Download or read book Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global status report on road safety 2018 launched by WHO in December 2018 highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years.The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians cyclists and motorcyclists in particular those living in developing countries. The report suggests that the price paid for mobility is too high especially because proven measures exist. Drastic action is needed to put these measures in place to meet any future global target that might be set and save lives.