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ROAD SAFETY COUNTRY PROFILE

BRAZIL
Latin America & the Caribbean
Brazil's Road Safety Country Profile

This road safety country data presents information on all pillars of road safety (management, roads, speed, vehicles, road users, and post-
crash care), along with information on the current status for each country and region along with extensive information on key risk factors,
issues and opportunities.

THE SCALE OF THE ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGE Ref: 1,2,3,4,5

82% Percentage of Road Crash Fatalities and Injuries in the economically productive age groups (15 - 64 years.)

4:1 Ratio of Male to Female Fatalities with the 15 - 49 year age group being most vulnerable to fatalities.

1,140 life yrs. affected due to disability from road crash injuries per 100,000 people.

Road crash fatalities and injuries snapshot Fatalities by user comparison chart
100%
Country Population, 2016: 207,652,864
90%

Country Reported Fatalities, 2016: 38,651 80%

WHO Estimated Fatalities, 2016: 41,007 60%

50%
GBD Estimated Fatalities, 2016: 46,009 40%
30%
WHO Est. Fatalities per 100,000 Pop., 2016: 19.7
20%

Estimated Serious Injuries, 2016: 615,105 10%

0%
Cost of Fatalities and Serious Injuries, 2016: $118,799 million Brazil Mean in Region Mean in MICs

Cost as % of country GDP, 2016: 6.6%

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Positioning of Country in Region (Compared to Countries with the Lowest Traffic Fatalities in the Region and Globally)

2016 WHO 2016 GBD 2016 WHO Estimated 2016 GBD Estimated % Trend in Fatality Motorization Registered
Estimated Road Estimated Road Fatality Rate/100,000 pop. Fatality Rate/ 100,000 Rate/100,000 (2013- Vehicles/100,000 pop.
Fatalities Fatalities pop. 2016)

Brazil 41,007 46,009 19.7 21.9 -7.2% 45,204

BEST PERFORMING COUNTRIES IN REGION

Cuba 975 1,124 8.5 9.86 4.9% 5,519

Grenada 10 12 9.3 10.65 4.5% 25,407

BEST PERFORMING COUNTRIES GLOBALLY

Switzerland 223 334 2.65 3.89 -5.4% 71,182

Norway 143 215 2.72 4.09 2.4% 75,544

Singapore 155 197 2.76 3.53 -4.9% 16,604

Sweden 278 390 2.83 3.88 -3.2% 62,037

Ⅰ. ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT Ref: 1

To produce positive road safety outcomes, strong management in all aspects of road safety is key. Presence of
a funded lead agency to guide the national road safety effort and implement a Safe Systems approach is
recommended.

+ Brazil has a lead agency present, National Traffic Department (DENATRAN), Ministry of Cities, which is
funded in the national budget, and has a road safety strategy which is partially funded. The functions of

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the agency include coordination, legislation and monitoring and evaluation of road safety strategies. The
country has no known road safety target.

Ⅱ. SAFE ROADS AND ROADSIDES Ref: 1,4

Road Infrastrucure Star Rating Results

SURVEYED ROAD STATISTICS

Vehicle Occupant Travel: 28,400 million km 68% with no formal footpaths

Pedestrian Travel: 214 million km 69% with no pedestrian crossings

Motorcyclist Travel: 1.30 million km 75% undivided with veh. speeds > 80 kph

Cyclist Travel: 46 million km

Improved infrastructure provides solid and well understood crash and injury reduction outcomes and are critical for long term and

sustainable trauma reduction in line with the Safe Systems Approach. The International Road Safety Assessment Programme (iRAP) provide

a business case for safer roads and road star ratings which give a simple and objective measure on the level of safety which is 'built-in' to the

road for the road users. 5 Star roads are the safest while 1 star roads are the least safe.

BUSINESS CASE FOR SAFER ROADS

Infrastructure and Speed Management Investment required: $51.38 billion

Annual Investment as a % of GDP (2019-2030): 0.19%

Reduction in fatalities per year: 17,292

Approximate reduction in fatalities and serious injuries (FSI) over 20 years: 3,800,000

Economic Benefit: $605.40 billion

B/C Ratio: 12

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43%
40%

36%
34% 34%

29% 29% 29%

22%

16%
13%

6% 6%
4%
2% 2%
1% 0%

Motorvehicles Motorized 2/3 Wheelers Cyclists Pedestrians

Star Rating 5 Star Rating 4 Star Rating 3 Star Rating 2 Star Rating 1

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Ⅲ. SAFE SPEEDS Ref: 1,6,7,8

Maximum Speed Limits and Enforcement

National Speed Limit +

Speed Enforcement Automated

URBAN ROADS RURAL ROADS MOTORWAYS

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Current Speed Limit 80 km/h 60 km/h 110 km/h

Difference with Recomended Safe System Speed +50 km/h Appropriate +20 km/h

Potential Decrease in Fatal Road Crashes from Enforcement of Safe System Speed Limits 13 times lower Low Risk 2 times lower

Major Speed Calming Measures Being Implemented

- Narrowing - Horizontal Deflections

Include lane narrowings by extending sidewalks, Used to make vehicles swerve slightly,
curb extensions, pedestrian refuges etc. include chicanes, pedesrian refuges, chokers
etc.

+ Vertical Deflections - Block or Restrict Access

Include speed bumps, humps, cushions, tables, Include median diverters, closing streets to
raised pedestrian crossing, variation in ride surface create pedestrian zones,cul-de-sacs etc.
etc.

Ⅳ. SAFE VEHICLES Ref: 1,8

93,867,016 total registered vehicles as of 2016

27% motorized 2/3 wheelers as of 2016

Country Compliance to the UN Vehicle Safety Regulations

- Frontal and Side Impact (Reg. 94, 95) + Banned Regulation of Import of Used Vehicles

+ Motorcycle Anti-Lock Braking System (Reg. 78) + New Import Age Limit

- Pedestrian Protection (Reg. 127) - No Taxation Based Limits

- Electronic Stability Control (Reg. 140) - No Import Inspections

+ Seat Belts and Anchorages (Reg. 16, 14) - No Periodic Inspection

Ⅴ. SAFE ROAD USERS Ref: 1,8

National Seatbelt, Drink Driving and Helmet Laws (WHO, 2016)

+ National Seatbelt Law + Motorcycle Occupant Age Restriction: Prohibited under 7 yrs

+ Driver + Legal Minimum Driving Age: 17 yrs.

+ Front + National Drink Driving Law

+ Back + Is Law BAC Based?

+ Motorcycle Helmet Law + Random Drink Driving Tests

+ Helmet Standards - % of Road Crach Fatalities Involving Alcohol: Unknown

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limits (g/dl)

General Population -

Young Drivers -

Professional Drivers -

Ⅵ. POST CRASH CARE Ref: 1,8,9

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Good post-crash care reduces deaths and reduces disability and suffering for road crash survivors. The emergency medical care

system elements and processes need to be effective to attain this objective.

National Emergency Care Access Number: National, Single Number

Traume Registry System: None

Country Health Coverage Index - SDG Target 3.8; Target - 100: 77

Expenditure on Healthcare as % of GDP: 12%

REFERENCES

1. 1. Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018. World Health Organization;

2. 2. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Results Tool. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington,
2015;

3. 3. Serious injuries have been calculated assuming a ratio of 15:1 (15 serious injuries for every death). This estimation
broadly falls in the range of 30:1 in high income countries to 10:1 in low- and middle-income countries as crashes
tend to be more fatal in the later context.

4. 4. Vaccines for Roads, International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP). Available from
https://www.vaccinesforroads.org/;

5. 5. World Bank Databank for Development Indicators;

6. 6. M.H. Cameron, R. Elvik. 2010. Nilsson's Power Model connecting speed and road trauma;

7. 7. Austroads. Balance between harm reduction and mobility in setting speed limits;

8. 8. UNEP-ITC Background Paper on Used Vehicles Globally and Various Media Sources (Wikipedia and vehicle import
websites);

9. 9. 2018 World Health Statistics, WHO.

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