Table 2

Accidents

Accidents and Casualties by severity
Years: 1938 to 1999

Casualties

Year

Accidents

Casualties

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Fatal & Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Fatal & Serious

All Severities

1938

..

..

..

..

..

655

5,309

14,451

5,964

20,415

1947

..

..

..

..

..

554

..

..

..

14,655

1948

..

..

..

..

..

534

..

..

..

13,635

1949

..

..

..

..

..

535

..

..

..

14,706

1950

..

..

..

..

..

529

4,553

10,774

5,082

15,856

1951

..

..

..

..

..

544

4,545

11,806

5,089

16,895

1952

..

..

..

..

..

485

4,424

11,638

4,909

16,547

1953

..

..

..

..

..

579

5,170

12,594

5,749

18,343

1954

..

..

..

..

..

545

4,875

13,481

5,420

18,901

1955

..

..

..

..

..

610

5,096

15,193

5,706

20,899

1956

..

..

..

..

..

540

5,049

15,870

5,589

21,459

1957

..

..

..

..

..

550

5,006

15,861

5,556

21,417

1958

..

..

..

..

..

605

5,302

16,923

5,907

22,830

1959

..

..

..

..

..

604

6,336

18,071

6,940

25,011

1960

..

..

..

..

..

648

6,632

19,035

7,280

26,315

1961

..

..

..

..

..

671

7,228

19,463

7,899

27,362

1962

..

..

..

..

..

664

7,052

18,987

7,716

26,703

1963

..

..

..

..

..

712

7,227

19,789

7,939

27,728

1964

..

..

..

..

..

754

8,136

21,637

8,890

30,527

1965

..

..

..

..

..

743

8,744

22,340

9,487

31,827

1966

..

..

..

..

23,225

790

9,253

22,237

10,043

32,280

1967

..

..

..

..

22,838

778

9,258

21,724

10,036

31,760

1968

..

..

..

..

22,120

769

9,493

20,387

10,262

30,649

1969

..

..

..

..

21,863

892

9,831

20,333

10,723

31,056

1970

758

7,860

13,515

8,618

22,133

815

10,027

20,398

10,842

31,240

1971

785

7,867

13,680

8,652

22,332

866

9,947

20,381

10,813

31,194

1972

770

7,965

13,968

8,735

22,703

855

10,000

20,907

10,855

31,762

1973

783

8,056

13,741

8,839

22,580

855

10,094

20,455

10,949

31,404

1974

763

7,548

12,270

8,311

20,581

825

9,522

18,436

10,347

28,783

1975

699

6,912

13,041

7,611

20,652

769

8,779

19,073

9,548

28,621

1976

687

6,923

14,141

7,610

21,751

783

8,720

20,430

9,503

29,933

1977

727

7,063

13,888

7,790

21,678

811

8,850

20,122

9,661

29,783

1978

739

7,442

13,926

8,181

22,107

820

9,349

20,337

10,169

30,506

1979

728

7,536

14,800

8,264

23,064

810

9,241

21,336

10,051

31,387

1980

644

7,218

13,926

7,862

21,788

700

8,839

19,747

9,539

29,286

1981

610

7,265

13,610

7,875

21,485

677

8,840

19,249

9,517

28,766

1982

640

7,421

12,789

8,061

20,850

701

9,260

18,312

9,961

28,273

1983

568

6,429

12,437

6,997

19,434

624

7,633

16,967

8,257

25,224

1984

537

6,547

12,890

7,084

19,974

599

7,727

17,832

8,326

26,158

1985

550

6,507

13,587

7,057

20,644

602

7,786

18,899

8,388

27,287

1986

537

6,182

13,100

6,719

19,819

601

7,422

18,094

8,023

26,117

1987

517

5,568

12,572

6,085

18,657

556

6,707

17,485

7,263

24,748

1988

499

5,602

12,996

6,101

19,097

554

6,732

18,139

7,286

25,425

1989

496

5,814

14,295

6,310

20,605

553

6,998

19,981

7,551

27,532

1990

491

5,236

14,444

5,727

20,171

546

6,252

20,430

6,798

27,228

1991

443

4,724

13,837

5,167

19,004

491

5,638

19,217

6,129

25,346

1992

426

4,268

13,314

4,694

18,008

463

5,176

18,534

5,639

24,173

1993

359

3,651

12,676

4,010

16,686

399

4,454

17,562

4,853

22,415

1994

319

4,324

12,125

4,643

16,768

363

5,208

17,002

5,571

22,573

1995

361

4,071

12,102

4,432

16,534

409

4,930

16,855

5,339

22,194

1996

316

3,315

12,441

3,631

16,072

357

4,041

17,317

4,398

21,715

1997

340

3,312

12,994

3,652

16,646

377

4,047

18,205

4,424

22,629

1998

339

3,317

12,863

3,656

16,519

385

4,071

18,011

4,456

22,467

1999

285

3,201

11,912

3,486

15,398

310

3,757

16,909

4,067

20,976

1981-85 ave ⁽¹⁾

581

6,834

13,063

7,415

20,477

641

8,249

18,252

8,890

27,142

Per cent changes:

1999 on 1998

-15.9

-3.5

-7.4

-4.6

-6.8

-19.5

-7.7

-6.1

-8.7

-6.6

1999 on

1981-85 ave

-50.9

-53.2

-8.8

-53.0

-24.8

-51.6

-54.5

-7.4

-54.3

-22.7