In 2016, there were approximately 17 600 transport accidents resulting in personal injury. About 240 people lost their life in these accidents: 216 in road traffic accidents, 22 in railway accidents and 5 in aviation accidents. For shipping, the only data available are on public shipping, where no fatalities were registered in 2016.
A historical comparison shows that among the main transport modes, the number of deaths has fallen markedly since the 1970s.
| Road accidents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Accidents resulting in personal injury | 17 799 | 2017 |
| Persons killed | 230 | 2017 |
| Change | –61% | 2000–2017 |
| Persons seriously injured1 | 3 654 | 2017 |
| Persons slightly injured2 | 17 759 | 2017 |
| Railway accidents | ||
| Accidents resulting in personal injury | 57 |
2017 |
| Persons killed (excl. suicide) | 21 | 2017 |
| Change | –28% | 2000–2017 |
| Passengers killed | 0 | 2017 |
| Other transport accidents | ||
| Persons killed in civil aviation accidents | 5 | 2016 |
| Persons killed in aerial cableway accidents | 0 | 2017 |
The danger of a fatal accident varies from one mode of transport to another. Railways are by far the safest with regard to distance covered: on average, in the past ten years (2006 to 2015) there was one death per 18.8 billion person-kilometres covered. This distance equates to 470 000 orbits around the Earth. Passenger car is also a relatively safe mode of transport. In contrast, travel by motorcycle is far more dangerous.
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