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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Victims and drivers involved in fatal and nonfatal road traffic injuries reported to police stations from 2018 to 2020, Addis Ababa Town, Ethiopia

From: Epidemiological characteristics of deaths from road traffic accidents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a study based on traffic police records (2018–2020)

Variables

Category

Frequency of fatalities of RTAs

Nonfatal

Fatal

N

%

N

%

Age of driver involved in fatal or nonfatal

< 18

106

1.5

20

1.56

18–30

3316

46.2

577

45.3

31–50

3276

45.6

592

46.46

> 50

486

6.7

85

6.68

Age of the victim

< 18

1794

25

102

8

18–30

2282

31.76

398

31.2

31–50

1726

24

503

39.5

> 50

1382

1924

271

21.3

Vehicle ownership

Private

5921

82.42

994

78

Governmental

788

11

201

15.78

Others

475

6.58

79

6.22

Drivers’ educational status

Below Grade 12

4802

66.84

466

63.4

Grade 12 and above

2382

33.16

808

36.6