تشير معطيات منظمة الصحة العالمية إلى أنّ حوادث الطرق كانت تحتلّ في العام 2004 السبب السادس للوفيات في منطقة الشرق المتوسط وكانت السبب الأول للوفاة للشريحة العمريّة 15- 29 سنة والثاني لشرائح الأعمار بين 5- 14 و 30 - 44 سنة .
وبذلك، تشهد المنطقة، مع أفريقيا، أعلى معدلات للوفيات على الطرق في العالم وتحتلّ المرتبة الأولى في العالم في ما يتعلق بوفيات الشباب الذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 15-29 سنة.
Rank |
0-4 |
5-14 |
15-29 |
30-44 |
45-69 |
70+ |
Total |
1 |
Perinatal causes |
Lower respiratory infections |
Road Traffic Injuries |
Ischemic heart disease |
Ischemic heart disease |
Ischemic heart disease |
Ischemic heart disease |
2 |
Lower respiratory infections |
Road Traffic Injuries |
War and conflict |
Road Traffic Injuries |
Cerebrovsascular disease |
Cerebrovsascular disease |
Perinatal causes |
3 |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
War and conflict |
Tuberculosis |
War and conflict |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder |
Lower respiratory infections |
Lower respiratory infections |
4 |
Congenital anomalies |
Malaria |
Self-inflicted injuries |
Tuberculosis |
Tuberculosis |
Hypertensive heart disease |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
5 |
Measles |
Drowning |
Lower respiratory infections |
Drug consumption |
Hypertensive heart disease |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder |
Cerebrovsascular disease |
6 |
Malaria |
Measles |
Violence |
HIV/AIDS |
Cirrhosis of the liver |
Nephritis and nephrosis |
Road Traffic Injuries |
7 |
Whooping cough |
Tuberculosis |
Drowning |
Lower respiratory infections |
Lower respiratory infections |
Diabetes mellitus |
Tuberculosis |
8 |
Meningitis |
Cerebrovsascular disease |
Fire |
Self-inflicted injuries |
Nephritis and nephrosis |
Cirrhosis of the liver |
Hypertensive heart disease |
9 |
Tetanus |
Congenital anomalies |
Ischemic heart disease |
Maternal haemorrhage |
Road Traffic Injuries |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
War and conflict |
10 |
Protein-energy malnutrition |
Meningitis |
Maternal haemorrhage |
Ischemic heart disease |
Diabetes mellitus |
Inflammatory heart diseases |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder |
11 |
Syphilis |
Fire |
Cerebrovsascular disease |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers |
Alzheimer disease and other dementia |
Nephritis and nephrosis |
12 |
Road Traffic Injuries |
Chutes |
Leukaemia |
Asthma |
War and conflict |
Tuberculosis |
Congenital anomalies |