Table 36

Casualties

Casualties by age and severity, separately for each mode of transport
Numbers and rates per thousand population
Years: 1994-98 average

Road User

Age group

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

Fatal

Fatal and Serious

All Severities

numbers

rates per thousand population

Pedestrian

0 - 4

4

83

262

.01

.26

.84

5 - 11

8

298

1,057

.02

.65

2.32

12 - 15

5

181

619

.02

.70

2.40

16 - 22

9

136

519

.02

.30

1.14

23 - 29

8

94

357

.01

.17

.66

30 - 39

7

106

378

.01

.13

.47

40 - 49

6

88

277

.01

.13

.40

50 - 59

10

92

243

.02

.16

.42

60 - 69

11

94

250

.02

.19

.50

70 & over

37

203

422

.07

.38

.78

Total

104

1,376

4,385

.02

.27

.86

Pedal Cycle

0 - 4

-

2

14

-

.01

.04

5 - 11

2

57

316

-

.12

.69

12 - 15

1

41

207

-

.16

.80

16 - 22

1

32

188

-

.07

.41

23 - 29

1

29

179

-

.05

.33

30 - 39

2

35

187

-

.04

.23

40 - 49

1

24

98

-

.03

.14

50 - 59

1

16

54

-

.03

.09

60 - 69

1

8

26

-

.02

.05

70 & over

1

4

14

-

.01

.03

Total

11

249

1,283

-

.05

.25

Motorcycle⁽¹⁾

0 - 4

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 - 11

-

1

5

-

-

.01

12 - 15

-

4

13

-

.02

.05

16 - 22

6

66

203

.01

.14

.45

23 - 29

11

112

282

.02

.20

.52

30 - 39

9

102

268

.01

.13

.33

40 - 49

3

46

108

-

.07

.16

50 - 59

1

16

36

-

.03

.06

60 - 69

-

6

14

-

.01

.03

70 & over

-

3

6

-

-

.01

Total

31

355

935

.01

.07

.18

Car

0 - 4

2

26

238

.01

.08

.76

5 - 11

3

47

463

.01

.10

1.02

12 - 15

3

72

392

.01

.28

1.52

16 - 22

49

648

3,152

.11

1.43

6.94

23 - 29

35

433

2,489

.06

.79

4.57

30 - 39

34

416

2,536

.04

.52

3.15

40 - 49

23

299

1,656

.03

.44

2.41

50 - 59

16

217

1,110

.03

.38

1.93

60 - 69

19

166

716

.04

.33

1.44

70 & over

24

177

606

.04

.33

1.12

Total

209

2,500

13,359

.04

.49

2.61

Taxi

0 - 4

-

-

4

-

-

.01

5 - 11

-

1

6

-

-

.01

12 - 15

-

-

5

-

-

.02

16 - 22

-

2

32

-

.01

.07

23 - 29

1

5

50

-

.01

.09

30 - 39

1

9

81

-

.01

.10

40 - 49

-

5

50

-

.01

.07

50 - 59

-

6

41

-

.01

.07

60 - 69

-

3

20

-

.01

.04

70 & over

-

2

11

-

-

.02

Total

2

34

299

-

.01

.06

Minibus⁽²⁾

0 - 4

-

1

1

-

-

-

5 - 11

-

2

9

-

-

.02

12 - 15

-

2

15

-

.01

.06

16 - 22

-

3

25

-

.01

.06

23 - 29

1

5

22

-

.01

.04

30 - 39

-

5

31

-

.01

.04

40 - 49

-

3

22

-

-

.03

50 - 59

-

3

14

-

-

.02

60 - 69

-

2

8

-

-

.02

70 & over

-

1

8

-

-

.02

Total

2

27

156

-

.01

.03

Bus/Coach

0 - 4

-

1

50

-

-

.16

5 - 11

-

5

65

-

.01

.14

12 - 15

1

5

65

-

.02

.25

16 - 22

-

4

68

-

.01

.15

23 - 29

-

5

73

-

.01

.13

30 - 39

-

9

115

-

.01

.14

40 - 49

1

7

87

-

.01

.13

50 - 59

-

9

105

-

.02

.18

60 - 69

-

17

155

-

.03

.31

70 & over

1

34

224

-

.06

.41

Total

3

96

1,006

-

.02

.20

Light goods

0 - 4

-

1

3

-

-

.01

5 - 11

-

2

11

-

.01

.03

12 - 15

-

4

11

-

.01

.04

16 - 22

2

16

84

-

.03

.19

23 - 29

2

25

125

-

.05

.23

30 - 39

2

26

128

-

.03

.16

40 - 49

2

17

79

-

.02

.12

50 - 59

1

14

53

-

.02

.09

60 - 69

1

4

17

-

.01

.03

70 & over

-

1

4

-

-

.01

Total

9

111

516

-

.02

.10

Heavy goods

0 - 4

-

-

1

-

-

-

5 - 11

-

-

2

-

-

.01

12 - 15

-

-

2

-

-

.01

16 - 22

-

3

14

-

.01

.03

23 - 29

1

10

46

-

.02

.08

30 - 39

1

19

79

-

.02

.10

40 - 49

2

14

50

-

.02

.07

50 - 59

1

10

35

-

.02

.06

60 - 69

1

3

11

-

.01

.02

70 & over

-

-

1

-

-

-

Total

6

61

240

-

.01

.05

Other

0 - 4

-

-

2

-

-

.01

5 - 11

-

2

7

-

-

.01

12 - 15

-

2

6

-

.01

.02

16 - 22

-

3

20

-

.01

.04

23 - 29

-

5

26

-

.01

.05

30 - 39

-

7

32

-

.01

.04

40 - 49

-

3

17

-

-

.03

50 - 59

1

4

13

-

.01

.02

60 - 69

-

2

8

-

-

.02

70 & over

-

-

3

-

-

.01

Total

1

28

134

-

.01

.03

Total

0 - 4

6

114

575

.02

.37

1.83

5 - 11

13

416

1,942

.03

.91

4.26

12 - 15

11

312

1,334

.04

1.21

5.17

16 - 22

67

912

4,306

.15

2.01

9.47

23 - 29

60

723

3,648

.11

1.33

6.69

30 - 39

55

735

3,835

.07

.91

4.77

40 - 49

38

505

2,446

.06

.74

3.57

50 - 59

30

387

1,704

.05

.67

2.97

60 - 69

33

306

1,225

.07

.62

2.47

70 & over

64

426

1,299

.12

.79

2.40

Total

378

4,836

22,314

.07

.94

4.35