Fiche du document
22 juillet 2021
- doi: 10.4000/books.ifra.1908
- isbn: 9789054481492
- eisbn: 9791092312553
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Mots-clés
violence conflicts crime crime statistics quantitative data analysis Geography Political Science SOC051000 JFFESujets proches
Crashes, Automobile Road accidents Wrecks, Automobile Highway accidents Collisions, Automobile Car accidents Automobiles--Accidents Vehicle accidents Motor vehicle crashes Vehicular accidents Transportation, Automotive--Accidents Motor vehicle accidents Automobile accidents Vehicles--AccidentsCiter ce document
Vitus Nwankwo Ukoji, « Trends and patterns of fatal road accidents in Nigeria (2006-2014) », Institut français de recherche en Afrique, ID : 10.4000/books.ifra.1908
Métriques
Partage / Export
Résumé
The incidence of fatal road accidents in Nigeria is staggering. Trend analysis of fatal road accidents between June 2006 and May 2014 using Nigeria Watch database shows that 15,090 lives were lost to fatal road accidents in 3,075 events. The highest number of fatalities occurred in 2013 (2,061 deaths), a 2.8% increase over the 2012 record of 1,652 deaths. However, the probability of a high fatality record in 2014 remains high considering the 964 deaths already recorded between January and May 2014. On the national scene, Lagos recorded the highest number of fatalities, while FCT (Abuja) has the highest relative number of deaths per 100,000 population. These findings are explained by the large population and continuous urbanization of Lagos and by the number of registered vehicles in the FCT (Abuja). On the regional level, a trend analysis shows that more people died in fatal road accidents in the South than in the North. Among other factors, a greater number of motor vehicles, the volume of oil distribution, and the occurrence of highway criminal activities explain why there are more fatal road accidents in the South than in the North.