Road accidents 2018
There were 38,455 road accidents in 2018, bringing the total of casualties to 49,354, including 45,114 slightly injured, 3,636 seriously injured and 604 persons who died within 30 days of the accident. This is what emerged from the latest figures on road accidents published by Statbel, the Belgian
Compared to 2017, this is a slight increase in the number of accidents (+1.1%) and in the number of slightly injured (+0,9%) and a more marked decrease in the number of seriously injured (-3,3%).
The number of persons who died within 30 days of the accident has decreased by 0.8%.
| Belgium | 2017* | 2018 | 2017/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of accidents | 38.025 | 38.455 | +1,1% |
| Number of casualties | 49.081 | 49.354 | +0,6% |
| Number of deaths 30 days | 609 | 604 | -0,8% |
| Number of serious casualties | 3.762 | 3.636 | -3,3% |
| Number of light casualties | 44.710 | 45.114 | +0,9% |
| * Revised values | |||
Number of accidents and casualties per region and per province
The tables below show the evolution of the number of accidents and casualties per region.
The number of accidents slightly decreases in Wallonia (+0,3%) and in Brussels (+0,3%) but increases in Flanders (+2%).
In terms of casualties, the Brussels-Capital Region and Wallonia register a decrease of respectively 1.5% and 0.6%. The Flemish Region saw an increase of 1.4%.
The number of persons who died within 30 days of the accident has decreased by 12.5% in the Brussels-Capital Region and by 4.5% in Wallonia. In the Flemish Region, this indicator has increased by 3.7%, from 299 persons who died within 30 days in 2017 to 310 in 2018.
As regards the seriously injured, we observe a decrease of 8.8% in the Brussels Region, of 4.2% in Wallonia and of 2.6% in Flanders. As regards the slightly injured, Brussels and Wallonia have registered a decrease of 1.1% and 0.2% respectively, while this figure increases in Flanders (+1.8%).
| Brussels-Capital Region | 2017* | 2018 | 2017/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of accidents | 3.846 | 3.833 | -0,3% |
| Number of casualties | 4.602 | 4.532 | -1,5% |
| Number of persons who died within 30 days | 24 | 21 | -12,5% |
| Number of seriously injured | 194 | 177 | -8,8% |
| Number of slightly injured | 4.384 | 4.334 | -1,1% |
| * Revised values | |||
| Flemish Region | 2017* | 2018 | 2017/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of accidents | 23.239 | 23.714 | +2,0% |
| Number of casualties | 29.782 | 30.208 | +1,4% |
| Number of persons who died within 30 days | 299 | 310 | +3,7% |
| Number of seriously injured | 2.594 | 2.526 | -2,6% |
| Number of slightly injured | 26.889 | 27.372 | +1,8% |
| * Revised values | |||
| Walloon Region | 2017* | 2018 | 2017/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of accidents | 10.940 | 10.908 | -0,3% |
| Number of casualties | 14.697 | 14.614 | -0,6% |
| Number of persons who died within 30 days | 286 | 273 | -4,5% |
| Number of seriously injured | 974 | 933 | -4,2% |
| Number of slightly injured | 13.437 | 13.408 | -0,2% |
| * Revised values | |||
In 2018, the provinces with the largest number of persons who died within 30 days were Hainaut (91), West Flanders (82), Liège (76) and East Flanders (71). On the other hand, the provinces of Walloon Brabant (18), Luxembourg (35) and Flemish Brabant (35) have the lowest numbers of persons who died within 30 days.
More positive evolution among young people
In 2018, 106 young people aged between 20 and 29 died on our roads. They are the most affected age group as they represent 17.5% of the fatalities. In the long run, however, there has been a significant improvement. 264 young people in their twenties were killed in road accidents in 2005. They made up 23.3% of the people killed. Each year, the figures of the youngest age groups improve more strongly than the others In particular, the number of young people aged between 20 and 29 killed was reduced by a factor of four between 2005 and 2018 and the number of casualties under the age of five has fallen from 19 to 3.
At the same time, the number of deaths among the oldest falls more slowly and/or even increases for those aged 80 and over.
| 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2018/2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from 0 to 9 years old | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | -68,0% |
| from 0 to 4 years old | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | -84,2% |
| from 10 to 19 years old | 101 | 64 | 43 | 26 | -74,3% |
| from 20 to 29 years old | 264 | 225 | 159 | 106 | -59,8% |
| from 30 to 39 years old | 197 | 151 | 107 | 90 | -54,3% |
| from 40 to 49 years old | 169 | 106 | 92 | 74 | -56,2% |
| from 50 to 59 years old | 116 | 92 | 106 | 85 | -26,7% |
| from 60 to 69 years old | 87 | 65 | 86 | 76 | -12,6% |
| from 70 to 79 years old | 90 | 71 | 70 | 64 | -28,9% |
| 80 and over | 58 | 50 | 80 | 66 | +13,8% |