Road Accidents In Malaysia

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Road accidents in malaysia. Malaysia has the second highest road accident deaths among 21 countries in the western pacific region in 2018 according to world health organization who. He attributed the increase in total number of traffic accidents both major and minor to the higher number of vehicles on the road adding that it was it unusual. Deputy director of sarawak health. Data and resources download all.

This was despite the general insurance association of malaysia s. 2018 was the most dangerous year for drivers on malaysian roads since 2012 with a seven year high in the number of road accidents. General road accident statistics in malaysia downloads. Meanwhile thailand has the highest fatality rate followed by vietnam.

Unfortunately many of them are fatal accidents and in malaysia we have the third highest death toll from road accidents in asia and asean as reported by the star. Number of road accidents in malaysia 2012 2018 number of casualties in traffic accidents in singapore 2006 2019 emergency hospital admissions for child pedestrian in scotland 2018 19. These fatality rates are similar to that of some african countries. General road accident statistics in malaysia xlsx.

There have been more than 280 000 road accidents recorded nationwide during the first six months of this year. Kuala lumpur june 11 drink driving has recently become a hot topic again in malaysia following a spate of fatal road accidents involving drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated with alcohol. Malaysia has the third highest fatality rate from road traffic accidents in asia and asean behind thailand and vietnam. Bukit aman investigation and traffic enforcement director datuk azisman alias said between january to june 2019 281 527 accidents have been reported all over the country.

Content of file appeared to be format xls which receives openness score. This number is a 2 5 increase from. The state with the most accidents last year was selangor with 163 078 cases or 29 7 per cent followed by johor at 78 812 or 14 4 per cent and kuala lumpur at 72 284 or 13 2 per cent. Even as the malaysian government has pledged to introduce new laws with harsher punishments.