This report uses data produced by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study as one source of data to assess trends relevant to the UN target of reducing drink-driving deaths by half.
Data from the GBD study show a substantial decline in alcohol‑attributable road injury mortality since 2010, outpacing the reduction in overall road injury mortality.
Despite this progress, drink driving remains a preventable cause of deaths and injuries, with persistent gaps in some regions and country-income levels.
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