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Poor behaviours or habits of drivers, passengers and pedestrians, such as exceeding speed limit, drink driving, not wearing seat-belt and jay-walking, contribute to a great number of road injuries and fatalities every year. Higher proportion of men sustains injuries or dies from road accidents when compared to women.


Figures

Road traffic casualties by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2023

Male Female
Number of casualties 15 654 6 603
Casualties per 1 000 population
(based on mid-year population)
4.56 1.61

Source: Road Traffic Accident Statistics 2023, Transport Department