Road crashes are the number one killer of young people in the world

– Road crashes are most affected by children and youth worldwide, according to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) this Saturday.

According to data published by the organization and published by the BBC, Africa suffers from the highest accidental death rate in the world. Adding that the rate of road traffic deaths in Africa is 26.6 per 100,000, almost three times the rate in Europe, which is the lowest in the world.

The organization warned that many countries in Africa and South America still do not enforce enough laws to regulate speed limits on the roads. But it did indicate the stability of death rates in the world in relation to the size of the world population.

The data confirm that car accidents are the leading cause of death among children and young adults aged 5-29.

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