Cyprus Road Safety – Road Accident Statistics in Cyprus

As part of our focus on Road Safety in Europe, we look at statistics for road safety in Cyprus. Our report looks at data from 2008 to 2015, where 481 fatalities were recorded on Cyprus’ roads. At 67 deaths per 1 million inhabitants, Cyprus has more road deaths per 1 million inhabitants than the EU average of 51. Sweden has the best safety record with just 27 deaths per 1 million inhabitants, whereas Bulgaria has the worst record with 99 deaths per 1 million inhabitants.




Overall fatalities have dropped 31% from 82 in 2008 to 57 in 2015, however 2013 and 2014 saw lows of 44 and 45 fatalities respectively, the lowest recorded. Unsurprisingly, the most fatalities occurred in cars with bicycle deaths the lowest of user types.

Fatalities by Road User

Total injuries dropped by 51% from 2008 to 2015 with just 1004 reported injuries from road traffic accidents throughout Cyprus, from a peak of 2045 in 2008. The biggest drop was in the 'slight' category, meaning fewer minor injuries were reported.

On average around 2/3 of fatalities occured when a seatbelt was not worn. Since 2008 the age groups most at risk of fatality in a road accident are 15-24 and 25-39, with males accounting for 77% of all fatalities. It's no surprise that Nicosia saw the highest gross fatalities due to volume of traffic and population of the capital, it did however see the biggest % drop from 2008 to 2015. Paphos saw an average of 9 fatalities per year over the 8 year period.

Fatalities by Region