2024-04-29-世界卫生组织-Road_safety_Malta_2023_country_profile_1页_196kb

Malta is a high-income country in the European WHO region with a population of 526,748, participating in the Global Status Road Report since 2009.

Key road safety data for 2021 includes 9 reported fatalities (WHO estimate 10, 95% CI 8-12) with 67% male, 33% female. User distribution: 33% four-wheel vehicles, 22% motorcycles, 44% walking/other.

Legal framework includes urban speed limit of 50 km/h, rural 80 km/h, mandatory drink-driving law with BAC limits ≤0.05 g/dl for general and ≤0.02 g/dl for novice drivers. No specific targets for reducing driving after drinking or speeding violations.

Safe road infrastructure shows 1,251 km paved roads in 2021, no systematic methods for new road assessment or technical standards.

Vehicle safety has laws on periodic inspections, anti-lock braking systems, electronic stability control, and motorcycle helmets with 100% wearing rate. Laws on distracted driving (ban on handheld phones) and drunk driving exist.

Post-crash response: mandatory seat-belt law, access to emergency care, rehabilitative services, and psychological support for crash victims. No specific targets for increasing seat belt or helmet use.

Institutional framework: national lead agency for road safety, strategy elements, data systems for fatalities and injuries, and adherence to some UN conventions. Fatality reduction target set but no funding specified.