ANSR compares the numbers with the same period in 2014, highlighting “the growing trend” in the last decade, in which accidents increased by 22%, fatalities by 3.4%, serious injuries by 26% and minor injuries by 18.9%.

Compared to the first six months of last year, the ANSR indicates that, between January and June, there were 19 fewer fatalities (-8.2%), however there were 571 more accidents (+3.4%), 56 more serious injuries (+5.0%) and 692 more minor injuries (+3.6%).

The ANSR also makes a comparison with 2019, the reference year for monitoring the targets for reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries by 2030 set by the European Commission and Portugal, with a decrease in deaths and minor injuries, with minus 12 and 119 respectively. On the other hand, an increase in serious injuries and accidents was observed, with 136 more serious injuries (13.0%) and 486 more disasters (2.9%).