Bulgaria and Romania, Most Deaths From Road Accidents in the EU
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A report from the European Commission published on Tuesday shows that 19,350 deaths were registered on roads in the European Union in 2025, 1,296 in Romania. With 68 deaths per million inhabitants, Romania is among the top countries with the most deaths in road accidents, together with Bulgaria and Croatia. However, shows EC, Romania is among the five countries that are about to reach the goal of reducing by 50% the number of road deaths by 2030.
Bulgaria (71), Romania (68) and Croatia (65) have the highest fatal claims rates
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The only countries where the mortality rate is higher than in Portugal (51 deaths per million inhabitants) are Latvia (64), Croatia (65), Romania (68) and Bulgaria (71).
On Tuesday, the European Commission published the final figures on road deaths in 2025, reporting 19,350 deaths from road accidents, a 3% decrease from 2024 and 15% from 2019. In absolute figures, this means 580 fewer deaths...
On Tuesday, the European Commission published the final figures on road deaths in 2025, reporting 19,350 deaths from road accidents, a 3% decrease from 2024 and 15% from 2019. In absolute figures, this means 580 fewer deaths on European roads compared to 2024 and 3,400 more [...]
The results (deaths per million) confirm that Sweden (19 per million) and Denmark (24 per million) have the safest roads in the EU.
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