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ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND RELATED RATES
(As reported by SAPS to the National Arrive Alive Fatal Accident Information Centre)
-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 |
1728 |
1169 |
1064 |
704 |
615 |
798 |
537 |
409 |
236 |
7260 |
| 1999 |
2067 |
1181 |
1169 |
549 |
589 |
608 |
545 |
382 |
252 |
7342 |
| 2000 |
1429 |
1330 |
709 |
491 |
463 |
453 |
439 |
328 |
206 |
5848 |
| 2001 |
2182 |
1960 |
1211 |
596 |
775 |
843 |
551 |
427 |
209 |
8754 |
| 2002 |
2334 |
2149 |
1238 |
729 |
754 |
948 |
811 |
672 |
283 |
9918 |
-::- ANNUAL MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 |
38,838 |
18,943 |
18,226 |
8,567 |
7,550 |
9,016 |
6,819 |
6,317 |
2,749 |
117,025 |
| 1999 |
38,579 |
19,078 |
19,151 |
8,471 |
7,203 |
8,584 |
6,769 |
6,322 |
2,754 |
116,911 |
| 2000 |
37,565 |
18,301 |
18,229 |
8,115 |
6,776 |
8,284 |
6,583 |
6,065 |
2,644 |
112,563 |
| 2001 |
38,101 |
18,326 |
18,087 |
8,110 |
6,661 |
8,367 |
6,692 |
6,074 |
2,658 |
113,076 |
| 2002 |
38,747 |
18,394 |
17,953 |
8,128 |
6,560 |
8,476 |
6,824 |
6,097 |
2,678 |
113,856 |
-::- ANNUAL MID-YEAR NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTORISED VEHICLES -::-
(Excluding Trailers and Caravans)
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 |
2,183,117 |
871,650 |
994,165 |
405,190 |
355,685 |
338,552 |
339.243 |
236,435 |
129,027 |
5,853,062 |
| 1999 |
2,213,521 |
873,838 |
1,017,493 |
411,155 |
375,084 |
347,921 |
340,564 |
247,878 |
128,847 |
5,956,299 |
| 2000 |
2,252,184 |
878,372 |
1,040,982 |
417,058 |
384,665 |
354,432 |
340,932 |
255,599 |
128,956 |
6,053,178 |
| 2001 |
2,301,585 |
884,709 |
1,060,890 |
422,763 |
380,007 |
358,197 |
341,052 |
261,457 |
129,378 |
6,140,036 |
| 2002 |
2,346,446 |
891,065 |
1,076,023 |
428,631 |
374,577 |
362,584 |
345,557 |
269,072 |
129,957 |
6,223,911 |
-::- ANNUAL MID-YEAR HUMAN POPULATION - NUMBER OF PERSONS - ALL AGE GROUPS -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 |
7,629,358 |
8,703,407 |
4,100,995 |
6,633,276 |
2,716,089 |
2,933,444 |
3,470,524 |
5,297,471 |
859,124 |
42,343,688 |
| 1999 |
7,780,630 |
8,857,615 |
4,178,598 |
6,811,373 |
2,760,558 |
3,004,916 |
3,532,824 |
5,495,680 |
869,248 |
43,291,442 |
| 2000 |
7,873,205 |
8,986,858 |
4,190,656 |
6,847,162 |
2,790,733 |
3,042,638 |
3,566,777 |
5,514,807 |
874,866 |
43,687,702 |
| 2001 |
7,966,712 |
9,070,458 |
4,249,547 |
6,978,387 |
2,817,076 |
3,090,946 |
3,604,472 |
5,671,050 |
879,675 |
44,328,323 |
| 2002 |
8,106,190 |
9,212,123 |
4,313,959 |
7,132,141 |
2,859,081 |
3,156,272 |
3,659,902 |
5,843,851 |
888,390 |
45,171,909 |
-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 100 MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 |
4.45 |
6.17 |
5.84 |
8.22 |
8.15 |
8.85 |
7.87 |
6.47 |
8.59 |
6.20 |
| 1999 |
5.36 |
6.19 |
6.10 |
6.48 |
8.18 |
7.08 |
8.05 |
6.04 |
9.15 |
6.28 |
| 2000 |
3.80 |
7.27 |
3.89 |
6.05 |
6.83 |
5.47 |
6.67 |
5.41 |
7.79 |
5.20 |
| 2001 |
5.73 |
10.69 |
6.70 |
7.35 |
11.64 |
10.08 |
8.23 |
7.03 |
7.86 |
7.74 |
| 2002 |
6.02 |
11.68 |
6.90 |
8.97 |
11.49 |
11.18 |
11.89 |
11.02 |
10.57 |
8.71 |
-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 10 000 REGISTERED VEHICLES -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 |
7.92 |
13.41 |
10.70 |
17.37 |
17.29 |
23.57 |
15.83 |
17.30 |
18.29 |
12.40 |
| 1999 |
9.34 |
13.52 |
11.49 |
13.35 |
15.70 |
17.48 |
16.00 |
15.41 |
19.56 |
12.33 |
| 2000 |
6.34 |
15.14 |
6.81 |
11.77 |
12.04 |
12.78 |
12.88 |
12.83 |
15.97 |
9.66 |
| 2001 |
9.48 |
22.15 |
11.41 |
14.10 |
20.39 |
23.53 |
16.16 |
16.33 |
16.15 |
14.26 |
| 2002 |
9.95 |
24.12 |
11.51 |
17.01 |
20.13 |
26.15 |
23.47 |
24.97 |
21.78 |
15.94 |
-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 100 000 HUMAN POPULATION -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 |
22.65 |
13.43 |
25.94 |
10.61 |
22.64 |
27.20 |
15.47 |
7.72 |
27.47 |
17.15 |
| 1999 |
26.57 |
13.33 |
27.98 |
8.06 |
21.34 |
20.23 |
15.43 |
6.95 |
28.99 |
16.96 |
| 2000 |
18.15 |
14.80 |
16.92 |
7.17 |
16.59 |
14.89 |
12.31 |
5.95 |
23.55 |
13.39 |
| 2001 |
27.39 |
21.61 |
28.50 |
8.54 |
27.51 |
27.27 |
15.29 |
7.53 |
23.76 |
19.75 |
| 2002 |
28.79 |
23.33 |
28.70 |
10.22 |
26.37 |
30.04 |
22.16 |
11.50 |
31.86 |
21.96 |
-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 - 1999 |
19.62 |
1.03 |
9.87 |
-22.02 |
-4.23 |
-23.81 |
1.49 |
-6.60 |
6.78 |
1.13 |
| 1999 - 2000 |
-30.87 |
12.62 |
-39.35 |
-10.56 |
-21.39 |
-25.49 |
-19.45 |
-14.14 |
-18.25 |
-20.35 |
| 2000 - 2001 |
52.69 |
47.37 |
70.80 |
21.38 |
67.39 |
86.09 |
25.51 |
30.18 |
1.46 |
49.69 |
| 2001 - 2002 |
6.97 |
9.64 |
2.33 |
22.32 |
-2.71 |
12.46 |
47.19 |
57.38 |
35.41 |
13.30 |
-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 - 1999 |
-0.67 |
0.72 |
5.08 |
-1.12 |
-4.60 |
-4.80 |
-0.74 |
-0.08 |
0.18 |
-0.10 |
| 1999 - 2000 |
-2.63 |
-4.08 |
-4.82 |
-4.20 |
-5.93 |
-3.49 |
-2.75 |
-4.06 |
-3.98 |
-3.72 |
| 2000 - 2001 |
1.42 |
0.14 |
-0.78 |
-0.06 |
-1.70 |
1.00 |
1.66 |
0.16 |
0.53 |
0.46 |
| 2001 - 2002 |
1.70 |
0.37 |
-0.74 |
0.23 |
-1.52 |
1.30 |
1.96 |
0.37 |
0.72 |
0.69 |
-::- % CHANGE IN NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 - 1999 |
20.42 |
0.31 |
4.56 |
-21.14 |
0.39 |
-19.97 |
-2.24 |
-6.67 |
6.59 |
1.23 |
| 1999 - 2000 |
-29.00 |
17.40 |
-36.28 |
-6.64 |
-16.44 |
-22.80 |
-17.17 |
-10.50 |
-14.86 |
-17.27 |
| 2000 - 2001 |
50.55 |
47.16 |
72.15 |
21.46 |
70.29 |
84.26 |
23.46 |
29.98 |
0.91 |
49.01 |
| 2001 - 2002 |
5.18 |
9.24 |
2.99 |
22.04 |
-1.21 |
11.01 |
44.35 |
56.79 |
34.44 |
12.52 |
-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTORISED VEHICLES -::-
(Excluding Trailers)
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 - 1999 |
1.39 |
0.25 |
2.35 |
1.47 |
5.45 |
2.77 |
0.39 |
4.84 |
-0.14 |
1.76 |
| 1999 - 2000 |
1.75 |
0.52 |
2.31 |
1.44 |
2.55 |
1.87 |
0.11 |
3.12 |
0.08 |
1.63 |
| 2000 - 2001 |
2.19 |
0.72 |
1.91 |
1.37 |
-1.21 |
1.06 |
0.04 |
2.29 |
0.33 |
1.43 |
| 2001 - 2002 |
1.95 |
0.72 |
1.43 |
1.39 |
-1.43 |
1.22 |
1.32 |
2.91 |
0.45 |
1.37 |
-::- % CHANGE IN NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 10 000 REGISTERED VEHICLES -::-
| Year |
GA |
KZ |
WC |
EC |
FS |
MP |
NW |
LI |
NC |
RSA |
| 1998 - 1999 |
17.98 |
0.77 |
7.35 |
-23.15 |
-9.18 |
-25.86 |
1.10 |
-10.91 |
6.93 |
-0.62 |
| 1999 - 2000 |
-32.05 |
12.04 |
-40.72 |
-11.83 |
-23.35 |
-26.86 |
-19.54 |
-16.73 |
-18.32 |
-21.62 |
| 2000 - 2001 |
49.42 |
46.31 |
67.60 |
19.75 |
69.44 |
84.14 |
25.47 |
27.27 |
1.13 |
47.57 |
| 2001 - 2002 |
4.92 |
8.86 |
0.79 |
20.64 |
-1.30 |
11.09 |
45.27 |
52.92 |
34.80 |
11.77 |
The information in the tables above indicate an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents over the past 5 years, from a total of 7 260 in 1998 to a total of 9 918 in 2002.
The number of fatal accidents in the RSA increased by 1,13% from 7 260 in 1998 to 7 342 in 1999. A decrease of –20,35% was experienced from 1999 to a total of 5 848 in 2000. From 2000, however, year-on-year increases were experienced : +49,69% from 2000 to a total of 8 754 fatal accidents in 2001 and a further increase of +13,30% from 2001 to a total of 9 918 fatal accidents in 2002.
In terms of road traffic activity on the road and street network, an accident rate of 6,20 fatal accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometers traveled was experienced in 1998. This rate increased by +1,23% from 1998 to 6,28 in 1999. A decrease of –17,27% was recorded from 1999 to a rate of 5,20 in 2002. From 2000 the rate increased again by +49,01% to a rate of 7,74 in 2001 and a further increase of +12,52% from 2001 to a national rate of 8,71 in 2002.
With the exception of the Free State, all Provinces show an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents from 2001 to 2002. Relevant fatal accident figures and % changes in fatal accident rates from 2001 to 2002 are summarized from the tables above to the table below.
| Province |
Fatal Accident |
% Change in Rates from 2001 to 2002 |
| 2001 |
2002 |
% Change |
100 mil veh kms travelled |
10 000 registered vehicles |
| GA |
2182 |
2334 |
+6.97% |
+5.18% |
+4.92% |
| KZ |
1960 |
2149 |
+9.64% |
+9.24% |
+8.86% |
| WC |
1211 |
1238 |
+2.23% |
+2.99% |
+0.79% |
| EC |
596 |
729 |
+22.32% |
+22.04% |
+20.64% |
| FS |
775 |
754 |
-2.71% |
-1.21% |
-1.30% |
| MP |
843 |
948 |
+12.46% |
+11.01% |
+11.09% |
| NW |
551 |
811 |
+47.19% |
+44.35% |
+45.27% |
| LI |
427 |
672 |
+57.38% |
+56.79% |
+52.92% |
| NC |
209 |
283 |
+35.41% |
+34.44% |
+34.80% |
| RSA |
8754 |
9918 |
+13.30% |
+12.52% |
+11.77% | |
