Assessing the economic cost of road traffic crashes in Saudi Arabia: potential savings from scaling up interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to (1) assess the direct and indirect economic cost associated with road traffic crashes (RTCs) in Saudi Arabia in 2022; and (2) estimate the potential economic savings associated with scaling up the full implementation of three priority road traffic safety interventions (i.e., speed limit enforcement, seat belt enforcement, and a graduated licensing system for new drivers).

Methods

A cost-of-illness approach was used to estimate the economic impacts of RTCs in Saudi Arabia in 2022. To estimate how scaling up the three priority interventions to improve road traffic safety in Saudi Arabia would impact the estimated economic costs of RTCs, we applied the International Road Assessment Program method to the data and modeled the interventions' full enfo

SUBMITTER: Spencer G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12502079 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature