By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents.

CSO data

Claim: Achieving

3.6.1 The number of deaths due to road traffic accidents fell from 192 in 2014 to 148 in 2019, a drop of 23%

Measuring what matters

3.6.1 As of 1st August 2023, there has been a 10 per cent increase in road deaths compared to the same period in 2022. The Road Safety Authority (RSA). 95 road deaths have occurred so far this year (as of July 26th. 2023), an increase of 9 compared to last year. The RSA have revealed that the number of people killed on Irish roads in the first half of the year is the worst in six years.