Situation
Iraq has experienced low motorisation to date, with approximately one vehicle per every 10 people. Despite this fact, the incidence of road traffic crashes and resulting fatalities is extremely high, with 18* deaths per 100,000 population.
Although Iraq has an array of road safety practices in place, all measures are only moderately enforced. For example, random breath testing / police checkpoints are not in effect to enforce drink-driving laws. In addition, motorcycle helmet laws do not apply to both drivers and passengers, and helmet standards are not mandated. Legislation on mobile use whilst driving does not extend to hands-free phones.
Since 2013, there has been no fatality reduction target in existence.
(*WHO 2015)
GRSP activities
Activities
Programmes
Road user groups
Risk factors
Members Collaboration
IFRC engagement
| Website | Carrying out RS activites | Interested in expanding RS work |
| Iraqi Red Crescent Society | — | Yes |
National laws
Lead agency: Supreme Council for Road Safety
Speed limit law
Motorcycle helmet law
Child restraint law
Drug-driving law
Drink-driving law
Seat-belt law
Mobile phones while driving law
Crash data
Annual road fatalities
6,826*
Fatalities per 100K pop. per year
20.2
Population
33,765,232
Estimated GDP loss
not available
Registered vehicles
4,515,041
Income group
Upper-middle*
Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015
*World Bank
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