PAHO/WHOEugenia Rodrigues, MD, MPH, PhDAdvisor on Road Safety NMH Department

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Contents

Regional Reports in the Americas →New Status report 2019

Road traffic deaths in the Caribbean Region

Institutional management in the Caribbean Region

Post-crash care in the Caribbean Region

Conclusions

PAHO Action Plan on Road safety

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Road Safety Situation in the Americas

Road traffic deaths represent 11% of road traffic deathsworldwide. 154.997 muertes in the Americas.

The mortality rate from road traffic crashes remains practicallythe same (15.9 per 100,000 population in 2013 vs. 15.6 in2016). →

Road traffic deaths are the second-leading cause of death foryoung adults aged 15-29 years

The burden of road traffic deaths is higher in middle-incomecountries than high-income countries.

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Regional Reports in the Americas

Previous regional reports in Road Safety:

These Regional Reports aim to provide a situation assessment of road safety measures in the Region and help identify the gaps in national road safety polices.

201620152009

2019

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Methodology

Consultative process with participating

Member States

Final validationBy Member States Creation of country profilesN= 30 countries

Standardized survey Estimation of number of fatalities from road traffic crashes

Road safety legislation, road standards, and post-crash care

Revision of vehicle standards

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Participant Caribbean countries- 2017 Road safety survey

Countries Population 2018

Antigua and Barbuda 103,050 Barbados 286,388Belize 382,444Dominica 74,308 Grenada 108,741Guyana 782,225Jamaica 2,898,677St. Lucia 179,667Suriname 568,301Trinidad and Tobago 1,372,598

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Country profiles

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Estimated road traffic rate (per 100,000 population), by subregions, 2016

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Estimated road traffic death rates (per 100,000 population), by countries, Region of the Americas, 2016

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Registered vehicle rate (per 1,000 population), by Caribbean country, 2016

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Dominica Barbados Suriname Antigua andBarbuda

Grenada Saint Lucia Jamaica Belize Guyana

R…Caribbean Rate 287.8

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Proportion of estimated road traffic deaths, by road user type in the Caribbean, 2016

CARIBBEAN

36%Driver/ passengers of 4

wheeled vehicles

23%Motorized 2-3

wheelers

7.9%Cyclists

24%Pedestrians

2.2%Others/ unspecified

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Institutional management in the Caribbean

Lead Agency

Agency funded

National road safety strategy

Strategy funded

Yes No No ─

Yes No No ─

Yes Yes Yes Partially

Yes No No ─Yes Yes No ─

Yes Yes Yes Partially

Yes Yes Yes Partially

Yes Yes No ─

No ─ No ─

Yes No Yes Partially

Antigua and Barbuda Barbados

BelizeDominicaGrenadaGuyanaJamaica

Saint LuciaSuriname

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Effective government leadership

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Post-crash care in the Caribbean

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Universal access telephone number

Trauma registry National

emergency care system

National, single number ─ No

National, multiple number National NoNational, single number None No

National, single number None NoNational, single number None NoPartial coverage None No

National, single number Some facilities No

National, single number ─ NoPartial coverage Some facilities No

National, multiple numbers Some facilities No

Antigua and Barbuda Barbados

BelizeDominicaGrenadaGuyanaJamaica

Saint LuciaSuriname

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Conclusions

There is a growing burden of road traffic fatalities in 15 countries in theRegion.

→Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia.

Motorcyclists, pedestrians, and cyclist represent the 55% of all road trafficdeaths in the Caribbean.

Data on road traffic injuries mortality and morbidity deserves moreattention and more work to improve quality.

It is essential to focus on improving effectiveness, coordination role andbudget of lead agency

Countries need to improve access to emergency care, hospital andrehabilitation services – better integration with health systems.

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Thank you for your attention!

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