Statistical Analysis of Crash Fatalities in Nigeria Based on Gender and Vehicle Types

Abstract

The focus of this study is to analyze the relative outcome of crash fatalities based on gender, age, and type of vehicle of

road users in Nigeria. Data related to road fatalities in Nigeria for the period 2016 - 2020 were acquired from the National

Bureau of Statistics and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). The data were analyzed with the Two-Way ANOVA and

Independent Samples tests using IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. Evidence from the data

analysis shows that for gender, the male has higher reported cases of persons injured and killed in road traffic crashes in

Nigeria than female for the period under review. Also, based on age, the adult has higher cases of both persons injured

and killed than children. Furthermore, on the vehicles involved in road traffic crashes, cars were reported to be the major type of vehicles involved in road crashes followed by motorbikes, Minibuses, and Trucks. Lastly, data on the category of vehicles involved in road crashes shows that commercial vehicles reported higher crashes than other categories followed by private vehicles. The study recommends amongst others, that the government at all levels should introduce road education in Nigeria’s system of education and pay more attention to the maintenance of highways and roads in general for the safe use of the citizens.