might be achieved by applying the PBM model. PBM, performance-based maintenance.