Filenews 29 April 2025
A significant decrease in road deaths was recorded in Cyprus in 2023, with 34 loss of lives compared to 37 in 2022, recording a drop of 8.1%, according to Eurostat data released today. At the level of the European Union, a total of 20,380 deaths were recorded, a decrease of 1.3% compared to the previous year (20,652 deaths).
The proportion of victims in Cyprus stood at 36 deaths per million inhabitants, below the European average of 46, making the country one of the safest road areas in the EU.
Eurostat recalls that in 2020, due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of deaths on European roads fell sharply to 18,830, with the gradual increase over the next two years not reaching pre-pandemic levels.
In the case of Cyprus, the pandemic did not bring about a significant differentiation in the number of deaths, as annual losses remained stable (53 in 2017, 49 in 2018, 52 in 2019 and 48 in 2020), with the downward trend starting in 2021 (45 deaths) and continuing in the following years.
At the level of Member States, the lowest road fatality rates in 2023 were recorded in Sweden (22 per million inhabitants), Denmark (27) and Malta (30). In contrast, the highest rates were recorded in Bulgaria and Romania (both with 81 deaths per million inhabitants) and Latvia (75).