This section provides a synopsis of key road safety statistics such as the total number of traffic fatalities, injuries, collisions, licensed drivers and registered vehicles.
The primary measure of road user safety in Ontario is the number of fatalities for every 10,000 licensed drivers. In 2008, Ontario’s fatality rate of 0.70 per 10,000 licensed drivers was the lowest ever recorded in Ontario. Ontario’s rate was the lowest in all of North America in 2008.
The information on hospitalizations and other statistics in this section are stark reminders of the human and economic cost of motor vehicle collisions, both in terms of lives lost, pain and suffering, and the impact on Ontario’s healthcare system, which affects everyone in Ontario.
1A. Synopsis
| Total Reportable Collisions | 229,196 |
| Total Drivers Involved in Collisions | 404,919 |
| Total Vehicles Involved in Collisions | 422,190 |
| Fatal Collisions | 574 |
| Personal Injury Collisions | 44,219 |
| Property Damage Collisions | 184,403 |
| Persons Killed | 631 |
| Drivers Killed (excludes All Terrain Vehicle and Snow Vehicle Drivers) | 405 |
| Drivers Killed (Impaired or Had Been Drinking) | 90 |
| Passengers Killed | 122 |
| Pedestrians Killed | 94 |
| Other Road Users Killed | 10 |
| Persons Injured | 62,743 |
| Estimated Ontario Population | 12,932,297 |
| Licensed Drivers | 9,042,286 |
| Registered Motor Vehicles | 8,361,021 |
| Estimated Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (in millions) | 124,673 |
| Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Collisions per 100,000 People in Ontario | 4.88 |
| Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Collisions per 100 Million Kilometres Travelled | 0.51 |
| Collision Rate per 100 Million Kilometres Travelled | 183.84 |
| Fatal Collision Rate per 100 Million Kilometres Travelled | 0.46 |
| Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Collisions per 10,000 Licensed Drivers | 0.70 |
1B. Health Perspective
| Selected Diagnoses | Hospital Admissions | Hospital Days of Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Fracture of head | 157 | 900 |
| Fracture of neck and trunk | 910 | 9,004 |
| Fracture of upper limb | 514 | 2,514 |
| Fracture of lower limb | 1,280 | 12,081 |
| Fractures involving multiple body regions | 8 | 120 |
| Dislocation, sprains, and strains | 123 | 597 |
| Dislocations, sprains, and strains involving multiple body regions | * | * |
| Intracranial injury | 721 | 10,379 |
| Internal injury of chest, abdomen, and pelvis | 460 | 4,344 |
| Open wound of head, neck, or trunk | 44 | 174 |
| Open wound of upper limb | 16 | 381 |
| Open wound of lower limb | 34 | 312 |
| Open wounds involving multiple body regions | 5 | 68 |
| Other diagnosis | 1,022 | 9,456 |
| Total Admissions and Days ** | 5,294 | 50,330 |
Source: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Health Solutions Delivery Branch, Health Data Decision Support Unit
* Small cell count (a value of less than 5); small cell counts are not to be published
** Totals do not include small cell counts
| Selected Procedure | Hospital Admissions | Hospital Days of Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Head, brain, and cerebral meninges | 103 | 2,725 |
| Spinal cord, spinal canal, and meninges | 15 | 378 |
| Nose, mouth, and pharynx | 21 | 174 |
| Chest wall, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm | 118 | 1,269 |
| Bone marrow and spleen | 44 | 591 |
| Kidney | * | 90 |
| Facial bones and joints | 80 | 767 |
| Reduction of fracture/dislocation with or without fixation (excluding head and facial bones) | 1,664 | 15,875 |
| Repair joint structures (excluding head or facial bones) | 20 | 133 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 63 | 976 |
| Other diagnostic and therapeutic interventions | 1,745 | 20,464 |
| Sub-total of surgical admissions and days ** | 3,873 | 43,442 |
| No interventions performed – surgical procedures | 1,417 | 6,888 |
Source: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Health Solutions Delivery Branch, Health Data Decision Support Unit
* Small cell count (a value of less than 5); small cell counts are not to be published
** Sub-totals do not include small cell counts
