The number of deaths due to road accidents across India increased by about 2.4 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year. Each year, about three to five percent of the GDP of the country was invested in road accidents. About 70 percent of accidents involved young Indians. The country has about one percent of the global vehicle population but it accounted for six percent of the world's road traffic accidents.
Percentage change in number of deaths due to road accidents across India from 2005 to 2018
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (September 25, 2019). Percentage change in number of deaths due to road accidents across India from 2005 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/747820/india-annual-change-in-road-accident-deaths/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Percentage change in number of deaths due to road accidents across India from 2005 to 2018." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747820/india-annual-change-in-road-accident-deaths/
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