In 2017, there were approximately 17 900 transport accidents resulting in personal injury. About 260 people lost their life in these accidents: 230 in road traffic accidents, 21 in railway accidents and 13 in aviation accidents. For shipping, the only data available are on public shipping, where no fatalities were registered in 2017.
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 | 13 |
2017 |
| 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 (2007 to 2016) there was one death per 27.5 billion person-kilometres covered. This distance equates to 686 000 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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