Road traffic injury is a major cause of death and injury in the Region of the Americas, especially affecting the health and lives of adolescents and young people between 15 and 29 years of age. The risk of dying due to road traffic injury is particularly high for vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

This data visualization presents estimates of the burden of road traffic injury, including mortality and disability measures by age, sex, and country in the Region of the Americas from 2000 to 2019.