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Table 2 Number of fatalities, fatality rates per population and potential for fatality reductions [14, 15]

From: Comparison of road safety in Finland and Sweden

Traffic unit

Fatalities in 2009–2013/Y(a)

Fatalities per population(b)

Relative population risk in Finland(c)

Reduction if(d) Swe average in Fin

Finland

Sweden

Finland

Sweden

Passenger car

158

163

30.6

18.1

169

64

LGV(e)

9

8

1.8

0.9

200

5

HGV(e)

7

5

1.4

0.5

274

5

Pedestrian

34

44

6.5

4.9

134

9

Bicycle

21

21

4.0

2.3

175

9

Moped

8

8

1.6

0.9

179

4

Motorcycle

23

40

4.5

4.5

101

0

Bus

1

1

0.2

0.2

125

0

Tractor

3

2

0.5

0.2

253

2

Other vehicle

6

5

1.1

0.6

181

3

Total

270

298

52.3

33.0

158

99

  1. aYearly average of road fatalities in 2009–2013
  2. bRoad fatalities per million inhabitants, year (Fin = 5.16, Swe = 9.03 million people)
  3. cFatalities per population in Finland compared to Sweden (Index for Sweden = 100)
  4. dYearly reduction of fatalities in Finland, if No. of fatalities per population same as in Sweden
  5. e LGV light goods vehicle (max 3500 kg), HGV heavy goods vehicle (over 3500 kg)