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Road Accidents Scotland 1998

 

Casualties in Scotland, England & Wales by severity

Table A

Number of casualties: All ages and child casualties

Scotland

 

England & Wales

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All severities

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All severities

1. All Ages

 

(a) Numbers

 

1981-85 ave

641

8,890

27,142

4,957

71,240

294,770

1994-98 ave

378

4,836

22,314

3,200

42,811

297,446

1994

363

5,570

22,573

3,287

44,611

292,606

1995

409

5,339

22,194

3,213

43,809

288,323

1996

357

4,398

21,715

3,240

43,681

298,606

1997

377

4,424

22,629

3,222

42,146

304,941

1998

385

4,451

22,457

3,036

39,806

302,756

 

 

(b) Per cent changes:

 

1998 on 1997

2

1

-1

-6

-6

-1

1998 on 1981-85 ave.

-40

-50

-17

-39

-44

3

94-98 ave. on 1981-85 ave

-41

-46

-18

-35

-40

1

 

 

2. Child casualties

 

(a) Numbers

 

1981-85 ave

69

1,511

4,881

494

10,170

45,452

1994-98 ave

30

842

3,852

230

6,018

40,503

1994

37

1,029

4,163

262

6,496

40,985

1995

30

950

3,935

240

6,303

39,854

1996

27

790

3,827

243

6,199

41,010

1997

26

745

3,798

229

5,708

40,751

1998

32

698

3,535

174

5,382

39,914

 

 

(b) Per cent changes:

 

1998 on 1997

23

-6

-7

-24

-6

-2

1998 on 1981-85 ave.

-54

-54

-28

-65

-47

-12

94-98 ave. on 1981-85 ave

-56

-44

-21

-54

-41

-11

 

Casualties in Scotland, Engla nd & Wales by severity

Table B

Rates per 1,000 population : All ages and child casualties

 

Scotland

 

England & Wales

 

Scotland % of England & Wales

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All severities

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All severities

Fatal

Fatal & Serious

All severities

1. All Ages

 

 

percentages

(a) Rates per 1,000 population

 

 

 

 

1981-85 ave

.12

1.72

5.26

.10

1.43

5.93

125

120

89

1994-98 ave

.07

.94

4.35

.06

.82

5.72

120

115

76

1994

.07

1.09

4.40

.06

.86

5.67

111

126

78

1995

.08

1.04

4.32

.06

.85

5.56

128

123

78

1996

.07

.86

4.23

.06

.84

5.74

112

102

74

1997

.07

.86

4.42

.06

.81

5.84

119

107

76

1998

.08

.87

4.39

.06

.76

5.77

130

114

76

 

 

 

(b) Per cent changes:

 

 

1998 on 1997

2

1

-1

-6

-6

-1

 

 

 

1998 on 1981-85 ave.

-40

-50

-17

-42

-47

-3

 

 

 

94-98 ave. on 1981-85 ave

-41

-45

-17

-38

-43

-3

 

 

 

2. Child casualties

 

 

percentages

(a) Rates per 1,000 population

 

 

1981-85 ave

.06

1.33

4.30

.05

.96

4.31

130

138

100

1994-98 ave

.03

.82

3.75

.02

.56

3.80

137

145

99

1994

.04

.99

4.01

.02

.61

3.86

144

162

104

1995

.03

.92

3.80

.02

.59

3.74

129

155

102

1996

.03

.77

3.72

.02

.58

3.85

115

132

97

1997

.03

.73

3.72

.02

.53

3.82

119

136

97

1998

.03

.69

3.49

.02

.50

3.74

194

137

93

 

 

 

(b) Per cent changes:

 

 

1998 on 1997

24

-6

-6

-24

-6

-2

 

 

 

1998 on 1981-85 ave.

-48

-48

-19

-65

-48

-13

 

 

 

94-98 ave. on 1981-85 ave

-51

-38

-13

-54

-41

-12

 

 

 

 

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