Improving Road Safety
in the OIC Member States
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Asian Region
OIC countries in the Asian region (including Albania in Europe and Suriname and Guyana in
South America) generally fall into the low to middle income countries. However, it is noticeable
that the mortality rates are on average the lowest in this OIC region; this despite vehicle
ownership levels similar to countries in the Arab region and much higher than in the African
region.
Table 15: Key statistics of OIC countries in the Asian region
Country
Population
[million]
Vehicle
ownership
(v./1,000 p.)
pcGNI [US$]
Income
group
Estimated
road deaths
Mortality rate
[deaths/100,000
population]
Djibouti .9 1,030 Middle 216 24.7
Afghanistan 30.6 21 690 Low 4,734 15.5
Tajikistan 8.2 50 990 Low 1,543 18.8
Bangladesh 156.6 13 1,010 Low 21,316 13.6
Kyrgyz Republic 5.5 173 1,210 Middle 1,220 22.0
Pakistan 182.1 50 1,360 Middle 25,781 14.2
Uzbekistan 28.9 1,880 Middle 3,240 11.2
Indonesia 249.9 417 3,580 Middle 38,279 15.3
Maldives .3 178 5,600 Middle 12 3.5
Iran 77.4 347 5,780 Middle 24,896 32.2
Turkmenistan 5.2 162 6,880 Middle 914 17.4
Azerbaijan 9.4 121 7,350 Middle 943 10.0
Malaysia 29.7 802 10,430 Middle 7,129 24.0
Turkey 74.9 239 10,970 Middle 6,687 8.9
Kazakhstan 16.4 239 11,550 Middle 3,983 24.2
Brunei .
Europe and South America
Albania 3.2 141 4,710 Middle 478 15.1
Guyana .8 20 3,750 Middle 138 17.3
Suriname .5 384 9,370 Middle 103 19.1
Total 879,6 141,396
Weighted Avg. 226 3,710.88 16.1
Source: WHO (WHO, 2015b)
Note: Weighted averages based on population data
6.2 Methodology for Assessing Road Safety Performance
In order to make a road safety comparison between countries of the world, reliable data of the
number of killed or (seriously) injured are required. Furthermore, for a sound analysis of actual
safety levels, data of travel behaviour are needed. Additional information, such as information
describing political and social stability and the health situation in a country, can further help to
understand differences.
The WHO reports contains some of this data for most countries (World Health Organisation,
2015b). However, reported road death numbers are often estimated, and data relating to travel
behaviour (by travel mode), fleet size (by travel mode) or road length data (by type of road) are
not always available.