According to the World Health Organization, road accidents are "the most dangerous killer of young people" in the world

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road accidents have become the most devastating for children and young people around the world.

The organization also released data showing that Africa had the highest accident death rate in the world.

The organization warns in a report that many countries in Africa and South America still do not enforce enough laws on the regulation of speed limits on the roads.

But the report also points to a stable overall mortality rate relative to the world's population.

Car accidents are the leading cause of death among children and young adults aged 5 to 29, says the report.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of deaths from road accidents is greater than the number of deaths due to HIV, tuberculosis or diarrheal diseases.

"These deaths represent an unacceptably high price to carry," said WHO Director-General Tidros Adhanom Gibressus.

"There is no justification for inaction, this problem has proven and proven solutions," he said.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of road accident victims in Africa is 26.6 per 100,000 population, nearly three times more than in Europe , the lowest in the world.

The report notes that half of Africa's 54 countries do not have speed laws or maximum speed limits.

Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon experienced the largest increase in deaths. Egypt, Angola, Burkina Faso and Burundi are among the declining countries.

Africa also has the highest mortality rate in the world among pedestrians and cyclists.

Up and down

According to the latest data, about 1.35 million people were killed in car accidents around the world in 2016, a slight increase over previous years.

Road mortality risk is three times higher in low-income countries.

Southeast Asia follows Africa as the second most dangerous region, followed by the eastern Mediterranean.

However, despite the increase in deaths, the World Health Organization has stated that the global rate of road accidents has stabilized in recent years.

This is due to increased security efforts in middle- and high-income countries. This includes the establishment of safer infrastructure such as the allocation of cycle lanes, the adoption of "better" legislation on speed, seat belts and technical standards. advanced for vehicles.

Europe, the Americas and the Western Pacific have seen a drop in road mortality.