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Cycling fatalities, Great Britain

The trend in cycling fatalities has been more erratic than for all road users as the number of cycling deaths is very low and subject to random variation as a result. However, the cycling trend has fallen in line with the overall trend throughout this period.

Cyclists' data


Road traffic casualties Non-traffic Head injury
Age Total 16+ 0 - 15 Total 20+ 15 - 19 10 - 14 5 - 9 0 - 4 Total
2011 107 101 6
2010 111 104 7              
2009 104 90 14              
2008 115 103 12              
2007 136 122 13              
2006 146 115 31              
2005 148 127 20              
2004 134 109 25              
2003 114 96 18              
2002 130  107 22
             
2001 138 111 25     0 0 0 0  
2000 127 100
27
29 24 2 2 1 0  
1999 172 135 36             92
1998 158  126 32
            77
1997 183 150 33             97
1996 202 148 54             108
1995 212 164 48             127
1994 171 129 42             86
1993 185 148 37             89
1992 204 156 48             98
1991 242 192 50             120
1990 256 197 59             127
1989 293 220 73             132
1988 227 165 62             131
1987 280 201 79             156
1986 270 212 58             148
1985 286 207 79             154
1984 344 234 110             186
1983 323                 160
1982 294                 157
1981 310                 103
1980 302                 169
1979 320                 177
1978 316                  
1977 301                  
1976 300                  
1975 278                  

Sources:
Road traffic casualties: Department for Transport.
Non-traffic: Office for National Statistics
Head injury deaths from National Statistician using ICD9 codes N800-4, N850-4, N870-3.

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