Road traffic deaths fell by 5% to 1.19 million fatalities annually worldwide between 2010 and 2021.
108 UN member nations reporting a drop, but India, registered a 15% increase in fatalities.
In India, the total number of road traffic fatalities went up from 1.34 lakh in 2010 to 1.54 lakh in 2021.
Ten countries succeeded in reducing road traffic deaths by over 50%.
Thirty-five more countries made notable progress, reducing road traffic deaths by 30% to 50%.
This is the 12th leading cause of death when all ages are considered.
The road fatality rate declining from 18 per 1 lakh people in 2010 to 15 per 1 lakh in 2021, which represents a 16% decline in the road traffic death rate since 2010.