Compendium of Best Practices on Motorcycle and Scooter Safety

Economies

Percentage of all vehicles and percentage of road user deaths for powered two wheelers (PTWs) and estimated national helmet wearing rates for each APEC member economy: (click on Economy name for more details)

Member Economy	Population in millions (2007 estimation)^a	PTWs as % of all vehicles	PTWs as % of road user deaths^a	Helmet Wearing Rates (%)
Australia	20.74	4^b	14.8	— ^b
Brunei Darussalam	.39	4^b	11.1	98^b
Canada	32.88	3^c	7.3
Chile	16.63	2^c	2.6	100^c
People's Republic of China	1,336.31	—	28.1^b (all of China)	16 (Guangxi province only)^b
Hong Kong, China	7.00	—
Indonesia	231.63	73	61.0	93^e
Japan	127.97	14^b	17.6	—^a
Republic of Korea	48.22	10^b	20.7	85^a
Malaysia	26.57	47^b	58.0	90 (drivers) 70 (passengers)^b
Mexico	106.53	3^c	5.5	— ^c
New Zealand	4.18	3^b	9.0	— ^b
Papua New Guinea	6.33	2^b	0.0	— ^b
Peru	27.90	—	—	— ^c
The Republic of the Philippines	87.96	48^b	34	34^b
The Russian Federation	142.50	8^d	2.1
Singapore	4.44	17^b	47.7	56^b
Chinese Taipei	26^f	13 million in 2006, 356 vehicles per sq km^f
Thailand	63.88	63	69.7	27^e
United States of America	305.83	2.8^g	11.3^g	63^h
Viet Nam	87.38	95^b	59	85^b

^a Data from WHO, 2009a, except for economies People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, China and Chinese Taipei. Data for the Republic of the Philippines and Viet Nam taken from WHO2009b
^b Data from WHO, 2009b
^c Data from WHO, 2009c
^d Data from WHO, 2009d
^e WHO 2009e
^f Best practice report, Nearly every 2 persons owns a motorcycle approx popn
^g FHWA 2008
^h NHTSA 2009: National Occupant Protection Use Survey in 2008 — use of DOT compliant helmets

Percentage of motorcycles against GDP (click to view full-size image). Source data: WHO reports.

Powered two wheelers as a percentage of all road deaths (click to view full-size image). Source data: WHO reports.

Powered two wheelers as a percentage of all vehicles (click to view full-size image). Source data: WHO reports.

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