Romania had the highest road death rate in the European Union in 2022, at 86 deaths per one million inhabitants, followed by Bulgaria at 78 per million, according to preliminary figures for road fatalities published by the European Commission (EC) on February 21.
Bulgaria’s road death rate in 2022 did, however, represent a reduction compared with previous years.
Bulgaria’s road death rate per million inhabitants was 90 in 2019, dropping to 67 in 2020 (a year in which, for a few weeks, there were intercity travel restrictions because of Covid-19), rising again t
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