Number of road deaths in Belgium 2006-2020
motor vehicles registered in the country.
Road deaths in Europe
Belgium ranked 14th in a list of European countries with the highest number of traffic accident related deaths per million population. In 2020, the Benelux country recorded 44 road fatalities per one million inhabitants.
Non-fatal incidents
2019 saw 47,147 people injured in road accidents in Belgium, the lowest figure since the beginning of the reporting period in 2006. Figures for non-fatal road accidents echoed the development seen for fatal incidents. The only noticeable spike was recorded in 2011.
There were 499 road deaths recorded in Belgium in 2020. Belgium had been able to decrease the number of people fatally injured on its roads by nearly half since 2006. 2011, 2015 and 2019 were the only years in which the number of fatal accidents increased. As of September 2020, there were 7.65 million Road deaths in Europe
Belgium ranked 14th in a list of European countries with the highest number of traffic accident related deaths per million population. In 2020, the Benelux country recorded 44 road fatalities per one million inhabitants.
Non-fatal incidents
2019 saw 47,147 people injured in road accidents in Belgium, the lowest figure since the beginning of the reporting period in 2006. Figures for non-fatal road accidents echoed the development seen for fatal incidents. The only noticeable spike was recorded in 2011.