Trends of Road Traffic Accident, Fatalities in Benghazi City from 2011- 2015

Abstract

Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is a great concern, particularly in developing country as it has a socio-economic and financial impact on persons and community. Therefore, there is a need to pay attention about this issue. In this work, the observed data was collected from RTA statistical files in AL- Jalaa Hospital, Benghazi, Libya from 2011 to 2015 to draw a RTA profile during this period. The data was collected, figured, and analysed. The total number of deaths during this period was 1575. Among them, 496 (31%) were RTAs deaths. The number of deaths were peaked in 2012 and 2013. The majority of the accident victims were in the age group 21- 30 years (122 cases) and 31-40 years (78 cases), and about 429 (86%) of the victims were males. Based on the above, the RTA deaths were increased in Benghazi city in the years after the Libyan revolution (2012 and 2013), most of deaths among males who in their prime working lives.