STATUS 2013

bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention

STATUS 2013

Statistics on non-occupational accidents and the level of safety in Switzerland

Revised extrapolation

based on new data

Road traffic, sports, home and leisure

STATUS 2013

Statistics on non-occupational accidents and the level of safety in Switzerland

bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention

Published by bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention P.O. Box 8236 CH-3001 Berne Tel. +41 31 390 22 22 Fax +41 31 390 22 30 [email protected] Individual statistics and the complete publication are available at www.bfu.ch Project team Steffen Niemann, M.A., Research Associate, bfu Yvonne Achermann Stürmer, lic. rer. pol., Research Associate, bfu Giannina Bianchi, MSc ETH Bew.-wiss., Research Associate, bfu Stefanie Fahrni, Project Assistant, Research, bfu Regula Hayoz, Project Assistant, Research, bfu Publications/Languages Dept., bfu

Translation Anglia Translations AG, Matthofstrand 10, CH-6005 Lucerne © bfu 2013 All rights reserved; reproduction (e.g. photocopying), storage, processing and distribution are permitted if source is quoted (q.v. suggested source quotation below). Suggested source quotation bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention. STATUS 2013: Statistics on non-occupational accidentsandthelevelofsafetyinSwitzerland,Roadtraffic,sports,homeandleisure. Berne: bfu; 2013. ISSN 1664–574X (PDF)

Forreasonsoflegibility,thispublicationdoesnotcontaingender-specificreferences. Slight differences in table totals are possible due to rounding up/down. We trust this will not cause our readers any inconvenience.

Imprint

Foreword

bfu accident figures – even more meaningful

Dear Reader

Ithinkthatthenewfigurescontainedinthisyear’sSTATUS

are of particular interest. In particular, we are now in a po-

sition to give you a more accurate picture of the accident

situation among unemployed people in Switzerland. This

will enable us to pinpoint any need for action following

accidents involving children and the elderly.

Approximately 1 million people injured in non-occupational

accidents – the updated extrapolation thus confirms the

previously reported extent of non-occupational accidents.

The accident focal points also remain the same. For exam-

ple, football and skiing in sports as well as falls in the home

and leisure sector. The number of accidents among children

is lower than previously assumed but is much higher among

the elderly. The results of the updated extrapolation will be

incorporated into future bfu programmes and will play a

part in its prevention objectives for the years ahead.

The coming year will also see an innovation with the new

figures incorporated into the calculation of economic

costs. As before, it can be stated: while the costs caused

by leisure accidents are high, there is a major need for ac-

tion.Thisisfurtherconfirmationoftheneedforthebfu’s

commitment to keeping people safe.

Brigitte Buhmann

Managing Director, bfu

Revised extrapolation based on new data

Untilnow,theextrapolationofthefiguresforchil-

dren’s and seniors’ accidents has essentially been

based on two outdated surveys from the years

1991 and 1995. The bfu therefore felt it was im-

portant to create a new basis to replace these two

studies. In 2011, we conducted a large-scale survey

in which 15,000 households provided informa-

tion about their accidents during the previous year.

The results have now been incorporated into the

STATUSextrapolations.Otherimportantdatasourc-

es for STATUS are accident insurance companies

andthestatisticsonroadtrafficaccidentsrecorded

by the police.

bfu–STATUS2013 5

Contents

Non-occupational accidents 7

Accidents 8

Accidents as a public health problem 8

Overview 9

Age / Gender 11

Social burden 12

Road traffic 13

Accidents 14

Extrapolationroadtraffic 14

Long-term development 15

Pedestrians / Bicycle 19

Car / Motorcycle 20

Accident causes 21

Age 22

Location 25

Exposure / Risk 27

International comparison 28

Behaviour and attitudes 29

Safety indicators 29

Self-reported modes of behaviour 33

Sports 35

Accidents 36

Overview 36

Age / Gender 37

Sports fatalities: Accidents in Switzerland 38

Injury localisation 39

Drowning accidents 40

Mountain sports 41

Avalanche accidents 42

Transportation or people injured in winter sports 43

Snowsports 44


Snowsports 45


Home and leisure 47

Accidents 48

Overview 48

Age / Gender 49

Falls 52



Appendix 54

An interpretation guide 54

Index 57

Non-occupational accidentsAccidents are a challenge to public health. Around 1 million people are injured in non-occupational accidents in Switzerland every year, more than 2,000 fatally. Alongside the pain and suffering, these accidents result in material costs amoun-ting to almost 12 billion Swiss francs. The bfu is doing its utmost to prevent severe and fatal accidents.

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Accidents as a public health problem

Deaths, by age and cause, 2010

Cause Age<1 1–14 15–44 45–64 65–84 85+ Total

DiseasesCirculatory system 3 4 185 1 453 8 490 11 824 21 959Cancer 0 22 407 3 613 9 167 3 069 16 278Respiratory organs 2 3 15 241 1 782 1 683 3 726Diabetes mellitus 0 0 11 98 601 540 1 250Infectious diseases 2 2 43 112 299 256 714Urinary organs 1 0 1 28 372 468 870Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver 0 0 22 246 205 17 490Other diseases 296 41 310 1 155 5 194 6 800 13 796Total diseases 304 72 994 6 946 26 110 24 657 59 083

Accidents and acts of violenceAccidents 3 20 345 381 730 934 2 413Suicide 0 2 315 411 230 46 1 004Other acts of violence1 0 3 35 41 50 20 149Total accidents and acts of violence 3 25 695 833 1 010 1 000 3 566Total 307 97 1 689 7 779 27 120 25 657 62 6491 Mainly murder, manslaughter

Source: BFS, statistics on the causes of death TKU.T.01

Age-standardized mortality rates1, by age and cause, 2010

Cause Age<1 1–14 15–44 45–64 65–84 85+ Total

DiseasesCirculatory system 4 0 6 68 744 6 469 145Cancer 0 2 13 168 803 1 679 138Respiratory organs 3 0 1 11 156 921 25Diabetes mellitus 0 0 0 5 53 295 9Infectious diseases 3 0 1 5 26 140 6Urinary organs 1 0 0 1 33 256 6Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver 0 0 1 12 18 9 5Other diseases 375 4 10 54 455 3 720 99Total diseases 386 7 31 324 2 288 13 489 432

Accidents and acts of violenceAccidents 4 2 11 18 64 511 20Suicide 0 0 10 19 20 25 11Other acts of violence2 0 0 1 2 4 11 2Total accidents and acts of violence 4 2 22 39 89 547 32Total 389 9 53 363 2 376 14 036 4641 Age-standardized mortylity rates (per 10,000 inhabitants), standardized European population2 Mainly murder, manslaughter

Source: BFS, statistics on the causes of death TKU.T.02

bfu–STATUS2013 Non-occupational accidents Overview 9

Overview

Non-occupational accidents among the residential population in Switzerland, 2010

Sector Persons injured2 Fatalities Case fatalityTotal Slightly injured Moderately

severely injuredSeverely injured Disabled

Road traffic 87 060 70 430 9 470 6 722 438 3061 35Sports 407 970 363 260 32 140 12 358 212 116 3Home and leisure 553 990 499 670 34 230 18 942 1 148 1 734 31Total 1 049 020 933 360 75 840 38 022 1 798 2 156 211 Fatalities on Swiss roads in 2010 (incl. tourists, occupational accidents, sports): 3272 Injury severity: – Slightly injured: <30 working days lost – Moderately severely injured: 30–89 working days lost – Severely injured and disabled: 90+ working days lost or disability pension

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UNB.T.01

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Non-occupational accidents among the residential population in Switzerland: severely injured (disabled included)1, 2010

7 160

12 570

20 090

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15 000

20 000

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Road traffic Sports Home and leisure

Non-occupational accidents among the residential population in Switzerland: fatalities 2010

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Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UNB.G.01.1

Non-occupational accidents among the residential population in Switzerland: moderately severely injured1 2010

9 470

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Non-occupational accidents among the residential population in Switzerland: case fatality 2010

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Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UNB.G.01.2

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UNB.G.01.3 Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UNB.G.01.4

1 Injury severity: q.v. Table UNB.T.01 above 1 Injury severity: q.v. Table UNB.T.01 above

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People injured and fatalities in the home and leisure sector, by selected accident circumstances, 2010

Accident circumstances People injured1 Fatalities Case fata-lity rate

People injured per 100,000 inhabitantsSlightly injured Moderately severely injured Severely injured

Contact with object, animal 44 420 1 020 80 11 2 585Getting trapped, crushed 12 900 590 70 3 2 174Poisoning, acid burn 10 710 600 290 6 5 149

FallsFall on level ground 143 520 16 250 9 850 … … 2 179Fall from a height 44 640 3 270 4 270 … … 670Fall on stairs, steps 41 620 5 930 2 300 … … 640Other fall 5 870 0 0 75Total for falls 235 650 25 450 16 420 1 413 51 3 564

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UHF.T.08.1

Development of injured persons compulsorily insured (UVG), by sector, 1985–2011

Year Persons injured Insurees in 1,000s

Injured persons per

1,000 insurees

Road traffic

Sports Home and

leisure

Total

1985 67 883 135 474 183 823 387 180 3 028 1281990 71 603 141 702 208 690 421 995 3 420 1231995 57 846 153 285 210 687 421 818 3 228 1312000 58 099 145 476 211 839 415 414 3 567 1162005 56 284 148 762 236 483 441 529 3 760 1172010 50 707 188 675 246 299 485 681 3 916 1242011 54 613 189 360 244 533 488 506 4 027 121

Source: SSUV, UVG statistics UNB.T.05

1 Injury severity – Slightly injured: 30 working days lost – Moderately severely injured: 30–89 working days lost – Severely injured and disabled: 90+ working days lost or disability pension

People injured and fatalities in sports, by selected types of sport, 2010

Type of sport People injured1 Fatalities Case fatality

People injured per 100,000 hours of sport (2008)Slightly injured Moderately severely injured Severely injured

Soccer 75 540 6 480 1 840 0 0 180Downhill skiing (incl. touring) 40 850 6 820 3 630 20 4 46Snowboarding 11 980 1 600 340 4 3 68Cycling, biking (not in traffic) 13 320 570 290 0 0 17Bathing, swimming 11 890 440 190 13 10 16Mountaineering 4 520 460 280 44 84 13Rambling 12 360 1 590 720 7 5 …

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation; Swiss Sports and Recreation Observatory USP.T.10

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1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

Road traffic Sports Home and leisure Total

Source: SSUV, UVG statistics UNB.G.02

Fatalities in non-occupational accidents, by gender, 2010

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Male Female

People injured in non-occupational accidents, by gender, 2010

48 210

260 330245 470

38 850

147 640

308 520

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100 000

150 000

200 000

250 000

300 000

350 000


Male Female

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UNB.G.04.2 Source: BFS, stat. on causes of death; bfu, statistics on fatal sports accidents UNB.G.04.1

Distribution of tangible costs, by sector, 2010

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Distribution of tangible costs, by accident consequence, 20101

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13%

Material damage Disabled Severely injured

Moderately severely injured Slightly injured Fatalities

Source: Economic costs UNB.G.06 Source: Economic costs UNB.G.05

1 Injury severity (definition of 2009): – Slightly injured: not hospitalized – Moderately severely injured: hospitalized for 1 to 6 days – Severely injured: hospitalized for 7 or more days – Disability: permanently partially or fully disabled. Definition according to Art. 8, ATSG (General part of the social insurance law)

People injured and fatalities in road traffic, by travel mode, 2010

Travel mode People injured1 Fatalities Case fatality

People injured per 100 000 inhabitants

Slightly injured

Moderately severely injured

Severely injured

Cars 22 280 2 470 2 110 121 45 345Motorcycles 9 530 2 060 1 250 63 49 165Bicycles 26 620 3 260 1 900 30 9 408Pedestrians 4 790 610 1 360 72 105 87Other 7 210 1 070 540 20 23 113Total 70 430 9 470 7 160 306 35 1 118

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation USV.T.35

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Age / Gender

Fatalities in non-occupational accidents, by age, 2010

Age Road traffic Sports Home and leisure

Total

Fatalities0–16 16 5 12 3317–25 39 17 19 7526–45 79 28 37 14446–64 78 38 169 28565+ 94 28 1 497 1 619Total 306 116 1 734 2 156

Fatalities per 1m inhabitants0–16 12 4 9 2517–25 46 20 22 8826–45 35 12 16 6346–64 39 19 85 14365+ 72 21 1 144 1 237Total 39 15 223 277

Source: BFS, stat. on causes of death; bfu, stat. on fatal sports acc. UNB.T.09.1

Fatalities in non-occupational accidents, by age and gender, 2010

Age Male Female TotalRoad traffic

0–16 12 4 1617–64 154 42 19665+ 65 29 94Total road traffic 231 75 306

Sports0–16 3 2 517–64 66 17 8365+ 23 5 28Total sports 92 24 116

Home and leisure0–16 9 3 1217–64 162 63 22565+ 616 881 1 497Total home and leisure 787 947 1 734Total 1 110 1 046 2 156

Source: BFS, stat. on causes of death; bfu, stat. on fatal sports acc. UNB.T.06

People injured in non-occupational accidents, by age, 2010

Age Road traffic Sports Home and leisure

Total

People injured0–16 10 560 124 240 142 140 276 94017–25 14 250 85 420 47 020 146 69026–45 28 380 105 160 109 150 242 69046–64 24 270 72 910 137 590 234 77065+ 9 600 20 240 118 090 147 930Total 87 060 407 970 553 990 1 049 020

People injured per 10,000 inhabitants0–16 78 916 1 048 2 04217–25 168 1 007 554 1 72926–45 124 461 478 1 06346–64 122 366 692 1 18065+ 73 155 902 1 130Total 112 524 712 1 348

Source: bfu, extrapolation UNB.T.09.2

People injured and fatalities in non-occupational accidents, by gender, 2010

Gender Road traffic Sports Home and leisure

Total

People injuredMale 48 210 260 330 245 470 554 010Female 38 850 147 640 308 520 495 010Total 87 060 407 970 553 990 1 049 020

People injured per 10,000 inhabitantsMale 126 680 641 1 447Female 98 373 780 1 251Total 112 524 712 1 348

FatalitiesMale 231 92 787 1 110Female 75 24 947 1 046Total 306 116 1 734 2 156

Fatalities per 1m inhabitantsMale 60 24 205 290Female 19 6 239 264Total 39 15 223 277

Source: BFS, stat. on causes of death; bfu, stat. on fatal sports acc., rev. extrap. UNB.T.10

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Costs of non-occupational accidents, 20091

Sector Material damage

Persons injured4 Fatalities TotalDisabled Severely injured Moderately severely

injuredSlightly injured

Tangible costs of non-occupational accidents (in millions of CHF), 20091

Road traffic 2 8922 417 735 107 286 498 4 935Sports ...3 114 472 351 684 217 1 838Home and leisure ...3 745 1 564 390 1 265 811 4 774Total 2 892 1 276 2 771 848 2 234 1 526 11 547

Total economic burden according to the willingness to pay approach (in millions of CHF), 20091

Road traffic 2 8922 682 4 561 668 2 804 1 071 12 678Sports ...3 307 3 600 2 521 6 372 454 13 253Home and leisure ...3 1 187 10 395 3 390 14 161 1 522 30 656Total 2 892 2 176 18 556 6 579 23 337 3 047 56 5861 Only those injuries are taken into account that required medical attention or insurance benefits. Slight differences are possible in the total in all tables due to rounding up/down.2 Also contains material damage in accidents without any persons injured or fatalities as well as police and consequential legal costs. 3 No basic principles exist to be able to calculate material damage as well as police and consequential legal costs for sports, home and leisure accidents. These costs should amount to less

than CHF 700 million. 4 Injury severity:– Slightly injured: not hospitalized– Moderately severely injured: hospitalized for 1 to 6 days– Severely injured: hospitalized for 7 or more days– Disability: permanently partially or fully disabled. Definition according to Art. 8, ATSG (General part of the social insurance law)

Source: bfu, economic costs UNB.T.07/08

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Road trafficNearly 90,000 people are injured on Swiss roads annually and more than 300 die. Pedestrians and cyclists are particularly at risk in urban areas. The bfu pays special attention to the behaviour of young new drivers as well as to alcohol and excessive speed as the causes of accidents.

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Extrapolation road traffic

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Persons injured in road traffic by age: comparison bfu extrapolation/FEDRO, unreported cases, 2010

7 077

18 491

20 206

8 964

8 085

2 523

5 779

8 174

5 286

2 475

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No. of injured persons not registered, based on bfu extrapolation

Registered by the police

Persons injured in road traffic by mode of transport: comparison bfu extrapolation/FEDRO, unreported cases, 2010

7 162

4 311

28 615

8 548

14 187

1 658

2 449

3 165

4 292

12 673

0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000



Distribution of casualties in road traffic, 2012

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Slightly injured Severely injured Fatalities


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Source: bfu, revised extrapolation USV.G.17

Source: FEDRO, accidents registered by the police USV.G.03.1



Development of casualties in road traffic (indexed), 1965–2012

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People injured, by road usage (comparison bfu extrapolation/AST-RA), 2010

Road usage Revised bfu extrapolation Road accidents registered by the police

Cars 26 860 12 673Motorcycles 12 840 4 292Bicycles 31 780 3 165Pedestrians 6 760 2 449Other 8 820 1 658Total 87 060 24 237

Source: bfu, rev. extrapol.; ASTRA, acc. reg. by the police USV.T.01.1

People injured, by age (comparison bfu/ASTRA), 2010

Age Revised bfu extrapolation Road accidents registered by the police

0–16 10 560 2 47517–25 14 250 5 28626–45 28 380 8 17446–64 24 270 5 77965+ 9 600 2 523Total 87 060 24 237

Source: bfu, rev. extrapol.; ASTRA, acc. reg. by the police USV.T.01.2

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Long-term development

Development of road traffic accidents, 1965–2012

Year Accidents People injured Fatalities Case fatality Slightly Severely Total

1965 55 311 14 487 15 051 29 538 1 304 4231970 74 709 17 667 18 314 35 981 1 694 4501975 66 182 15 382 14 569 29 951 1 243 3981980 67 160 17 544 14 782 32 326 1 246 3711985 72 030 17 004 12 823 29 827 908 2951990 79 436 18 061 11 182 29 243 954 3161995 89 098 21 826 6 933 28 759 692 2351996 81 914 20 362 6 177 26 539 616 2271997 79 178 21 120 6 166 27 286 587 2111998 77 945 21 577 6 213 27 790 597 2101999 79 787 23 228 6 299 29 527 583 1942000 75 351 23 867 6 191 30 058 592 1932001 75 304 23 966 6 194 30 160 544 1772002 72 449 23 843 5 931 29 774 513 1692003 70 290 24 236 5 862 30 098 546 1782004 67 680 23 218 5 528 28 746 510 1742005 64 988 21 695 5 059 26 754 409 151

2006 63 358 21 652 5 066 26 718 370 1372007 63 245 21 897 5 235 27 132 384 1402008 61 342 20 776 4 780 25 556 357 1382009 60 625 20 422 4 708 25 130 349 1372010 58 928 19 779 4 458 24 237 327 1332011 54 269 18 805 4 437 23 242 320 1362012 54 171 18 016 4 202 22 218 339 150

Source: FEDRO, accidents registered by the police USV.T.02

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Development of personal injuries among car passengers, 1980–2012

Year Slightly injured Severely injured Fatalities1980 9 755 6 189 5951985 8 507 4 732 4101990 10 137 4 668 4691995 13 100 2 807 3352000 14 714 2 431 2732005 12 736 1 721 1782006 12 642 1 721 1562007 12 594 1 641 1622008 11 830 1 599 1562009 11 489 1 402 1362010 11 392 1 281 1292011 10 270 1 210 1192012 10 036 1 100 104


Development of personal injuries among motorcyclists, 1980–2012

Year Slightly injured Severely injured Fatalities1980 2 022 2 186 1391985 2 702 2 492 1251990 2 612 2 072 1601995 2 537 1 234 1062000 3 136 1 364 922005 3 519 1 451 862006 3 451 1 482 692007 3 559 1 599 822008 3 320 1 374 832009 3 371 1 466 782010 2 942 1 350 672011 2 983 1 393 682012 2 799 1 219 74


Development of personal injuries among cyclists, 1980–2012

Year Slightly injured Severely injured Fatalities1980 1 059 1 247 771985 1 430 1 430 601990 1 641 1 400 601995 2 346 1 006 532000 2 284 959 482005 2 322 815 372006 2 381 804 352007 2 488 802 302008 2 412 821 272009 2 434 858 542010 2 344 821 332011 2 409 800 372012 2 193 840 28


Development of personal injuries among cyclists (indexed), 1980–2012

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Development of personal injuries in accidents influenced by speed (indexed), 1980–2012

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Development of personal injuries in accidents influenced by alcohol (indexed), 1980–2012

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Development of personal injuries among car passengers (indexed), 1980–2012

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Development of personal injuries among pedestrians, 1980–2012

Year Slightly injured Severely injured Fatalities1980 1 604 2 474 2621985 1 410 1 804 1911990 1 426 1 662 1721995 1 788 1 153 1262000 1 882 901 1302005 1 647 707 692006 1 721 733 762007 1 690 793 792008 1 717 638 592009 1 756 704 602010 1 743 706 752011 1 691 687 692012 1 616 691 75


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Year Slightly injured Severely injured Fatalities1980 4 549 4 316 5051985 4 572 3 634 3911990 4 798 3 279 4251995 5 004 1 788 2542000 5 224 1 604 2292005 4629 1248 1782006 4310 1295 1352007 4108 1223 1342008 3960 1109 1472009 3784 1139 1182010 3920 1029 1102011 2923 919 992012 3253 925 89


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Year Slightly injured Severely injured Fatalities1980 1 850 2 033 2661985 1 827 1 793 1661990 1 849 1 564 1581995 1 937 930 1352000 2 303 864 1142005 1 914 655 792006 2 135 737 582007 2 000 742 552008 1 971 647 582009 1 830 638 562010 1 771 568 632011 1 798 597 532012 1 682 531 57



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Development of casualties, by mode of transport, 1980–2012

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Slightly injured1980 9 755 2 022 2 409 ... 1 059 1 604 17 5451985 8 507 2 702 2 355 ... 1 430 1 410 17 0041990 10 137 2 612 1 486 ... 1 641 1 426 18 0611995 13 100 2 537 1 234 0 2 346 1 788 21 8262000 14 714 3 136 935 0 2 284 1 882 23 8672005 12 736 3 519 614 0 2 322 1 647 21 6952010 11 392 2 942 440 22 2 344 1 743 19 7792011 10 270 2 983 436 127 2 409 1 691 18 8052012 10 036 2 799 337 166 2 193 1 616 18 016

Severely injured1980 6 189 2 186 2 293 ... 1 247 2 472 14 7821985 4 732 2 492 2 008 ... 1 430 1 804 12 8231990 4 668 2 072 984 ... 1 400 1 662 11 1821995 2 807 1 234 504 0 1 006 1 153 6 9332000 2 431 1 364 305 0 959 901 6 1912005 1 721 1 451 190 0 815 707 5 0592010 1 281 1 350 119 14 821 706 4 4582011 1 210 1 393 105 67 800 687 4 4372012 1 100 1 219 103 78 840 691 4 202

Total number of people injured1980 15 944 4 208 4 702 ... 2 306 4 076 32 3271985 13 239 5 194 4 363 ... 2 860 3 214 29 8271990 14 805 4 684 2 470 ... 3 041 3 088 29 2431995 15 907 3 771 1 738 0 3 352 2 941 28 7592000 17 145 4 500 1 240 0 3 243 2 783 30 0582005 14 457 4 970 804 0 3 137 2 354 26 7542010 12 673 4 292 559 36 3 165 2 449 24 2372011 11 480 4 376 541 194 3 209 2 378 23 2422012 11 136 4 018 440 244 3 033 2 307 22 218

Fatalities1980 595 139 134 ... 77 262 1 2461985 410 125 90 ... 60 191 9081990 469 160 51 ... 60 172 9541995 335 106 29 0 53 126 6922000 273 92 19 0 48 130 5922005 178 86 6 0 37 69 4092010 129 67 4 1 33 75 3272011 119 68 4 2 37 69 3202012 104 74 3 8 28 75 3391 Mainly goods transport vehicles such as delivery vans, trucks, articulated trucks, bus


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On pedestrian crossings0–6 43 9 52 1 106 1.87–14 140 46 186 0 55 7.215–17 52 11 63 0 55 4.218–24 107 30 137 1 16 4.625–44 167 51 218 2 126 2.445–64 113 57 170 3 193 2.765–74 53 23 76 5 443 3.975+ 52 57 109 8 1 015 10.1Total 727 284 1 011 20 238 3.8

Not on pedestrian crossings0–6 80 35 115 4 279 7.17–14 136 52 188 1 48 8.315–17 51 21 72 2 152 8.818–24 98 41 139 3 223 6.525–44 180 66 246 7 185 3.245–64 178 73 251 11 355 3.865–74 48 40 88 8 460 6.675+ 118 79 197 19 688 15.3Total 889 407 1 296 55 302 5.8Total 1 616 691 2 307 75 275 9.6


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1980 641 929 1 570 69 421 15.81985 478 625 1 103 59 508 10.61990 545 644 1 189 51 411 10.41995 738 451 1 189 48 388 7.12000 818 377 1 195 50 402 6.02001 734 405 1 139 39 331 6.22002 716 367 1 083 37 330 5.62003 738 271 1 009 28 270 4.12004 718 284 1 002 38 365 4.42005 685 301 986 23 228 4.42006 763 305 1 068 21 193 4.42007 769 368 1 137 21 181 5.22008 722 278 1 000 29 282 4.02009 762 290 1 052 25 232 4.12010 694 287 981 20 200 3.92011 677 292 969 28 281 4.12012 727 284 1 011 20 194 3.8


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On open roads0–6 9 2 11 0 0 0.47–14 163 40 203 0 37 6.215–17 71 19 90 0 62 7.218–24 106 27 133 0 69 4.025–44 337 159 496 1 64 7.145–64 330 175 505 10 161 8.465–74 72 55 127 5 260 8.375+ 39 30 69 5 716 5.5Total 1 127 507 1 634 21 134 6.6

At junctions0–6 9 1 10 0 0 0.27–14 134 21 155 1 69 3.415–17 78 7 85 0 41 2.718–24 113 28 141 0 53 4.125–44 338 102 440 1 46 4.645–64 287 110 397 3 77 5.165–74 74 43 117 0 164 5.975+ 33 21 54 2 535 3.6Total 1 066 333 1 399 7 86 4.3Total 2 193 840 3 033 28 111 10.9


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Up to 125 ccs0–6 0 0 0 0 0 0.07–14 9 2 11 0 152 0.315–17 347 94 441 0 35 35.818–24 324 70 394 3 79 10.825–44 341 116 457 2 49 5.245–64 299 135 434 6 87 6.465–74 34 24 58 2 258 3.675+ 14 5 19 0 583 0.8Total 1 368 446 1 814 13 71 5.8

Over 125 ccs0–6 0 0 0 0 0 0.07–14 9 1 10 0 164 0.215–17 38 10 48 0 59 3.818–24 245 98 343 13 260 16.425–44 585 300 885 19 221 14.245–64 494 330 824 25 272 16.165–74 48 30 78 4 451 4.775+ 12 4 16 0 694 0.6Total 1 431 773 2 204 61 253 10.5Total 2 799 1 219 4 018 74 164 16.3

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Drivers0–6 1 0 1 0 0 0.07–14 0 0 0 0 0 0.015–17 13 6 19 0 120 2.318–24 1 458 164 1 622 14 91 26.325–44 3 112 279 3 391 20 77 13.345–64 1 976 226 2 202 33 113 11.865–74 387 78 465 7 224 11.775+ 256 60 316 10 403 10.9Total 7 203 813 8 016 84 111 11.3

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People injured per 100,000 inhabitants0–4 20 0 0 0 2 20 3 455–9 37 1 0 0 18 66 2 12410–14 38 4 19 1 74 50 13 20015–17 92 186 60 2 67 51 8 46618–19 376 174 10 1 47 50 14 67120–24 344 84 3 1 38 37 23 53125–29 234 71 1 2 45 25 18 39730–39 180 55 2 2 40 21 16 31640–49 150 63 3 4 42 18 14 29450–59 127 62 3 5 44 21 16 27760–69 98 26 4 5 34 16 9 19270–79 87 13 3 5 29 32 9 17980+ 66 2 5 4 14 57 13 162Total 140 51 6 3 38 29 13 2791 Mainly goods transport vehicles such as delivery vans, trucks, articulated trucks, bus


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Development of casualties among children (aged 0–14), 1980–2012

Year Children injured Fatalities Case fata-lity rateSlightly Severely Total

1980 1 428 1 670 3 098 78 2461985 1 256 1 169 2 425 54 2181990 1 289 980 2 269 48 2071991 1 297 892 2 189 56 2491992 1 804 709 2 513 36 1411993 1 812 730 2 542 44 1701994 1 989 665 2 654 46 1701995 1 993 705 2 698 39 1421996 1 836 605 2 441 36 1451997 1 914 606 2 520 31 1221998 1 887 550 2 437 42 1691999 1 943 587 2 530 42 1632000 2 048 541 2 589 28 1072001 1 848 524 2 372 22 922002 1 826 479 2 305 21 902003 1 817 453 2 270 23 1002004 1 710 418 2 128 23 1072005 1 584 343 1 927 14 722006 1 605 326 1 931 16 822007 1 559 310 1 869 14 742008 1 437 274 1 711 10 582009 1 424 309 1 733 21 1202010 1 371 262 1 633 8 492011 1 288 257 1 545 10 642012 1 200 279 1 479 31 205


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Travel mode Children injured Fatalities Case fatality rate

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Active participants (riders/drivers/pedestrians)Mopeds 58 18 76 0 51Bicycles 306 64 370 1 49Pedestrians 399 142 541 6 103Other1 7 4 11 1 279Total active participants

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Passive participants (passengers)Cars 357 22 379 0 37Other2 73 29 102 23 580Total passive participants

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Casualties among young adults (aged 18–24), by travel mode, 2012

Travel mode Young people injured Fatalities Case fatality rate


Active participants (riders/drivers/pedestrians)Cars 1 458 164 1 622 14 91Motorcycles 531 156 687 14 155Mopeds 24 10 34 0 43Bicycles 219 55 274 0 61Pedestrians 205 71 276 4 130Other1 70 20 90 1 127Total active participants

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Passive participants (passengers)Cars 668 97 765 4 85Motorcycles 38 12 50 2 143Other1 49 5 54 0 132Total passive participants

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1980 5 048 4 267 9 315 290 3021985 5 390 3 910 9 300 219 2301990 5 050 2 967 8 017 221 2681991 4 954 2 558 7 512 193 2501992 5 307 1 856 7 163 179 2441993 4 932 1 501 6 433 152 2311994 4 978 1 398 6 376 120 1851995 4 516 1 295 5 811 132 2221996 4 092 1 098 5 190 118 2221997 4 147 1 135 5 282 102 1891998 4 253 1 108 5 361 97 1781999 4 575 1 110 5 685 89 1542000 4 794 1 111 5 905 91 1522001 4 801 1 129 5 930 88 1462002 4 922 1 038 5 960 104 1722003 4 886 1 024 5 910 107 1782004 4 622 996 5 618 109 1902005 4 338 858 5 196 77 1462006 4 170 879 5 049 62 1212007 4 191 834 5 025 61 1202008 3 997 777 4 774 44 912009 3 815 760 4 575 64 1382010 3 566 631 4 197 36 852011 3 406 617 4 023 41 1012012 3 262 590 3 852 39 100


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Active participants (riders/drivers/pedestrians)Cars 643 138 781 17 297Motorcycles 106 61 167 6 411Mopeds 41 18 59 3 392E-bikes 47 22 69 6 682Bicycles 218 149 367 12 359Pedestrians 271 199 470 40 677Other1 20 10 30 4 1 137Total active participants

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Total 1 729 660 2 389 93 3921 Mainly goods transport vehicles such as delivery vans, trucks, articulated trucks, bus


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1980 1 310 1 494 2 804 302 9721985 1 164 1 300 2 464 207 7751990 1 309 1 249 2 558 204 7391991 1 442 1 131 2 573 199 7181992 1 616 932 2 548 190 6941993 1 749 945 2 694 168 5871994 1 866 837 2 703 184 6371995 1 754 829 2 583 165 6001996 1 718 801 2 519 158 5901997 1 737 800 2 537 137 5121998 1 762 775 2 537 150 5581999 1 791 726 2 517 133 5022000 1 822 718 2 540 161 5962001 1 930 753 2 683 127 4522002 1 847 700 2 547 106 4002003 1 844 646 2 490 125 4782004 1 866 659 2 525 122 4612005 1 715 595 2 310 108 4472006 1 868 587 2 455 101 3952007 1 823 701 2 524 117 4432008 1 724 641 2 365 100 4062009 1 877 618 2 495 88 3412010 1 839 684 2 523 101 3852011 1 791 701 2 492 118 4522012 1 729 660 2 389 93 375


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Urban RoadsMain road 6 319 1 216 7 535 61 78Side road 4 237 1 187 5 424 59 91Other road 336 128 464 5 165Total on urban roads

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Rural RoadsDual carriage-way 176 46 222 10 458Main road 3 211 821 4 032 93 228Side road 1 285 467 1 752 47 301Other road 74 46 120 1 305Total on rural roads

4 746 1 380 6 126 151 259

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2 378 291 2 669 63 129

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Urban roadsPedestrian accident 1 543 605 2 148 53 201Skid/single-vehicle collision

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Head-on collision 436 98 534 6 87Overtaking accident, changing lanes

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Crossing accident 211 56 267 6 221Accident involving an animal

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Other accident 24 16 40 3 885Total on rural roads

4 746 1 380 6 126 151 259

Motorways Skid/single-vehicle collision

821 165 986 46 203


224 19 243 2 52

Rear-end collision 1 308 99 1 407 8 49Other accident 17 3 20 4 1 064Total on motorways

2 378 291 2 669 63 129


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Casualties, by travel mode and location, 2012

Travel mode People injured Fata-lities

Case fatality rate


Urban roadsCars 4 686 346 5 032 19 50Motorcycles 1 880 691 2 571 15 57Mopeds 270 77 347 3 74E-bikes 137 60 197 7 229Bicycles 1 889 643 2 532 18 84Pedestrians 1 546 642 2 188 57 216Other1 484 72 556 6 79Total on urban roads

10 892 2 531 13 423 125 86

Rural roadsCars 3 204 566 3 770 62 193Motorcycles 828 476 1 304 56 369Mopeds 67 26 93 0 184E-bikes 29 18 47 1 217Bicycles 303 197 500 10 250Pedestrians 68 45 113 13 976Other1 247 52 299 9 369Total on rural roads

4 746 1 380 6 126 151 259

MotorwaysCars 2 146 188 2 334 23 76Motorcycles 91 52 143 3 354Mopeds 0 0 0 0 0Bicycles 1 0 1 0 0Pedestrians 2 4 6 5 3 281Other1 138 47 185 32 467Total on motorways

2 378 291 2 669 63 129

All locationsCars 10 036 1 100 11 136 104 103Motorcycles 2 799 1 219 4 018 74 164Mopeds 337 103 440 3 94E-bikes 166 78 244 8 227Bicycles 2 193 840 3 033 28 111Pedestrians 1 616 691 2 307 75 275Other1 869 171 1 040 47 227Total for locations

18 016 4 202 22 218 339 139

1 Mainly goods transport vehicles such as delivery vans, trucks, articulated trucks, bus


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Development of seatbelt-wearing rates among car drivers, front-seat and rear-seat passengers, 1991–2013

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1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Car drivers Front-seat passengers Rear-seat passengers

Development of helmet-wearing rates among motorised cyclists, 1998–2013

0%

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1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Mopeds Motorcycles

Case fatality, by location, Ø 2008–2012

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300

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Persons injured, by location, 2012

13 423

6 126

2 669

0

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4 000

6 000

8 000

10 000

12 000

14 000


Source: bfu, surveys VSV.G.04

Source: FEDRO, accidents registered by the police USV.G.11.2 Source: FEDRO, accidents registered by the police USV.G.11.1


People recorded in vehicles (sample) 2013: Car drivers 29,716, front-seat passengers 14,580, rear-seat passengers 2,128 People recorded (sample) 2013: 2241

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Exposure / Risk

Development of kilometres driven in millions of kilometres, by type of vehicle, 1970–2012

Year Cars GTVs1 Motorcycles Mopeds1970 23 387 2 991 707 1 8251975 27 744 2 944 548 2 3031980 32 071 3 768 684 2 3501985 36 468 4 297 959 1 7251990 42 649 4 592 1 163 8621995 41 324 4 853 1 209 3542000 45 613 5 251 1 463 2372005 48 040 5 420 1 654 1312010 50 949 5 871 1 720 1322011 51 575 6 063 1 759 1352012 52 0162 6 1362 1 8282 1362

1 Delivery vans, trucks, articulated trucks2 bfu estimate

Source: BFS, kilometres driven by private motorized vehicles USV.T.05

Development of casualties per 100m kilometres driven, by type of vehicle, 1970–2012

Year People injured FatalitiesCars GTVs1 Motorcycles Mopeds Cars GTVs1 Motorcycles Mopeds

1970 75 … 543 247 2.9 ... 23.3 7.81975 52 … 609 195 1.8 ... 26.1 5.81980 50 19 615 200 1.9 0.5 20.3 5.71985 36 14 542 253 1.1 0.3 13.0 5.21990 35 17 403 287 1.1 0.4 13.8 5.91995 38 13 312 491 0.8 0.4 8.8 8.22000 38 14 308 523 0.6 0.3 6.3 8.02005 30 11 300 614 0.4 0.2 5.2 4.62010 25 9 250 423 0.3 0.1 3.9 3.02011 22 9 249 401 0.2 0.1 3.9 3.02012 21 9 220 324 0.2 0.1 4.0 2.21 Delivery vans, trucks, articulated trucks

Source: FEDRO, accidents registered by the police; BFS, kilometres driven by private motorized vehicles USV.T.06

Development of casualties per 100m kilometres driven, by location, 1970–2012

Year People injured FatalitiesUrban roads Rural roads Motorways Total Urban roads Rural roads Motorways Total

1970 206 83 25 124 6.6 6.1 1.1 5.81975 144 68 16 88 3.9 4.6 0.6 3.71980 135 71 14 83 3.5 4.2 0.8 3.21985 118 61 13 68 2.3 3.0 0.5 2.11990 104 55 15 59 2.1 3.0 0.5 1.91995 109 52 19 60 1.5 2.2 0.6 1.42000 107 47 19 57 1.3 1.8 0.2 1.12005 96 41 13 48 0.8 1.3 0.1 0.72010 81 34 13 41 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.62011 78 32 11 39 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.52012 72 30 12 37 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.5

Source: FEDRO, accidents registered by the police; BFS, kilometres driven on roads by private motorized vehicles USV.T.08

Development of kilometres driven in millions of kilometres, by location1, 1970–2012

Year Urban roads Rural roads Motorways Total1970 10 853 15 501 2 743 29 0971975 12 935 15 366 5 644 33 9451980 14 996 15 303 8 817 39 1161985 15 886 15 678 12 177 43 7411990 16 675 17 372 15 558 49 6041995 15 750 16 733 15 616 48 0982000 16 926 18 228 17 764 52 9192005 17 121 18 617 19 895 55 6342010 18 164 19 766 21 160 59 0902011 18 421 20 055 21 487 59 9632012 18 600 20 254 21 694 60 5481 bfu estimate

Source: BFS, kilometres driven on roads by private motorized vehicles USV.T.07

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International comparison

Fatalities in road traffic in an international comparison, by year of accident and travel mode, 1980–2011

Country Fatalities total (absolute)1 Fatalities per 1m inhabitants1 Fatalities per 1m inhabitants, by travel mode, 20111,2

1980 1990 2000 2011 1980 1990 2000 2011 Cars Motor-cycles

Bicycles Pedes-trians

Other

A 2 003 1 558 976 523 265 203 120 62 35 8 5 10 4AUS 3 274 2 331 1 824 1 277 223 136 95 57 38 … 2 8 …B 2 369 1 976 1 470 858 243 199 144 78 42 12 6 10 9CDN 5 461 3 960 2 927 2 2072 227 149 95 652 31 6 1 9 18CH 1 209 925 592 320 192 139 83 41 15 9 5 9 3CZ 1 261 1 291 1 486 773 122 125 145 73 38 8 6 17 5D 15 050 11 046 7 503 4 009 193 140 91 49 24 9 5 8 4DK 690 634 498 220 135 123 93 40 20 4 5 6 4E 6 522 9 032 5 776 2 060 176 232 146 45 21 8 1 8 7F 13 672 11 215 8 079 3 963 254 199 136 61 32 12 2 8 7FIN 551 649 396 292 115 130 77 54 32 5 4 8 6GB 6 010 5 217 3 409 1 901 110 93 59 31 14 6 2 7 2GR 1 446 2 050 2 037 1 141 150 202 193 101 … 27 1 20 …H 1 630 2 432 1 200 638 152 234 120 64 27 5 9 12 11I 9 220 7 151 6 410 3 860 164 124 111 64 27 15 5 10 7IRL 564 478 415 186 166 136 110 42 21 … … … …IS 25 24 32 12 110 94 113 38 22 0 0 13 3ISR … … … 341 … … … 44 … 5 2 15 …J 11 388 14 595 10 403 5 450 97 118 82 43 8 5 7 15 8KOR 6 449 14 174 10 236 5 229 172 334 218 105 24 12 6 41 23L 98 70 76 33 270 185 175 65 41 6 4 12 2N 362 332 341 168 89 78 76 34 20 3 2 4 6NIRL 229 185 171 59 149 116 101 33 19 3 1 7 2NL 1 996 1 376 1 082 546 142 92 68 33 13 3 9 4 5NZ 597 729 462 284 189 215 121 65 45 7 2 7 3P 2 579 2 646 1 860 891 277 283 181 84 31 11 4 19 19PL 6 002 7 333 6 294 4 189 168 192 163 110 50 8 8 37 7S 848 772 591 319 102 91 67 34 17 5 2 6 4SLO 558 517 314 141 292 259 158 69 34 14 7 10 4USA 51 091 44 529 41 821 32 8852 225 179 152 1072 40 15 2 14 36A Austria FIN Finland L Luxembourg

AUS Australia GB Great Britain N Norway

B Belgien GR Greece NIRL Northern Ireland

CDN Canada H Hungary NL Netherlands

CH Switzerland I Italy NZ New Zealand

CZ Czech Republic IRL Ireland P Portugal

D Germany IS Island PL Poland

DK Denmark ISR Israel S Sweden

E Spain J Japan SLO Slovenia

F France KOR Korea USA United States of America

1 Died within 30 days of the accident2 2009: Canada, 2010: USA

Source: IRTAD, registered road traffic accidents USV.T.24/25

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Safety indicators

Development of seatbelt-wearing rates among car drivers, by location and region, in percent, 1980–2013

Year German-speaking Switzerland

French-speaking Switzerland

Ticino Total

Urban roads1980 28 7 11 231990 64 34 44 532000 73 48 37 662005 79 64 44 742010 86 76 66 832011 88 77 70 852012 92 79 72 902013 89 85 69 88

Rural roads1980 40 24 12 351990 77 55 55 712000 80 70 50 762005 86 78 50 822010 91 81 78 882011 92 82 75 892012 94 88 79 932013 94 88 80 93

Motorways1980 59 33 40 521990 83 72 75 802000 90 89 78 892005 91 88 70 902010 94 93 86 932011 93 89 92 922012 96 92 92 952013 98 97 94 97

All locations1980 40 20 19 351990 74 52 56 672000 81 69 55 772005 85 77 55 822010 90 83 77 882011 91 83 79 892012 93 86 81 922013 92 89 81 92Seatbelt wearing compulsory since 01.07.1981People recorded in vehicles (sample) 2013: 29 716

Source: bfu, surveys VSV.T.01

Seatbelt wearing rates among front-seat passengers in cars, by location and region, in percent, 2013

Region Urban roads Rural roads Motorways TotalGerman-speaking Switzerland

88 91 96 91


85 90 97 90

Ticino 71 72 79 74Total 87 91 96 91Seatbelt wearing compulsory since 01.07.1981Persons recorded in vehicles (sample) 2013: 14 580

Source: bfu, surveys VSV.T.10.2

Development of seatbelt-wearing rates among front-seat car passengers, by location, in percent, 2006–2013

Year Urban roads Rural roads Motorways Total2006 80 86 90 852007 80 88 87 852008 83 90 92 892009 82 91 91 882010 83 91 93 892011 82 90 92 882012 89 94 95 922013 87 91 96 91Seatbelt wearing compulsory since 01.07.1981People recorded in vehicles (sample) 2013: 14 580


Development of seatbelt-wearing rates among car drivers, front-seat and rear-seat passengers, in percent, 1995–2013

Year Car drivers Front-seat passengers

Rear-seat passengers

1995 69 ... 322000 77 ... 322005 82 ... 532008 88 89 652009 87 88 682010 88 89 742011 89 88 792012 92 92 772013 92 91 72Seatbelt wearing compulsory: For drivers and front-seat passengers since 01.07.1981, for rear-seat passengers since 01.10.1994

People recorded in vehicles (random sample) 2013: Car drivers 29 716, front-seat passen-gers 14 580, rear-seat passengers 2128


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Development of helmet-wearing rates among cyclists in road traffic, by age, in percent, 1998–20131

Year 0–14 15–29 34–44 45–59 60+ Total1998 30 9 13 10 6 142000 32 15 18 17 17 202005 49 27 40 30 23 342006 56 30 43 42 24 392007 53 31 41 36 34 382008 50 32 42 39 35 382009 70 30 43 36 34 382010 69 25 35 38 33 372011 67 25 46 39 30 402012 68 26 46 46 37 432013 63 25 55 46 46 461 There are little differences in the so far published helmet wearing rates because e-bikes

are retroactively excluded until 2010.

People recorded (sample) 2013: 6384


Helmet wearing rates among cyclists in road traffic, by age and region, in percent, 2013

Region 0–14 15–29 34–44 45–59 60+ TotalGerman-speaking Switzerland

65 24 54 45 46 46


40 33 61 55 44 48

Ticino 45 40 69 64 33 57Total 63 25 55 46 46 46Persons recorded (sample) 2013: 6384


Development of helmet-wearing rates among cyclists in road traffic, by travel purpose, in percent, 1998–20131

Year Work School Shopping Leisure Total1998 12 10 9 17 142000 11 15 9 26 202005 25 28 16 43 342006 23 30 17 51 392007 25 26 17 50 382008 29 29 15 48 382009 29 28 17 48 382010 25 35 16 46 372011 30 35 21 48 402012 27 37 19 49 432013 30 32 14 54 461 There are little differences in the so far published helmet wearing rates because e-bikes

are retroactively excluded until 2010.



Helmet wearing rates among cyclists in road traffic, by travel purpose and region, in percent, 2013

Region School Work Shopping Leisure Total

German-speaking Switzerland

31 34 13 53 46


25 10 18 57 48

Ticino 10 13 20 72 57Total 30 32 14 54 46Persons recorded (sample) 2013: 6384


Development of rates for car daytime running lights in fine weather1, by region, 2001–2013

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

German-speaking Switzerland French-speaking SwitzerlandTicino Total

Development of helmet-wearing rates among cyclists, by travel pur-pose, 1998–2013

0%

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2013

Work School Shopping Leisure Total

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Average speed (Vm) and speed complied with by 85 % of drivers (V85), by location, 2010

44

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140


Vm V85

Development of helmet-wearing rates among cyclists, by age, 1998–2013

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1998

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2001

2002

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2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

0–14 15–29 30–44 45–59 60+

Source: IVT at the ETH Zurich, speed measurements VSV.G.05

Source: bfu, surveys VSV.G.03 Source: bfu, surveys VSV.G.06

1 Bright and sunny or slightly overcast People recorded (sample) 2013: 31 625 People recorded (sample) 2013: 6384




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2007

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2011

2012

2013

0–14 15–29 30–44 45–59 60+






Daytime running lights, rates for cars in fine weather1, by region and location, in percent, 2013

Cars Trucks/buses

Motor-cycles

Total

RegionGerman-speaking Switzerland 70 84 96 70French-speaking Switzerland 52 58 94 52Ticino 67 91 99 68

LocationIn built-up areas 64 85 96 64Outside built-up areas 69 80 96 69Motorways 76 78 95 76Total 68 81 96 681 Bright and sunny or slightly overcastMotor vehicles recorded 2013: 31 625


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Development of helmet-wearing rates among motorised cyclists, in percent, 1998–2013

Year Mopeds Motorcycles1998 89 992000 73 982005 94 992006 92 1002007 85 992008 82 992009 86 1002010 89 1002011 91 1002012 96 1002013 94 100People recorded (sample) 2013: 2241


Helmet wearing rates among riders of motorized two-wheeled vehicles, by region, in percent, 2013

Region Mopeds MotorcyclesGerman-speaking Switzerland

95 100


86 99

Ticino 100 100Total 94 100Persons recorded (sample) 2013: 2241


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1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013



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1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Mopeds Motorcycles


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Development of speed behaviour, 1975–2010

Year Speeds (average) in kphUrban roads Rural roads Motorways

V851 Vm2 V>VL3 V851 Vm2 V>VL3 V851 Vm2 V>VL3

1975 … … … … … … … … …19804 55 49 42 … … … 133 113 221985 … … … 92 81 49 126 110 281990 … … … 88 77 35 129 113 351995 … … … 92 82 56 127 112 332000 … … … … … … 129 112 352001 … … … 85 78 35 127 112 342002 … … … 83 76 27 129 114 382003 50 43 21 83 75 24 128 114 382004 49 43 19 81 73 19 125 111 302005 49 43 18 83 75 26 125 111 292006 47 41 13 79 72 16 123 110 262007 47 41 12 83 75 24 121 107 212008 49 42 16 82 75 30 122 109 222009 51 44 25 84 75 30 122 109 242010 50 44 23 84 76 31 121 108 18 In built-up areas: Speed limit of 50 kph since 01.01.1984 Outside built-up areas: Speed limit of 80 kph since 01.01.1985 Motorways: Speed limit of 120 kph since 01.01.1985 1 Speed complied with by 85% of drivers2 Average speed3 Share in percent of vehicles above the posted speed limit (VL)4 Highest permissible speed of 50 kph at the measurement points on urban roads

Source: IVT at the ETH Zurich, speed measurements VSV.T.05


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Children secured in cars, by age and location (special survey) in percent, 1997–2012

Age 1997 2002 2007 2012Urban roads

0–6 74 88 93 917–12 66 66 91 99Total on urban roads 72 84 93 93

Rural roads0–6 69 82 95 897–12 53 80 92 96Total on rural roads 62 81 94 91

Motorways0–6 82 87 94 947–12 71 94 97 99Total on motorways 78 95 95 96 Total 70 85 94 93


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Self-reported modes of behaviour

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Naming reasons against "daytime running lights", by age, 2013

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Cause increased costs

There are already too many trafficregulations

Other road users are noticed less/tend tobe overlooked

Dazzle other road users

15–29 30–44 45+

Naming reasons against "daytime running lights", 2013

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Share of people who ride an e-bike at least once a year, 2013

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People interviewed (sample): 315 (only opponents of DRL legislation) People interviewed (sample): 315 (only opponents of DRL legislation)

Source: bfu, population survey ESV.G.51

People interviewed (sample): 1013

Share of people who tend to be in favour of the following measures, 2013

94

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Income from traffic fines to be used partlyfor road safety

Speedy updating or relocating of dangerouspedestrian crossings

Compulsory helmet-wearing for e-bikecyclists

Ban on alcohol sales at motorway services

Psychological character test forspeeding/serious traffic offenders

Compulsory helmet-wearing for all cyclists

Vision test every ten years for people over 50

Higher insurance premiums for risky drivers

Share of car drivers who, on their own admission, occasionally drive too fast, 2013

82 82 82 91 89

80 71

84 76

82 76 78

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Share of people who correctly named the maximum speed permissible in living streets as 20 kph, 2013

34 37

31 34

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19

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers

Naming the currently applicable blood-alcohol limit, 2003–2013

30

4

7

11

14

69

94

87

8

76

1

2

6

9

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

2003

2005

2008

2011

2013

Stated too low (<0.5ml or <0.8ml)Stated correctly (0.5ml or 0.8 ml alcohol level)Stated too high (>0.5ml or >0.8ml)

2003: 0.8ml; from 2005: 0.5ml People interviewed (sample): 742 (only car drivers)




Naming the currently applicable blood-alcohol level, 2013

21

13

14

20

15

10

14

16

17

11

14

68

77

76

58

76

79

74

77

67

83

76

11

11

11

22

9

11

11

6

16

7

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

TicinoFr.-sp. Switzerland

Ger.-sp. Switzerland

75+60–7445–5930–44

18–29*

FemaleMale

Total

Stated too low (< 0.5ml) Stated correctly (0.5ml) Stated too high (>0.5ml)*Small Base People interviewed (sample): 742 (only car drivers)


Share of people who ride a motorcycle at least once a year, 2013

10

16

5

13 12

9 9

15

18

9

11 11

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

16–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Share of motorcyclists who drive with increased risk, 2013

73

47

45

39

32

12

8

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Driving faster than the permissible speed

Driving without full protective clothing

Driving faster than conditions permit

Driving when overtired or unfit

Tailgating

Driving when under the influence ofalcohol (2 glasses or more)

Overtaking at blind spots

Share of people who had heard of the term "living street", 2013

37 41

33

27

44 44

32

44

21

7

18

38

50

44

24

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers




People interviewed (sample): 988 People interviewed (sample): 117 (only motorcyclists)

SV, S. 33


34 37

31 34

39 35

26

38

24

12

25

33

41 39

19

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers


30

4

7

11

14

69

94

87

8

76

1

2

6

9

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

2003

2005

2008

2011

2013







21

13

14

20

15

10

14

16

17

11

14

68

77

76

58

76

79

74

77

67

83

76

11

11

11

22

9

11

11

6

16

7

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%



75+60–7445–5930–44

18–29*

FemaleMale

Total




10

16

5

13 12

9 9

15

18

9

11 11

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

16–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


73

47

45

39

32

12

8

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%





Tailgating




37 41

33

27

44 44

32

44

21

7

18

38

50

44

24

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers





SV, S. 34


61

26

3

8

3

44

21

18

8

5

41

21

16

15

10

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%






15–29 30–44 45+


47

23

13

11

7

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%







6

5

6

4

5

7

6

5

3

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Switz

erla

ndFr

ench

-sp.

Switz

erla

nd

Ticin

o






94

90

88

82

76

74

68

68

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%










82 82 82 91 89

80 71

84 76

82 76 78

88

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


29

38

19

24 26

38

25 24

42

34

17

25

38

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion






SV, S. 34


61

26

3

8

3

44

21

18

8

5

41

21

16

15

10

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%






15–29 30–44 45+


47

23

13

11

7

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%







6

5

6

4

5

7

6

5

3

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Switz

erla

ndFr

ench

-sp.

Switz

erla

nd

Ticin

o






94

90

88

82

76

74

68

68

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%










82 82 82 91 89

80 71

84 76

82 76 78

88

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


29

38

19

24 26

38

25 24

42

34

17

25

38

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion






Stra

ssen

verk

ehr

– U

nfa

llg

esch

ehen

Stra

ssen

verk

ehr

– U

nfa

llg

esch

ehen

Ro

ad t

raffi

c –

Beh

avio

ur

and

att

itu

des

SV, S. 34


61

26

3

8

3

44

21

18

8

5

41

21

16

15

10

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%






15–29 30–44 45+


47

23

13

11

7

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%







6

5

6

4

5

7

6

5

3

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Switz

erla

ndFr

ench

-sp.

Switz

erla

nd

Ticin

o






94

90

88

82

76

74

68

68

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%










82 82 82 91 89

80 71

84 76

82 76 78

88

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


29

38

19

24 26

38

25 24

42

34

17

25

38

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion






SV, S. 34


61

26

3

8

3

44

21

18

8

5

41

21

16

15

10

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%






15–29 30–44 45+


47

23

13

11

7

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%







6

5

6

4

5

7

6

5

3

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Switz

erla

ndFr

ench

-sp.

Switz

erla

nd

Ticin

o






94

90

88

82

76

74

68

68

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%










82 82 82 91 89

80 71

84 76

82 76 78

88

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


29

38

19

24 26

38

25 24

42

34

17

25

38

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

18–2

9*

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion






SV, S. 33


34 37

31 34

39 35

26

38

24

12

25

33

41 39

19

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers


30

4

7

11

14

69

94

87

8

76

1

2

6

9

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

2003

2005

2008

2011

2013







21

13

14

20

15

10

14

16

17

11

14

68

77

76

58

76

79

74

77

67

83

76

11

11

11

22

9

11

11

6

16

7

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%



75+60–7445–5930–44

18–29*

FemaleMale

Total




10

16

5

13 12

9 9

15

18

9

11 11

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

16–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


73

47

45

39

32

12

8

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%





Tailgating




37 41

33

27

44 44

32

44

21

7

18

38

50

44

24

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers





SV, S. 33


34 37

31 34

39 35

26

38

24

12

25

33

41 39

19

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers


30

4

7

11

14

69

94

87

8

76

1

2

6

9

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

2003

2005

2008

2011

2013







21

13

14

20

15

10

14

16

17

11

14

68

77

76

58

76

79

74

77

67

83

76

11

11

11

22

9

11

11

6

16

7

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%



75+60–7445–5930–44

18–29*

FemaleMale

Total




10

16

5

13 12

9 9

15

18

9

11 11

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

16–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


73

47

45

39

32

12

8

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%





Tailgating




37 41

33

27

44 44

32

44

21

7

18

38

50

44

24

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers





SV, S. 33


34 37

31 34

39 35

26

38

24

12

25

33

41 39

19

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers


30

4

7

11

14

69

94

87

8

76

1

2

6

9

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

2003

2005

2008

2011

2013







21

13

14

20

15

10

14

16

17

11

14

68

77

76

58

76

79

74

77

67

83

76

11

11

11

22

9

11

11

6

16

7

11

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%



75+60–7445–5930–44

18–29*

FemaleMale

Total




10

16

5

13 12

9 9

15

18

9

11 11

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

16–2

9

30–4

4

45+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion


73

47

45

39

32

12

8

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%





Tailgating




37 41

33

27

44 44

32

44

21

7

18

38

50

44

24

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%To

tal

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers





SV, S. 33


34 37

31 34

39 35

26

38

24

12

25

33

41 39

19

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Tota

l

Mal

e

Fem

ale

15–2

9

30–4

4

45–5

9

60+

Ger

man

-sp.

Sw

itzer

land

Fren

ch-s

p. S

witz

erla

nd

Ticin

o

Low

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Med

ium

leve

l of e

duca

tion

High

leve

l of e

duca

tion

Driv

ers

Non

-driv

ers


30

4

7

11

14

69

94

87

8

76

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2011

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21

13

14

20

15

10

14

16

17

11

14

68

77

76

58

76

79

74

77

67

83

76

11

11

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22

9

11

11

6

16

7

11

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SportsEvery year, around 400,000 people resident in Switzerland are injured in sports accidents at home and abroad. 129 were killed, including 14 abroad. An avera-ge of 59 more fatalities must be added to these in Switzerland – victims from abroad who suffer fatal sporting accidents in Switzerland.

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Overview

Development of injured people, by type of sport, 2006–2010

Sports group/type of sport 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Ball games

Football 74 450 74 850 79 900 81 090 83 860Other ball games 50 110 51 900 52 380 53 360 53 730Total for ball games 124 560 126 750 132 280 134 450 137 590

Water sportsBoating 2 680 2 700 2 820 2 790 2 720Bathing, swimming 11 740 11 610 11 890 12 130 12 520Other water sports 3 620 3 480 3 270 3 590 3 800Total for water sports 18 040 17 790 17 980 18 510 19 040

Winter sportsDownhill skiing (incl. touring) 50 270 45 500 53 400 54 040 51 300Snowboarding 14 980 15 060 15 060 15 550 13 920Cross-country skiing 4 740 4 340 4 740 4 530 4 370Tobogganing 8 310 6 350 7 570 8 050 7 710Ice-hockey 5 530 4 900 4 850 5 120 5 400Other winter sports 8 500 8 750 8 640 8 610 8 600Total for winter sports 92 330 84 900 94 260 95 900 91 300

Gymnastics, athleticsTotal for gymnastics, athletics 18 500 20 920 21 230 21 020 19 240

Hiking, ramblingHiking 5 900 6 010 5 750 6 130 5 260Rambling 13 040 12 480 12 430 13 370 14 670Total for hiking, rambling 18 940 18 490 18 180 19 500 19 930

CyclingMountain biking 6 680 7 370 7 040 8 320 8 310Cycling (not in traffic) 5 400 6 230 5 620 5 690 5 870Total for cycling 12 080 13 600 12 660 14 010 14 180

Other types of sportsSkating (scooter, in-line skates, skateboard) 16 440 17 120 16 370 16 820 15 690Equestrian sports 7 560 7 860 8 080 7 870 8 410Remaining types of sports 76 760 79 550 82 420 81 730 82 590Total for other types of sports 100 760 104 530 106 870 106 420 106 690Total 385 210 386 980 403 460 409 810 407 970

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation USP.T.01

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Age / Gender

Persons injured by type of sport and age, 2010

Sports group/type of sport 0–16 17–64 65+ TotalBall games

Football 26 120 57 300 440 83 860Other ball games 14 270 39 150 310 53 730Total for ball games 40 390 96 450 750 137 590

Water sportsBoating 710 1 880 130 2 720Bathing, swimming 5 610 6 600 310 12 520Other water sports 280 3 390 130 3 800Total for water sports 6 600 11 870 570 19 040

Winter sportsDownhill skiing (incl. touring) 10 600 37 640 3 060 51 300Snowboarding 5 390 8 020 510 13 920Cross-country skiing 420 2 950 1 000 4 370Tobogganing 1 390 6 200 120 7 710Ice-hockey 1 560 3 790 50 5 400Other winter sports 470 7 570 560 8 600Total for winter sports 19 830 66 170 5 300 91 300

Gymnastics, athleticsTotal for gymnastics, athletics 13 730 5 210 300 19 240

Hiking, ramblingHiking 480 3 890 890 5 260Rambling 430 8 170 6 070 14 670Total for hiking, rambling 910 3 890 890 5 260

CyclingMountain biking 910 7 160 240 8 310Cycling (not in traffic) 2 670 2 620 580 5 870Total for cycling 3 580 9 780 820 14 180

Other types of sportsSkating (scooter, in-line skates, skateboard)

9 680 5 820 190 15 690

Equestrian sports 3 480 4 800 130 8 410Remaining types of sports 26 040 51 330 5 220 82 590Total for other types of sports 39 200 61 950 5 540 106 690Total 124 240 263 490 20 240 407 970


Persons injured by type of sport and gender, 2010

Sports group/type of sport Male Female TotalBall games

Football 70 210 13 650 83 860Other ball games 36 390 17 340 53 730Total for ball games 106 600 30 990 137 590

Water sportsBoating 1 560 1 160 2 720Bathing, swimming 4 710 7 810 12 520Other water sports 3 520 280 3 800Total for water sports 9 790 9 250 19 040

Winter sportsDownhill skiing (incl. touring) 28 050 23 250 51 300Snowboarding 9 490 4 430 13 920Cross-country skiing 2 350 2 020 4 370Tobogganing 4 280 3 430 7 710Ice-hockey 5 350 50 5 400Other winter sports 7 570 1 030 8 600Total for winter sports 57 090 34 210 91 300

Gymnastics, athleticsTotal for gymnastics, athletics 5 710 13 530 19 240

Hiking, ramblingHiking 1 870 3 390 5 260Rambling 6 040 8 630 14 670Total for hiking, rambling 7 910 12 020 19 930

CyclingMountain biking 7 050 1 260 8 310Cycling (not in traffic) 4 080 1 790 5 870Total for cycling 11 130 3 050 14 180

Other types of sportsSkating (scooter, in-line skates, skateboard)

7 190 8 500 15 690

Equestrian sports 2 260 6 150 8 410Remaining types of sports 52 650 29 940 82 590Total for other types of sports 62 100 44 590 106 690Total 260 330 147 640 407 970


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Sports fatalities: Accidents in Switzerland

Fatalities by type of sport and residential location (location of accident: Switzerland), Ø 2008–2012

Type of sport Switzerland Abroad TotalMen Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total

MountaineeringHiking 28 10 38 10 1 11 38 11 49Mountaineering 6 1 7 15 2 17 21 3 24Climbing 3 1 4 1 1 2 4 2 6Other mountain sport 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Total for mountaineering 38 12 50 26 4 30 64 16 80

Winter sportsSkiing tours 9 2 11 5 1 6 14 3 17Off-piste skiing 3 0 3 3 1 4 6 1 7Alpine skiing 3 1 4 2 0 2 5 1 6Off-piste snowboarding 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 3Snowshoeing 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4Snowboarding 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2Sledding 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Other winter sports 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Total for winter sports 20 4 24 13 4 17 33 8 41

Water sportsBathing/swimming 8 3 11 3 0 3 11 3 14Boating 3 0 3 1 1 2 4 1 5Diving 3 1 4 1 0 1 4 1 5Other water sports 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2Total for water sports 16 4 20 5 1 6 21 5 26

AviationParagliding 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5Base jumping 1 0 1 4 0 4 5 0 5Gliding 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 3Other form of aviation 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Total for aviation 9 0 9 5 0 5 14 0 14

Other types of sportsRambling, walking 2 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 4Hunting 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3Fishing 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2Horseriding 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Mountainbiking 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Other types of sport 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2Total for other types of sports 10 2 12 1 0 1 11 2 13Total 93 22 115 50 9 59 143 31 174

Source: bfu, fatal sports accidents statistics USP.T.16

Fatalities, by type of sports group and age (location of accident: Switzerland), Ø 2008–2012

Type of sports group

0–16 17–25 26–45 46–64 65+ Unknown Total

Mountain sports 2 7 24 29 18 0 80Winter sports 2 4 17 12 4 1 40Water sports 2 5 9 5 5 0 26Aviation sports 0 1 7 4 2 0 14Other types of sport 1 1 3 5 4 0 14Total 7 18 60 55 33 1 174Fatalities Ø 2008–2012: 174 (resident in Switzerland: 115, resident outside Switzerland: 58)

Source: bfu, statistics on fatal sports accidents USP.T.36

Fatalities, by type of sports group and place of residence (location of accident: Switzerland), 2012 / Ø 2008–2012

Type of sports group

2012 Ø 2008–2012Resident

in CHResident

outside CHTotal Resident

in CHResident

outside CHTotal

Mountain sports 31 28 59 50 30 80Winter sports 21 15 36 24 17 41Water sports 29 5 34 20 6 26Aviation sports 10 7 17 9 5 14Other 13 3 16 12 1 13Total 104 58 162 115 59 174


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Injury localisation

Injury localisation among people compulsorily insured, by types of sport (per 100 people injured), Ø 2006–2010

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Ball gamesFootball 1 4 1 3 1 8 5 2 9 0 3 4 17 15 22 8 0 0Other ball games 1 4 2 3 2 5 6 2 18 0 2 2 13 15 18 8 0 0

Water sportsBoating 1 7 1 8 4 13 16 5 13 1 2 0 12 7 15 5 2 1Bathing, swimming 2 6 1 11 5 10 8 3 7 1 1 1 5 5 28 6 1 9Other water sports 1 8 1 10 6 14 9 3 11 1 1 2 9 7 12 7 2 7

Winter sportsDownhill skiing (incl. touring) 3 3 1 5 5 14 24 3 12 0 2 2 26 9 2 6 1 1Snowboarding 5 2 0 7 9 22 20 8 11 1 1 1 11 6 5 4 1 0Cross-country skiing 0 2 1 4 6 23 21 3 18 0 4 4 13 3 3 4 0 0Tobogganing 2 3 1 4 6 19 8 2 11 0 1 2 22 15 10 7 1 0Ice-hockey 3 9 1 8 3 13 17 4 11 1 2 4 14 6 6 4 1 1Other winter sports 4 6 2 8 5 18 12 9 14 1 2 2 17 7 5 3 1 0

Gymnastics, athleticsGymnastics, athletics 1 3 1 3 3 7 7 3 7 1 3 3 14 16 22 13 1 2

Hinking, ramblingHinking 1 3 1 4 2 9 8 3 11 2 1 1 17 17 16 13 2 2Rambling 1 2 3 4 2 12 9 5 13 1 1 1 10 14 16 12 1 5

CyclingMountain biking 3 5 2 7 5 17 22 11 19 3 2 2 9 9 4 8 3 2Cycling (not in traffic) 4 1 2 3 1 17 26 12 17 0 6 2 13 10 4 10 3 0

Other types of sportsSkating (scooter, in-lineskates, skateboard)

2 6 1 9 4 16 11 11 20 3 2 3 12 8 3 7 1 0

Equestrian sports 7 4 1 9 11 28 12 5 13 1 3 3 6 9 10 4 2 1Remaining types of sports 1 4 2 6 4 13 10 5 17 1 2 3 12 10 15 6 1 1Total 2 4 1 5 4 11 11 4 12 1 2 3 15 12 15 8 1 11 Not specified in greater detail

Source: SSUV, UVG statistics USP.T.05

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Drowning accidents

Development of drowning accidents, by location (location of accident: Switzerland), 2000–20121

Year Lake River Stream Indoor swimming pool, public

Pond, pool, biotope

Lido Open-air pool, public

Swimming pool, private

Other acci-dent location

Total

2000 25 7 1 5 1 0 0 1 3 432001 17 25 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 522002 19 7 4 5 4 1 0 1 1 422003 38 24 6 2 0 2 0 3 1 762004 21 10 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 382005 24 16 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 512006 16 14 11 0 1 1 1 0 3 472007 16 19 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 462008 7 17 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 312009 20 12 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 422010 15 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 422011 19 16 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 402012 24 21 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 55Total 261 210 57 24 13 9 7 6 18 6051 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Drowning accidents, by activity and gender (accident in Switzerland), ∑ 2000–20121

Activity Male Female Unknown TotalBathing/swimming in open water 154 32 1 187Boating 58 8 0 66Underwater diving 37 6 0 43Walking/hiking/strolling 27 13 1 41Bathing/swimming in a swim-ming pool

26 9 1 36

Fishing 15 0 0 15Diving (platform/springboard) 14 1 0 15Canyoning 5 3 0 8Surfing 6 0 0 6Other type of sport 12 2 0 14Game/leisuretime activity 59 15 1 75Travelling by motor vehicle 27 13 0 40Unknown/remainder 45 13 1 59Total 485 115 5 6051 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Drowning accidents by accident circumstances and age (location of accident: Switzerland), ∑ 2000–20121

Accident circumstances 0–4 5–9 10–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+ Unknown TotalSuddenly sinking 6 15 10 49 63 25 29 7 204Falling into water 22 9 5 17 33 44 43 11 184Capsizing 0 0 0 11 19 9 3 4 46Swept away by the water 1 0 1 13 11 9 1 1 37Diving 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3Other accident circumstances 0 0 1 3 4 5 2 0 15Unknown 1 1 2 7 35 34 28 8 116Total 30 25 19 100 167 127 106 31 6051 These figures refer to the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


SP, S. 40, 41, 42

Fatalities in off-piste snowsports, by type of sport and accident circumstances, ∑ 2000–20121

143

73

22 21

24

19

233

23

9

9

2

9

11

5

1

2

3

3

2

0

50

100

150

200

Ski touring Off-piste skiing Off-piste snow-boarding

Snow-shoeing

Avalanche/ snow slab Fall Fall into a crevasseOther accident circumstance Unknown

Source: bfu, statistics on fatal sports accidents USP.G.25

Development of drowning accidents, by country of residence (location of accident: Switzerland), 2000–2012

3944

36

61

33

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28 3036 33

47

4

8

6

15

5

89

5

3

106

7

8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Resident in Switzerland Resident outside Switzerland


Share of fatalities in avalanche accidents by type of sport (accident in Switzerland), Ø 2000–20121

48%

25%

7%

7%

7%5%

Ski touring

Off-piste skiing

Off-piste snowboarding

Snowshoeing

Mountaineering

Other type of sport

Fatalities Ø 2000–2012: 23 1 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Distribution of fatal mountain sports accidents, by accident circum-stances (location of accident: Switzerland), Ø 2000–20121

82%

3%

3%2%

5%5%

Fall

Avalanche/snow slab

Rockfall

Fall into a crevasse

Other accident circumstances

Unknown



Fatal mountain sports accidents, by type of sport and organisation (accident location: Switzerland), ∑ 2000–20121

518

355

5913

22

27

26

47

29

4

2 0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Mountain hiking Mountaineering Climbing Other mountainsport

Not institutionally organised Institutionally organised Unknown


1 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


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Mountain sports

Development of fatal mountain sports accidents, by type of sport (location of accident: Switzerland), 2000–20121

Year Hiking Mountaineering Climbing Ice climbing Canyoning Other mountain sport

Total

2000 40 28 2 0 0 1 712005 37 26 8 2 0 0 732006 45 32 7 1 1 0 862007 51 41 5 0 0 0 972008 44 21 3 2 1 0 712009 48 24 6 0 0 0 782010 53 18 8 1 0 0 802011 66 36 7 1 0 0 1102012 29 23 4 0 3 0 591 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Fatal mountain sports accidents, by type of sport, age, gender and (location of accident: Switzerland), ∑ 2000–2012

Age Hiking Mountaineering Climbing Ice climbing Canyoning Other mountain sport TotalAge

0–9 3 0 1 0 0 0 410–19 22 12 4 2 1 0 4120–29 43 107 13 1 3 0 16730–39 59 83 14 5 2 1 16440–49 70 84 15 2 2 0 17350–59 103 77 13 0 1 0 194

60–69 127 32 4 0 0 0 16370+ 149 4 1 0 0 0 154Unknown 11 12 0 0 0 1 24

GenderMale 455 361 53 8 6 2 885Female 132 50 12 2 3 0 199

ProvenanceSwitzerland 454 139 46 6 6 2 653Foreign country

133 272 19 4 3 0 431

Total 587 411 65 10 9 2 1 084


SP, S. 40, 41, 42


143

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100

150

200


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36

61

33

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28 3036 33

47

4

8

6

15

5

89

5

3

106

7

8

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012




48%

25%

7%

7%

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Ski touring

Off-piste skiing


Snowshoeing

Mountaineering

Other type of sport




82%

3%

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5%5%

Fall

Avalanche/snow slab

Rockfall



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518

355

5913

22

27

26

47

29

4

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100

200

300

400

500

600






SP, S. 40, 41, 42


143

73

22 21

24

19

233

23

9

9

2

9

11

5

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2

3

3

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50

100

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200


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36

61

33

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28 3036 33

47

4

8

6

15

5

89

5

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106

7

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20

30

40

50

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012




48%

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7%

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Snowshoeing

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82%

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Fall

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Rockfall



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518

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143

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24

19

233

23

9

9

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11

5

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3

3

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50

100

150

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36

61

33

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28 3036 33

47

4

8

6

15

5

89

5

3

106

7

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012




48%

25%

7%

7%

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Ski touring

Off-piste skiing


Snowshoeing

Mountaineering

Other type of sport




82%

3%

3%2%

5%5%

Fall

Avalanche/snow slab

Rockfall



Unknown




518

355

5913

22

27

26

47

29

4

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100

200

300

400

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SP, S. 40, 41, 42


143

73

22 21

24

19

233

23

9

9

2

9

11

5

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2

3

3

2

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50

100

150

200


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3944

36

61

33

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28 3036 33

47

4

8

6

15

5

89

5

3

106

7

8

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012




48%

25%

7%

7%

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Ski touring

Off-piste skiing


Snowshoeing

Mountaineering

Other type of sport




82%

3%

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5%5%

Fall

Avalanche/snow slab

Rockfall



Unknown




518

355

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22

27

26

47

29

4

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100

200

300

400

500

600






Fatalities in avalanche accidents, by types of sport, age, gender and provenance, (accident location: Switzerland) ∑ 2000–2012

Ski touring

Off-piste skiing


Snow-shoeing

Mountai-neering

Hiking Ice climbing

Alpine skiing

Snowboard-ing tours

Angling Total

Age0–9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 310–19 1 11 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2020–29 16 17 11 2 12 2 0 0 1 0 6130–39 29 21 6 6 5 0 2 0 1 0 7040–49 50 12 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 7350–59 32 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4360–69 11 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1770+ 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5Unknown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

GenderMale 120 62 19 13 20 4 3 3 2 1 247Female 23 10 3 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 48Unknown 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

ProvenanceSwitzerland 96 41 14 9 14 3 1 1 1 1 181Foreign Country

47 32 8 12 7 3 3 2 1 0 115

Total 143 73 22 21 21 6 4 3 2 1 296


Development of fatal avalanche accidents, by type of sport (accident location: Switzerland), 2000–20121

Year Ski touring Off-piste skiing


Snowshoeing Mountain-eering

Mountain hiking

Ice climbing

Downhill skiing

Snowboard touring

Angling Total

2000 4 8 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 152005 12 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 222006 5 11 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 242007 10 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 232008 3 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 152009 10 7 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 232010 25 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 302011 18 3 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 292012 11 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 171 These figures refer to the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


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Transportation of people injured in winter sports

Share of persons injured when skiing and snowboarding, by age and gender (loc. of accident: Switzerland), winter season 2012/131

Age Skiing SnowboardingMale Female Total Male Female Total

0–9 4 3 7 1 0 110–14 8 7 15 17 14 3115–19 4 4 8 15 12 2720–29 5 5 10 13 10 2330+ 28 32 60 12 6 18Total 49 51 100 58 42 1001 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.

Source: bfu, statistics on the transportation of people injured in winter sports USP.T.20

Share of persons injured when skiing, by accident location and cause (loc. of accident: Switzerland), winter season 2012/131

Cause of accident

Piste Off-piste

Snowpark Other accident location

Total

Accident after a jump (not invol-ving others)

8 22 73 8 12

Accident without jump (not invol-ving others)

83 73 24 80 79

Collision with a person

8 2 2 5 7

Collision with an object

1 3 1 7 2

Total 100 100 100 100 1001 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Share of persons injured when snowboarding, by accident location and cause (loc. of accident: Switzerland), winter season 2012/131

Cause of accident

Piste Off-piste Snowpark Other accident location

Total

Accident after a jump (not invol-ving others)

7 45 79 5 20

Accident without jump (not invol-ving others)

89 40 18 87 76

Collision with a person

3 9 1 3 3

Collision with an object

1 6 2 5 1

Total 100 100 100 100 1001 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Share of persons injured in winter sports, by type of rescue transport1 (loc. of accident: Switzerland), winter season 2012/132

Means of transport Skiing Snow-boarding

Other type of winter sport

Total

Rescue sled 55 46 45 53Motor sled 26 31 19 27Ambulance 26 26 34 26Cablecar 21 25 17 21Helicopter 18 14 18 17Snow groomer 0 0 1 0Other means of transport 8 8 10 8No transport 2 3 4 2Total 156 153 148 1551 Several means of transport possible per injured person2 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors.

Source: bfu, statistics on the transportation of people injured in winter sports USP.T.21Share of people injured in snowsports, by accident location and type of sport (loc. of accident: Switzerland), winter season 2009–20131,2

Piste Off-piste Snowpark Other accident location

Total

Skiing2009/10 83 3 4 10 1002010/11 84 3 5 8 1002011/12 82 3 6 9 1002012/13 84 3 5 8 100

Snowboarding2009/10 77 3 13 7 1002010/11 73 3 18 6 1002011/12 71 3 19 7 1002012/13 74 3 16 7 100

Other type of snowsport2009/10 22 2 1 75 1002010/11 20 2 2 76 1002011/12 20 2 1 77 1002012/13 22 2 2 74 1001 People recorded: skiing 20,167, snowboarding 5,717, other type of snowsport 1,6792 These figures refer to the Swiss population and foreign visitors.

Source: bfu, statistics on the transport of people injured in snowsports USP.T.43

Development of share of injured people in snowsports, by types of sport, (loc. of accident: Switzerland), winter seasons, 1990–20131

Year Skiing Snowboarding Other type of winter

sport1990/91 92 5 41995/96 76 20 42000/01 65 27 82005/06 60 30 92010/11 70 23 72011/12 74 21 62012/13 74 20 61 These figures are based on the Swiss population and foreign visitors

Source: bfu, statitics on the transp. of people injured in winter sports USP.T.42

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Snowsports

Injury localisation in skiing (per 100 people injured), by age (location of accident: Switzerland), winter season Ø 2002–20131,2

Injury localisation 0–9 10–14 15–19 20–29 30+ TotalHead/face/neck 12 15 20 14 15 15Trunk/spinal column 8 14 13 12 11 11Shoulder/upper arm 6 13 16 19 23 19Elbow/lower arm 3 4 4 2 1 2Wrist/hand 4 8 7 4 3 4Hip/thigh 8 6 6 4 7 7Knee 23 27 31 41 38 35Calf/ankle/foot 42 23 14 13 13 17Total 106 110 111 109 111 1101 People recorded: skiing 20,1672 These figures refer to the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Injury localisation in snowboarding (per 100 people injured), by age (location of accident: Switzerland), winter season Ø 2002–20131,2

Injury localisation 0–9 10–14 15–19 20–29 30+ TotalHead/face/neck 15 14 21 20 18 18Trunk/spinal column 20 13 17 15 16 15Shoulder/upper arm 14 17 24 33 31 25Elbow/lower arm 15 16 9 9 7 11Wrist/hand 18 30 19 11 15 20Hip/thigh 1 3 4 4 3 3Knee 17 8 11 11 9 10Calf/ankle/foot 10 9 8 9 13 10Total 110 110 113 112 112 1121 People recorded: snowboarding 5,7172 These figures refer to the Swiss population and foreign visitors.


Develop. in the share of collisions with people in winter sports (per 100 people inj.), by type of sport (loc. of acc.: CH), winter season 2005–20131,2

Season Skiing Snow-boarding

Other winter sport

Total

2005/06 7 4 5 6

2006/07 7 3 1 52007/08 7 6 3 72008/09 7 4 7 72009/10 6 4 6 62010/11 9 4 6 72011/12 7 4 3 62012/13 8 4 5 71,2 People recorded and reference to figures: q.v. table USP.T.08 above

Source: bfu, stat. on the transportation of people injured in winter sports USP.T.09

Development in the share of head injuries in winter sports (per 100 peo-ple inj.), by type of sport (loc. of acc.: CH), winter season 2005–20131,2

Season Skiing Snow-boarding

Other winter sport

Total

2005/06 13 16 11 142006/07 17 15 14 162007/08 16 18 15 162008/09 13 17 10 142009/10 16 17 12 162010/11 15 19 15 162011/12 13 16 16 142012/13 14 17 14 141 People recorded: skiing 20,167, snowboarding 5,171, other winter sport 1,679 2 These figures refer to the Swiss population and foreign visitors.

Source: bfu, stat. on the transportation of people injured in winter sports USP.T.08

Helmet-wearing rates when tobogganing, by age, 2013

50

57

75

64

38

29

3538

28

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Total 0–6 7–12 13–17 18–25 26–30 31–45 46–64 65+

SP, S. 44, 45

Share of fatalities in winter sports, by cause of accident (location of accident: Switzerland), Ø 2008–2012

54%

24%

9%

6%3% 4%

Avalanche Fall from a height Fall on level ground

Collision with object Collision with person Other

Fatalities Ø 2008–2012: 41 (Resident in Switzerland and outside Switzerland)

Source: bfu, statistics on fatal sports accidents USP.G.07.1

Share of fatalities in winter sports, by type of sport (location of accident: Switzerland), Ø 2008–2012

41%

19%

15%

9%

16%

Skiing tours Off-piste skiing Alpine skiing

Off-piste snowboarding Other winter sports



Development of helmet-wearing rates in winter sports in German-speaking Switzerland, by age, 2002–2013

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2002

/03

2003

/04*

2004

/05

2005

/06

2006

/07

2007

/08

2008

/09

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13*

*

0–17 18–25 26–45 46–64 65+ Total

*No data available. Mean value from adjacent seasons used. ** People interviewed (sample) 2013: 5381

Source: bfu, Survey on personal protective equipment in winter sports VSP.G.12 Source: bfu, Survey on personal protective equipment in winter sports VSP.G.13

People interviewed (sample) 2013: 2657


50

57

75

64

38

29

3538

28

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Total 0–6 7–12 13–17 18–25 26–30 31–45 46–64 65+

SP, S. 44, 45


54%

24%

9%

6%3% 4%






41%

19%

15%

9%

16%






0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2002

/03

2003

/04*

2004

/05

2005

/06

2006

/07

2007

/08

2008

/09

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13*

*

0–17 18–25 26–45 46–64 65+ Total




bfu–STATUS2013 Sports – Behaviour and attitudes Snowsports 45

Development of helmet-wearing rates in winter sports, by age, in percent, 2002–2013

Season 0–17 18–25 26–45 46–64 65+ Total2002/03 44 14 6 1 0 162004/05 62 25 16 11 11 302005/06 73 39 29 20 15 422006/07 79 45 39 31 27 522007/08 87 57 49 44 31 582008/09 90 60 57 54 53 652009/10 95 76 67 69 66 762010/11 96 72 76 74 69 812011/12 97 84 77 81 76 842012/131 98 89 82 82 84 871 People recorded (sample) 2013: 5,381

Source: bfu, survey on personal protective equipment in winter sports VSP.T.10.1

Development of protective equipment behaviour in winter sports, in percent, 2002–2013

Season Standard spec-tacles, safety or snowsports

goggles

Back protection/protective

jacket

Test and binding

adjustment by an expert

Wrist protec-

tion

Skiing2002/03 … 2 52 …2004/05 95 3 47 …2006/07 96 7 50 …2007/08 93 6 47 …2008/09 97 13 … …2009/10 97 13 59 …2010/11 … 12 … …2011/12 … 14 … …2012/13* … 11 … …

Snowboarding2002/03 … 7 … 372004/05 93 21 … 402006/07 90 38 … 422007/08 90 41 … 392008/09 98 38 … 362009/10 99 49 … 272010/11 … 40 … …2011/12 … 44 … 332012/13* … 39 … 31 *People recorded (sample) 2013: 5,381

Source: bfu, Survey on personal protective equipment in winter sports VSP.T.11

Development of helmet-wearing rates in winter sports, by gender, region and type of sport, in percent, 2002–2013

Season Male Female German-sp. Switzerland

French-sp. Switzerland

Skiing Snow-boarding

2002/03 17 14 17 13 14 20

2004/05 32 27 32 24 28 37

2005/06 43 40 42 40 40 49

2006/07 52 51 55 40 49 62

2007/08 58 59 63 45 55 70

2008/09 63 68 72 46 63 71

2009/10 74 78 81 56 75 79

2010/11 79 83 85 67 80 82

2011/12 83 87 89 71 84 84

2012/13* 87 88 91 76 87 89

*People recorded (sample) 2013: 5,381

Source: bfu, survey on personal protective equipment in winter sports VSP.T.10.2


50

57

75

64

38

29

3538

28

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Total 0–6 7–12 13–17 18–25 26–30 31–45 46–64 65+

SP, S. 44, 45


54%

24%

9%

6%3% 4%






41%

19%

15%

9%

16%






0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2002

/03

2003

/04*

2004

/05

2005

/06

2006

/07

2007

/08

2008

/09

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13*

*

0–17 18–25 26–45 46–64 65+ Total





50

57

75

64

38

29

3538

28

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Total 0–6 7–12 13–17 18–25 26–30 31–45 46–64 65+

SP, S. 44, 45


54%

24%

9%

6%3% 4%






41%

19%

15%

9%

16%






0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2002

/03

2003

/04*

2004

/05

2005

/06

2006

/07

2007

/08

2008

/09

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13*

*

0–17 18–25 26–45 46–64 65+ Total




Spo

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46 Sports – Behaviour and attitudes Self-reportedmodesofbehaviour bfu–STATUS2013

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SP, S. 46

Spontaneous mention of tobogganing rules, by frequency of going tobogganing, 2013

50

39

29

13

12

9

8

5

5

3

2

34

23

22

13

5

7

6

3

3

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60%

Match speed and method to skill level

Wear a helmet

Show consideration to others

Observe markings and signs

Overtake at a distance

Respect the track of the person in front

Do not travel headfirst

Stop at the edge, do not linger in narrowspots without a clear view

Do not attach toboggans to each other

Look behind you before entering the pisteand setting off

Use the walkways at the edge to ascendand descend

Goes tobogganing at least occasionally Never goes tobogganingPeople interviewed (sample): 1013

Source: bfu, population survey ESP.G.18

Assessment of people's tobogganing skills, 2013

8

7

9

7

9

32

8

5

32

43

32

32

18

46

44

23

35

38

39

32

26

18

37

35

13

8

13

14

20

2

8

17

13

4

7

14

27

2

3

21

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

75–85

Often goes tobogganing

Occasionally goes tobogganing

Never goes tobogganing

Highly skilled Skilled Average skills Not very skilled Not skilled at all



Spontaneous mention of tobogganing rules, 2013

40

30

25

13

8

8

6

4

4

2

2

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet












Assessment of the risk of injury while tobogganing, 2013

19

20

20

20

15

19

31

18

18

51

55

56

49

48

43

41

55

50

28

24

22

29

37

33

28

26

29

2

2

2

3

1

5

-

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

60–74

75–85




Very high Fairly high Fairly low Very low

Importance of wearing a helmet when tobogganing, by age, 2013

35

43

42

44

30

48

42

40

41

49

9

11

15

13

14

9

4

4

2

6

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

75–85

60–74

45–59

30–44

15–29

Very important Fairly important Fairly unimportant Not important at all

Importance of wearing a helmet when tobogganing, by frequency and language area, 2013

39

39

39

41

31

57

44

43

44

42

49

36

13

14

12

12

18

7

4

4

5

5

2

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

Goes tobogganing at least occasionally




Ticino




Source: bfu, population survey ESP.G.23 Source: bfu, population survey ESP.G.22

People interviewed (sample): 1013 People interviewed (sample): 1013

SP, S. 46


50

39

29

13

12

9

8

5

5

3

2

34

23

22

13

5

7

6

3

3

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













8

7

9

7

9

32

8

5

32

43

32

32

18

46

44

23

35

38

39

32

26

18

37

35

13

8

13

14

20

2

8

17

13

4

7

14

27

2

3

21

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

75–85








40

30

25

13

8

8

6

4

4

2

2

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













19

20

20

20

15

19

31

18

18

51

55

56

49

48

43

41

55

50

28

24

22

29

37

33

28

26

29

2

2

2

3

1

5

-

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

60–74

75–85






35

43

42

44

30

48

42

40

41

49

9

11

15

13

14

9

4

4

2

6

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

75–85

60–74

45–59

30–44

15–29



39

39

39

41

31

57

44

43

44

42

49

36

13

14

12

12

18

7

4

4

5

5

2

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total





Ticino






SP, S. 46


50

39

29

13

12

9

8

5

5

3

2

34

23

22

13

5

7

6

3

3

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













8

7

9

7

9

32

8

5

32

43

32

32

18

46

44

23

35

38

39

32

26

18

37

35

13

8

13

14

20

2

8

17

13

4

7

14

27

2

3

21

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

75–85








40

30

25

13

8

8

6

4

4

2

2

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













19

20

20

20

15

19

31

18

18

51

55

56

49

48

43

41

55

50

28

24

22

29

37

33

28

26

29

2

2

2

3

1

5

-

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

60–74

75–85






35

43

42

44

30

48

42

40

41

49

9

11

15

13

14

9

4

4

2

6

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

75–85

60–74

45–59

30–44

15–29



39

39

39

41

31

57

44

43

44

42

49

36

13

14

12

12

18

7

4

4

5

5

2

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total





Ticino






SP, S. 46


50

39

29

13

12

9

8

5

5

3

2

34

23

22

13

5

7

6

3

3

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













8

7

9

7

9

32

8

5

32

43

32

32

18

46

44

23

35

38

39

32

26

18

37

35

13

8

13

14

20

2

8

17

13

4

7

14

27

2

3

21

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

75–85








40

30

25

13

8

8

6

4

4

2

2

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













19

20

20

20

15

19

31

18

18

51

55

56

49

48

43

41

55

50

28

24

22

29

37

33

28

26

29

2

2

2

3

1

5

-

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

60–74

75–85






35

43

42

44

30

48

42

40

41

49

9

11

15

13

14

9

4

4

2

6

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

75–85

60–74

45–59

30–44

15–29



39

39

39

41

31

57

44

43

44

42

49

36

13

14

12

12

18

7

4

4

5

5

2

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total





Ticino






SP, S. 46


50

39

29

13

12

9

8

5

5

3

2

34

23

22

13

5

7

6

3

3

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













8

7

9

7

9

32

8

5

32

43

32

32

18

46

44

23

35

38

39

32

26

18

37

35

13

8

13

14

20

2

8

17

13

4

7

14

27

2

3

21

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

75–85








40

30

25

13

8

8

6

4

4

2

2

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













19

20

20

20

15

19

31

18

18

51

55

56

49

48

43

41

55

50

28

24

22

29

37

33

28

26

29

2

2

2

3

1

5

-

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

60–74

75–85






35

43

42

44

30

48

42

40

41

49

9

11

15

13

14

9

4

4

2

6

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

75–85

60–74

45–59

30–44

15–29



39

39

39

41

31

57

44

43

44

42

49

36

13

14

12

12

18

7

4

4

5

5

2

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total





Ticino






SP, S. 46


50

39

29

13

12

9

8

5

5

3

2

34

23

22

13

5

7

6

3

3

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













8

7

9

7

9

32

8

5

32

43

32

32

18

46

44

23

35

38

39

32

26

18

37

35

13

8

13

14

20

2

8

17

13

4

7

14

27

2

3

21

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

75–85








40

30

25

13

8

8

6

4

4

2

2

0% 20% 40% 60%


Wear a helmet













19

20

20

20

15

19

31

18

18

51

55

56

49

48

43

41

55

50

28

24

22

29

37

33

28

26

29

2

2

2

3

1

5

-

2

3

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total

15–29

30–44

45–59

60–74

75–85






35

43

42

44

30

48

42

40

41

49

9

11

15

13

14

9

4

4

2

6

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

75–85

60–74

45–59

30–44

15–29



39

39

39

41

31

57

44

43

44

42

49

36

13

14

12

12

18

7

4

4

5

5

2

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Total





Ticino






Home and leisureIn the home and leisure sector, around 600,000 people suffer injuries every year and 1,500 die; they fall, injure themselves with tools and equipment, burn them-selves or suffocate. The bfu is convinced that accidents due to constructional defects or faulty technical equipment can be avoided. However, since the major share of responsibility lies with the individual, behaviour-oriented prevention work is vital.

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48 Home and leisure – Accidents Overview bfu–STATUS2013

Overview

Development in the number of people injured in the home and leisure sector, by activity, 2006–2010

Activity 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010On the way to/from work (excl. road traffic)1

Total on the way to/from work (excl. road traffic)

19 640 18 500 18 660 19 790 20 460

Unpaid workTravelling while doing unpaid work

1 310 1 330 1 210 1 240 1 430

Cooking, cleaning work

34 710 32 950 35 080 35 310 36 610

Caring for children, relatives

3 640 3 460 3 570 3 890 4 110

Shopping 3 610 3 530 3 640 4 120 3 560Care/maintenance of home and garden

31 820 31 520 32 670 32 640 33 920

Other DIY activities around the house

22 470 20 780 22 220 22 480 21 730

Other unpaid work 20 200 19 590 19 900 19 540 21 070Total: unpaid work 117 760 113 160 118 290 119 220 122 430

Education, schoolTotal: education, school

21 210 21 210 21 210 21 210 21 210

Leisuretime, gamesTotal: leisuretime, games

68 590 70 030 73 290 79 190 72 770

Basic needsEating, drinking 13 520 14 460 15 660 14 150 14 050Relaxing, sleeping 14 810 16 060 16 160 15 110 16 670Bodycare 9 430 9 370 10 150 9 490 10 550Other basic needs 12 900 13 300 14 290 13 020 13 790

Total: basic needs 50 660 53 190 56 260 51 770 55 060Other activity

Total: other activity 280 210 249 080 260 370 279 010 262 060Total 558 070 525 170 548 080 570 190 553 9901 Accidents not involving vehicles or away from public roads

Source: bfu, revised extrapolation UHF.T.01

Development of the number of people injured in the home and leisure sector, by accident circumstance, 2006–2010

Accident circumstance

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Blunt forceAccident involving means of transport

12 890 13 500 13 370 14 460 15 520

Contact with object, animal

43 820 47 820 48 020 46 780 45 520

Contact with person 13 250 13 710 13 630 13 120 13 430Getting trapped, crushed

12 980 13 170 14 090 13 740 13 560

Fall on level ground 170 850 143 440 154 700 169 970 169 620Fall from a height 53 300 51 390 55 830 56 890 52 180Fall on stairs, steps 47 880 48 590 48 450 52 000 49 850Other fall 5 870 5 870 5 870 5 870 5 870Other blunt force 14 100 15 880 15 750 16 370 17 200Total: blunt force 374 940 353 370 369 710 389 200 382 750

Invasive, penetrating forceCutting, scratching, tearing, severing

50 000 48 310 50 650 52 540 48 470

Pricking, piercing 6 250 6 250 6 250 6 250 6 250Bite, by an animal or person

46 120 40 030 41 720 43 330 41 900

Total: invasive, penetrating force

102 370 94 590 98 620 102 120 96 620

Thermal mechanismContact with hot liquid, hot object

4 560 4 750 4 790 4 490 4 220

Other thermal mechanism

3 550 3 550 3 490 3 490 3 300

Total: thermal mechanism

8 110 8 300 8 280 7 980 7 520

Other mechanismsBreathing hazard 4 340 3 750 4 530 3 910 3 720Poisoning, acid burn 13 100 12 880 12 690 12 260 11 600Stress 14 680 14 240 14 780 15 250 15 100Natural influences 1 390 1 260 1 280 1 150 1 110Foreign bodies in the eye, nose, mouth, ear

4 340 3 930 4 060 4 140 4 230

Other mechanisms 34 800 32 850 34 130 34 180 31 340Total: other mechanisms

72 650 68 910 71 470 70 890 67 100

Total 558 070 525 170 548 080 570 190 553 990


bfu–STATUS2013 Home and leisure – Accidents Age / Gender 49

Age / Gender

HF, S. 49, 50,

Share of fatalities in home and leisure, by cause of accident, 2010

82%

8%

1%1%1% 7%

Falls

Breathing hazards(drowning/suffocation)

Means of land transport

Smoke/fire/flames

Effect of mechanical forces

Other

Share of fatalities in home and leisure, by age, 2010

1%13%

86%

0–16 17–64 65+

Source: BFS, statistics on causes of death UHF.G.05


Fatalities 2010: 1734


People injured in the home and leisure sector, by activity and age, 2010

Activity 0–16 17–64 65+ TotalOn the way to/from work (excl. road traffic)1


230 20 230 0 20 460


0 1400 30 1430

Cooking, cleaning work 1540 25750 9320 36610Caring for children, relatives 0 3990 120 4110Shopping 600 490 2470 3560Care/maintenance of home and garden

260 21800 11860 33920


0 14720 7010 21730

Other unpaid work 1520 15080 4470 21070Total: unpaid work 3 920 83 230 35 280 122 430

Education, schoolTotal: education, school 17 070 4 140 0 21 210


51 600 17 620 3 550 72 770

Basic needsEating, drinking 2760 10160 1130 14050Relaxing, sleeping 1710 9810 5150 16670Bodycare 2140 6740 1670 10550Other basic needs 1360 7030 5400 13790Total: basic needs 7 970 33 740 13 350 55 060

Other activityTotal: other activity 61 350 134 800 65 910 262 060Total 142 140 293 760 118 090 553 9901 Accidents not involving vehicles or away from public roads


People injured in the home and leisure sector, by activity and gender, 2010

Activity Male Female TotalOn the way to/from work (excl. road traffic)1


11 230 9 230 20 460


1280 150 1430

Cooking, cleaning work 6380 30230 36610Caring for children, relatives 120 3990 4110Shopping 600 2960 3560Care/maintenance of home and garden

12120 21800 33920


17630 4100 21730

Other unpaid work 7540 13530 21070Total: unpaid work 45 670 76 760 122 430

Education, schoolTotal: education, school 10 140 11 070 21 210


39 590 33 180 72 770

Basic needsEating, drinking 7950 6100 14050Relaxing, sleeping 6430 10240 16670Bodycare 4840 5710 10550Other basic needs 5070 8720 13790Total: basic needs 24 290 30 770 55 060

Other activityTotal: other activity 114 550 147 510 262 060Total 245 470 308 520 553 9901 Accidents not involving vehicles or away from public roads


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HF, S. 49, 50,

Share of fatalities in home and leisure, by cause of accident, 2010

82%

8%

1%1%1% 7%

Falls

Breathing hazards(drowning/suffocation)

Means of land transport

Smoke/fire/flames

Effect of mechanical forces

Other

Share of fatalities in home and leisure, by age, 2010

1%13%

86%

0–16 17–64 65+





People injured in the home and leisure sector, by accident circumstance and age, 2010

Accident circumstance 0–16 17–64 65+ TotalBlunt force

Accident involving means of transport

4 080 7 950 3 490 15 520

Contact with object, animal 17 730 22 020 5 770 45 520Contact with person 2 930 9 790 710 13 430Getting trapped, crushed 4 320 7 550 1 690 13 560Fall on level ground 41 620 70 450 57 550 169 620Fall from a height 19 290 22 890 10 000 52 180Fall on stairs, steps 7 960 29 750 12 140 49 850Other fall 2 360 1 910 1 600 5 870Other blunt force 3 120 11 990 2 090 17 200Total: blunt force 103 410 184 300 95 040 382 750


15 310 28 960 4 200 48 470

Pricking, piercing 1 120 3 840 1 290 6 250Bite, by an animal or person 10 110 25 520 6 270 41 900Total: invasive, penetrating force

26 540 58 320 11 760 96 620


770 3 260 190 4 220

Other thermal mechanism 500 2 570 230 3 300Total: thermal mechanism 1 270 5 830 420 7 520

Other mechanismsBreathing hazard 1 400 1 920 400 3 720Poisoning, acid burn 1 390 9 370 840 11 600Stress 2 580 10 380 2 140 15 100Natural influences 320 590 200 1 110Foreign bodies in the eye, nose, mouth, ear

290 3 560 380 4 230

Other mechanisms 4 940 19 490 6 910 31 340Total: other mechanisms 10 920 45 310 10 870 67 100Total 142 140 293 760 118 090 553 990


People injured in the home and leisure sector, by accident circumstance and gender, 2010

Accident circumstances Male Female TotalBlunt force

Accident involving means of transport

8 310 7 210 15 520

Contact with object, animal 19 720 25 800 45 520Contact with person 6 820 6 610 13 430Getting trapped, crushed 7 730 5 830 13 560Fall on level ground 63 130 106 490 169 620Fall from a height 32 120 20 060 52 180Fall on stairs, steps 18 270 31 580 49 850Other fall 1 550 4 320 5 870Other blunt force 7 510 9 690 17 200Total: blunt force 165 160 217 590 382 750


27 460 21 010 48 470

Pricking, piercing 2 530 3 720 6 250Bite, by an animal or person 14 370 27 530 41 900Total: invasive, penetrating force

44 360 52 260 96 620


940 3 280 4 220

Other thermal mechanism 2 030 1 270 3 300Total: thermal mechanism 2 970 4 550 7 520

Other mechanismsBreathing hazard 1 400 2 320 3 720Poisoning, acid burn 6 650 4 950 11 600Stress 8 590 6 510 15 100Natural influences 910 200 1 110Foreign bodies in the eye, nose, mouth, ear

2 100 2 130 4 230

Other mechanisms 13 330 18 010 31 340Total: other mechanisms 32 980 34 120 67 100Total 245 470 308 520 553 990


bfu–STATUS2013 Home and leisure – Accidents Age / Gender 51

People injured in the home and leisure sector, by accident location and age, 2010

Accident location 0–16 17–64 65+ TotalPrivate residence

Kitchen 6410 24660 8380 39450Living room, bedroom 21710 26790 15040 63540Bathroom, toilet 2990 8790 4460 16240Indoor staircase 4840 12920 6100 23860Other indoor living area 4900 10430 6570 21900Playground 650 440 250 1340Garden, swimming pool 12890 22530 10220 45640Access road, parking space, garage 4890 10770 4320 19980Other, outdoor living area 2850 13160 4370 20380Other, private residence 60 330 0 390Total: private residence 62 190 130 820 59 710 252 720

Residential home, housing facilitiesResidential home, military facilities 670 6480 1180 8330Medical facilities 2940 2820 540 6300Total: residential home, housing facilities

3 610 9 300 1 720 14 630

Education, schoolSchool, university 7080 3520 190 10790Kindergarten, daycare facilities 1840 0 0 1840Sports complex 2270 610 0 2880Games area, playground 5430 250 0 5680Other educational facilities 2940 1490 110 4540Total: education, school 19 560 5 870 300 25 730

Sports complexesSports ground 1940 1080 130 3150Public swimming pool 780 620 190 1590Snowsports facilities 2390 1540 310 4240Other sports complexes 0 990 140 1130Total: sports complexes 5 110 4 230 770 10 110

Public infrastructurePublic road, cycle track 1580 7950 5280 14810Path, pavement 3560 18300 12000 33860Side road, car park 2450 5250 4180 11880Bus stop, railway station 0 4260 1230 5490Playground 2850 850 0 3700Park 4110 5190 1600 10900Total: public infrastructure 14 550 41 800 24 290 80 640

Commercial surroundingsIndustry, construction, agriculture 460 7310 230 8000Office, business 280 4160 1340 5780Restaurant, hotel 480 6980 2940 10400Total: commercial surroun-dings

1 220 18 450 4 510 24 180

Natural environmentWaters 2800 4400 230 7430Beach, coast, shore/river bank 1960 1390 450 3800Other natural environment 19060 36170 14730 69960Total: natural environment 23 820 41 960 15 410 81 190

Other accident locationTotal: other accident location 12 080 41 330 11 380 64 790Total 142 140 293 760 118 090 553 990


People injured in the home and leisure sector, by accident location and gender, 2010

Accident location Male Female TotalPrivate residence

Kitchen 11 090 28 360 39 450Living room, bedroom 22 870 40 670 63 540Bathroom, toilet 6 010 10 230 16 240Indoor staircase 9 540 14 320 23 860Other indoor living area 10 250 11 650 21 900Playground 1 090 250 1 340Garden, swimming pool 23 730 21 910 45 640Access road, parking space, garage 11 320 8 660 19 980Other, outdoor living area 6 950 13 430 20 380Other, private residence 60 330 390Total: private residence 102 910 149 810 252 720

Residential home, housing facilitiesResidential home, military facilities 5 400 2 930 8 330Medical facilities 3 290 3 010 6 300Total: residential home, housing facilities

8 690 5 940 14 630

Education, schoolSchool, university 4 660 6 130 10 790Kindergarten, daycare facilities 880 960 1 840Sports complex 480 2 400 2 880Games area, playground 2 350 3 330 5 680Other educational facilities 2 450 2 090 4 540Total: education, school 10 820 14 910 25 730

Sports complexesSportsground 2 670 480 3 150Public swimming pool 930 660 1 590Snowsports facilities 660 3 580 4 240Other sports complexes 990 140 1 130Total: sports complexes 5 250 4 860 10 110

Public infrastructurePublic road, cycle track 5 530 9 280 14 810Path, pavement 15 250 18 610 33 860Side road, car park 5 260 6 620 11 880Bus stop, railway station 810 4 680 5 490Playground 2 200 1 500 3 700Park 7 400 3 500 10 900Total: public infrastructure 36 450 44 190 80 640

Commercial surroundingsIndustry, construction, agriculture 6 200 1 800 8 000Office, business 1 850 3 930 5 780Restaurant, hotel 3 450 6 950 10 400Total: commercial surroun-dings

11 500 12 680 24 180

Natural environmentWaters 2 630 4 800 7 430Beach, coast, shore/river bank 290 3 510 3 800Other natural environment 36 330 33 630 69 960Total: natural environment 39 250 41 940 81 190

Other accident locationTotal: other accident location 30 600 34 190 64 790Total 245 470 308 520 553 990


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Falls

Fatalities from falls, by age and gender, Ø 2006–2010

Age Male Female TotalFatalities

0–60 39 19 5861–70 48 21 6971–80 113 101 21481–90 230 358 58891+ 99 234 333Total 529 733 1 262

Fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants0–60 1 1 161–70 13 5 971–80 50 34 4181–90 249 207 22291+ 853 675 720Total 14 19 17

Source: bfu, updated extrapolation UHF.T.09

People injured in falls, by age and gender, 2010

Age Male Female TotalPeople injured

0–16 36 220 35 010 71 23017–25 7 750 12 450 20 20026–45 18 990 16 910 35 90046–64 32 030 36 870 68 90065+ 20 080 61 210 81 290Total 115 070 162 450 277 520

People injured per 100,000 inhabitants0–16 5 190 5 320 10 51017–25 1 800 2 980 4 78026–45 1 660 1 490 3 15046–64 3 210 3 720 6 93065+ 3 590 8 160 11 750Total 15 450 21 670 37 120


People injured in falls, by accident location and age, 2010

Accident location 0–16 17–64 65+ TotalPrivate residence

Kitchen 2 390 2 710 4 020 9 120Living room, bedroom 11 570 4 010 10 160 25 740Bathroom, toilet 1 610 5 710 3 610 10 930Indoor staircase 3 920 10 420 5 200 19 540Other indoor living area 800 4 860 4 360 10 020Playground 650 0 250 900Garden, swimming pool 7 250 8 230 6 290 21 770Access road, parking space, garage 2 210 5 440 4 070 11 720Other, outdoor living area 1 100 5 010 3 400 9 510Other, private residence 60 0 0 60Total: private residence 31 560 46 390 41 360 119 310

Residential home, housing facilitiesResidential home, military facilities 0 530 460 990Medical facilities 1 710 1 390 120 3 220Total: residential home, housing facilities

1 710 1 920 580 4 210

Education, schoolSchool, university 2 950 1 740 0 4 690Kindergarten, daycare facilities 810 0 0 810Sports complex 1 130 200 0 1 330Games area, playground 2 180 0 0 2 180Other educational facilities 1 190 0 0 1 190Total: education, school 8 260 1 940 0 10 200

Sports complexesSports ground 1 900 830 0 2 730Public swimming pool 470 620 190 1 280Snowsports facilities 2 390 1 540 310 4 240Other sports complexes 0 700 140 840Total: sports complexes 4 760 3 690 640 9 090

Public infrastructurePublic road, cycle track 1 580 5 720 5 160 12 460Path, pavement 3 560 11 920 10 520 26 000Side road, car park 0 4 610 2 750 7 360Bus stop, railway station 0 2 440 560 3 000Playground 2 020 180 0 2 200Park 990 1 510 1 470 3 970Total: public infrastructure 8 150 26 380 20 460 54 990

Commercial surroundingsIndustry, construction, agriculture 460 3 390 0 3 850Office, business 280 3 810 400 4 490Restaurant, hotel 240 3 510 2 570 6 320Total: commercial surroundings

980 10 710 2 970 14 660

Natural environmentWaters 1 430 2 320 230 3 980Beach, coast, shore/river bank 1 070 570 80 1 720Other natural environment 8 670 12 540 7 900 29 110

Total: natural environment 11 170 15 430 8 210 34 810Other accident location

Total: other accident location 4 640 18 540 7 070 30 250Total 71 230 125 000 81 290 277 520


bfu–STATUS2013 Home and leisure – Behaviour and attitudes Self-reported modes of behaviour 53

Self-reported modes of behaviour

HF, S. 53

Share of senior citizens (65+), who take fall-prevention measures, 2013

88

87

82

47

28

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Doing something to keep fit

Eating the right food

Using technical aids

Getting information on how to avoidfalls

Taking medicaments with a preventiveeffect

Share of people who rate the following causes of falls as important, 2013

65

61

40

27

61

56

45

40

67

65

47

40

74

68

61

62

63

76

66

64

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Consumption of substances

Poor lighting conditions

Structural faults in buildings

Poor physical condition

15–29 30–44 45–59 60–74 75+

Source: bfu, population survey EHF.G.13


Assessment of the significance of the causes of falls, 2013

86

85

71

69

66

63

49

42

14

15

29

31

34

37

51

58

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Slippery floor or shoes

Not paying attention

Objects scattered about

Being pressed for time

Taking substances

Lack of lighting/poor lighting

Building faults

Lack of physical fitness

More frequent cause Less frequent cause



Share of senior citizens (65+) who, according to their own statement, "do something to keep fit" to prevent falls, 2013

8891

8591

8489

8389

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20%

40%

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80%

100%

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People interviewed (sample): 205 (only people aged 65–85)


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Share of senior citizens (65+) who, according to their own statement, use "aids" (e.g. handrails) to prevent falls, 2013

82 87

79 81 84 86

70

78

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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People interviewed (sample): 205 (only people aged 65–85) People interviewed (sample): 205 (only people aged 65–85)

HF, S. 53


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68

61

62

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76

66

64

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15–29 30–44 45–59 60–74 75+




86

85

71

69

66

63

49

42

14

15

29

31

34

37

51

58

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%





Taking substances


Building faults






8891

8591

8489

8389

0%

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100%

Tota

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Tota

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5

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82 87

79 81 84 86

70

78

0%

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80%

100%

Tota

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HF, S. 53


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86

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37

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58

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8891

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82 87

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86

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14

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29

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34

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Taking substances


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54 Appendix bfu–STATUS2013

Ap

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dix An interpretation guide

Explanation of the symbols in the tables

0 A zero means that nothing applies (no cases,

no amount) or that the relevant figure is less

than half the lowest decimal place

... Three dots instead of a figure mean that this

is not available or is not recorded.

Ø Average/mean value

Abbreviations/Terminology

ARE Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung/Federal

Office for Spatial Development

BFS Bundesamt für Statistik/Federal Office for

Statistics

The statistics used are those for road vehicles,

kilometres driven, causes of death and for the

population.

bfu Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung/

Swiss Council for Accident Prevention

Case fatality Reference value for severity of accidents (no.

of fatalities per 10,000 casualities)

FEDRO Bundesamt für Strassen/Federal Roads Office:

Police-registered accidents

Injuries and Persons injured and fatalities

fatalities

Injury Unless defined otherwise:

severity Slightly injured: Little impairment

Severely injured: Severe, visible impairment

that prevents normal home activities for at

least 24 hours or requires a hospital stay of

longer than 1 day.

IRTAD International Road Traffic and Accident Data-

base (OECD)

IVT Institut für Verkehrsplanung und Transport-

systeme, ETH Zürich/Institute for Transport

Planning and Systems (IVT), Swiss Federal In-

stitute of Technology (ETHZ), Zurich

NBU Non-occupational accidents in road traffic,

sports, home and leisure

No. of cases Proportionate figure of the road accidents

not regist. actually registered by the police

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development

SSUV Sammelstelle für die Statistik der Unfallver-

sicherung UVG/Central Office for Statistics

under the Federal Law for Accident Insurance

(AIL).

Statistics based on SSUV data cover accidents

among employees who are compulsorily in-

sured under the Federal Law for Accident In-

surance (AIL).

UVG Unfallversicherungsgesetz/Federal Law for

Accident Insurance

•All employees (aged approx. 16 to 65) are

compulsorily insured against occupational

accidents.

•All employees are compulsorily insured

against non-occupational accidents if they

work a minimum of 8 hours a week for one

or several employers.

•Allunemployedpersons(jobseekers)arein-

sured against non-occupational accidents in

accordance with the “Ordinance regulating

accident insurance for unemployed persons”.

Working Expressionusedfordailyallowancepayments

days lost based on accident-related absences from

work.

Data sources

Initial situation

In Switzerland, around 1 million people are injured in non-

occupational accidents, around 2,000 of which prove fatal

(p.9).Thesefiguresaretheresultofbfuextrapolations.

Estimates are necessary since hardly any data covering all

population groups or the whole of Switzerland is available

for the non-occupational sector. The statistics published

generally only cover part of the actual incidence of acci-

dents.Theexplanationsoftheindividualdatasourceswill

help in interpreting the figures.

BFS: Statistics on the causes of death

Basis •Full record of all accident fatalities among

permanent Swiss residents

Benefits •Comprehensive

Drawbacks•Hardlyanydataon the causesofaccidents

and injury patterns

bfu–STATUS2013 Appendix 55

bfu: Revised extrapolation

Basis •Estimateofthenumberofinjuriesandfatal-

ities (resident Swiss population) based on a

variety of data sources

•The extrapolation has been revised and is

now based on data acquired in a special

household survey. In 2011, information on

the number of accidents that had occurred

in15,000householdswasobtainedbytele-

phone and in Internet surveys (circumstances

and location of the accident, activity at the

time of the accident, consequences of the in-

jury, demographic features).

SSUV: UVG statistics

Basis •Extrapolationofa5%sampleofall report-

ed non-occupational accidents suffered by

peopleagedapprox.16 to65compulsorily

insured under the UVG (2010: approx. 4m

insurees)

•Caseswithaclaimtodisabilityorsurvivors’

pension are included in full

Benefits •Injurypatternsknownindetail

•Dataonactivityandsituationaswellascat-

egories regarding cause

Drawbacks•Population groups missing (children, stu-

dents, senior citizens, other people not in

employment)

FEDRO: Police-registered accidents

Basis •A traffic accident is considered to have oc-

curred if people have been injured or killed or

material damage has been caused by vehicles

on public roads and thoroughfares. Since

1992, people are only considered road acci-

dent fatalities if they die within 30 days of the

accident.

Benefits •Highly suitable fordetermining focal points

or changes over a period of years (detailed in-

formation on circumstances and parameters)

Drawbacks•Injurypatternsareunknown

•Foreachtravelmode,thereisalargenumber

of unrecorded accidents (unknown number

of cases not registered).

Swiss Sports and Recreation Observatory

Basis •Indicator 4.1: Incidence rates in selected

sports

bfu: Statistics on sports accidents fatalities

Basis •Includes all accidents that happen during

sportingactivities(excl.roadtrafficaccidents)

if the victims die as a result of the injury either

at the site or within 30 days of the accident.

•Data from the following organisations was

used:

SSUV: UVG statistics of the Central Office for

Statistics under the Federal Law for Accident

Insurance (UVG)

sda: Schweizerische Depeschenagentur/

Swiss news agency

SAC: Swiss Alpine Club

SHV-FSVL: Swiss hang-gliding association

SLRG: Swiss life-saving society

SLF: Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Ava-

lanche Research

bfu: Economic costs

Basis •Sommer H, Brügger O, Lieb C, Niemann S.

Volkswirtschaftliche Kosten der Nichtberuf-

sunfälle in der Schweiz: Strassenverkehr,

Sport, Haus und Freizeit. Berne: bfu – Swiss

Council for Accident Prevention; 2007. bfu-

report58.

•Lastupdated:2009

ARE/BFS: Mobility in Switzerland

Basis •Results of the 2010 microcensus on travel

behaviour

BFS: Kilometres driven by private motorists

Basis •Timeseries:1950–1993

•Updatedtimeseries:1994–2011

•bfuestimates2012

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IRTAD: Road accidents registered

Basis •Allpolice-registeredroadaccidentsinOECD

member states

bfu: Surveys

Basis •Representative random sample survey of

Swiss roads

•Annually,inspring

IVT at the ETH Zurich: Speed measurements

Basis •IVTreportno.118:25yearsofIVTmeasure-

ments of traffic flow

•Reportupdates

bfu: Population survey

Basis •Representativetelephonesurveyamongthe

resident Swiss population (approximately

1,000 people per year)

Benefits •Representativeness

•Informationontheacceptanceofmeasures

Drawbacks•Noclearconclusionscanbedrawnaboutac-

tual behaviour

bfu: Survey of personal protective equipment in win-

ter sports

Basis •Representative random sample survey on

snowsport runs

•Basis for the evaluation of the snowsport

campaign

bfu: Statistics on the transportation of people in-

jured in winter sports

Basis •IncooperationwithSBSSwissaerialcableways

•Informationprovidedby the rescueservices

of selected aerial cableways

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Index

A

Accident causes 21

Accident circumstances 10, 48, 49

Accident location 19

Accidenttype 25

Age 8, 11, 19–21, 22, 23, 30, 32–34, 37, 38, 41, 42, 45

Alcohol 17, 21, 33

Athletics 36,37

Avalanche accidents 42

B

Ball games 36, 37, 39

Bicycle 10, 14, 16, 18, 19, 22–24, 26, 28, 30, 36, 37, 39

Bicycle helmet 30

Blood alcohol concentration q.v. Alcohol

(In) Built-up areas 21, 25, 26, 27, 29–31

(Outside) Built-up areas 21, 25, 26, 27, 29–31

Burns 48,50

C

Cars 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22–24, 26–30

Children 8, 23

Costs 12

Cyclingandskating 36,37,39

Cyclingsports 10,36,37,39

Cyclists q.v. Bicycles

D

Daytime running lights 30

Diseases 8

Drivers 20, 23, 24, 29, 31–33

Drowning 40

E

E-bike 18,22,24,26,33

Extrapolation 9–11,14

F

Falls 10, 48, 50, 52

Flying sports 38

Focal points 10

French-speakingSwitzerland 29,30,32–34,45

G

Gender 11,19,32–34,37,38,40–43,45,49–52

German-speakingSwitzerland 29,30,32–34,45

Gymnastics 36,37

H

Helmet-wearing rates: Motorcycles/mopeds 29

Helmet-wearing rates: Bicycles 30

Helmet-wearing rates: Snowsports 45

Hiking 10,36–39

I

Injury localisation 39

International comparison 28

Italian-speaking Switzerland q.v. Ticino

K

Kilometres driven 27

L

Leisuretime activities 48, 49

Location 21, 25, 26, 27, 29–31

M

Material damage 12

Mopeds 14,18,22–24,26,27,31

Motorcycles 4, 17, 18, 20, 22–24,26–28,31

Motorways 21, 25, 26, 27, 29–31

Mountain sports 38, 39, 41

N

Non-occupational accidents 9, 11, 12

P

Passengers 20, 23, 24, 29

Pedestrians 10,14,16,18,19,22–26,28

Pedestrian crossings 19

Poisoning 48,50

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R

Rear-seat passengers 20, 23, 24, 29, 32

Region 29,30,32–34,45

Risk behaviour 32

Roadusers 10,14,16–18,22–24,27,28

Rural roads q.v. Outside built-up areas

S

Seatbelt 29, 32

Seatbelt-wearing rate 29

Senior citizens 8, 24, 53

Snowsports 10,36–39,42,43,44, 45

Speed 17, 20, 21, 32

Speed behaviour 32

Sports,typesof 10,36–39,44

Stopping distance 20

T

Ticino 29, 30, 32–34

Tobogganing 45,46

U

UVG insured persons (compulsorily insured) 10, 39

W

Watersports 10,36–39

Wintersports 10,36–39,42–46

Y

Young adults 8, 23

Young drivers 10

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