In 2018, there were approximately 18 100 transport accidents with casualties. About 280 people lost their life in these accidents: 233 in road traffic accidents, 15 in railway accidents and 33 in aviation accidents. For shipping, the only data available are on public shipping, where no fatalities were registered in 2018.
A historical comparison shows that among the main transport modes, the number of deaths has fallen markedly since the 1970s.
| Road accidents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Accidents with casualties | 17 761 | 2019 |
| Persons killed | 187 | 2019 |
| Change | –68% | 2000–2019 |
| Persons seriously injured | 3 639 | 2019 |
| Persons slightly injured | 17 641 | 2019 |
| Railway accidents | ||
| Accidents with casualties | 38 |
2019 |
| Persons killed (excl. suicide) | 17 | 2019 |
| Change | –41% | 2000–2019 |
| Passengers killed | 0 | 2019 |
| Other transport accidents | ||
| Persons killed in civil aviation accidents | 33 |
2018 |
| Persons killed in aerial cableway accidents | 1 | 2019 |
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 (2008 to 2017) there was one death per 48.9 billion person-kilometres covered. This distance equates to 1.2 million 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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