According to the state federal statistic agency, 4 467 people died during the last year in car accidents in Germany. This is the lowest death toll since the beginning of official recording in 1950, and a continuation of the positive development in last years. In 1970 there were around 22 000 deaths in traffic accidents (only in West Germany!).
Comparison to Serbia:
Germany’s population: 83 Million.
Serbia’s population: 7 Million.
Registered vehicles (Germany): around 60 Million.
Registered vehicles (Serbia): around 2 Million.
Total accidents 2008 (Germany): 2 280 733
Total accidents 2008 (Serbia): 63 875
Death toll 2008 (Germany): 4 467 (1 in every 510 accidents)
Death toll 2008 (Serbia): around 1 000 (1 in every 64 accidents)
