Traffic fatalities by Brazilian municipality from 2010 to 2023
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Traffic fatality rates by Brazilian municipality from 2010 to 2023 with explanatory variables for modeling.
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Documentary data collection was carried out using ten distinct and publicly accessible sources: I. Accident data from the Federal Highway Police (PRF) available at https://www.gov.br/prf/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/dados-abertos/dados-abertos-acidentes. Accessed in Jan. 2023. II. Table of municipalities from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) available at https://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_do_territorio/estrutura_territorial/areas_territoriais/2022/AR_BR_RG_UF_RGINT_MES_MIC_MUN_2022.xls. Accessed in Jun. 2023. III. Fleet of vehicles from the National Traffic Secretariat (SENATRAM) available at https://www.gov.br/transportes/pt-br/pt-br/assuntos/transito/conteudo-Senatran/estatisticas-frota-de-veiculos-senatran. Accessed in June 2023. IV. Infractions (fines) from the Federal Highway Police (PRF) available at https://www.gov.br/prf/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/dados-abertos/dados-abertos-acidentes. Accessed in October. 2024. V. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year 2021 (the most recent) by state and municipality available on the IBGE portal at https://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Pib_Municipios/2021/base/base_de_dados_2010_2021_xlsx.zip. Accessed in Jan. 2025. VI. Resident population based on the 2022 Demographic Census available in the SIDRA system (table 4709) at https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/geratabela?format=xlsx&name=tabela4709.xlsx&terr=N&rank=-&query=t/4709/n6/all/v/93/p/all/l/p,v,t. Accessed in Jan. 2025. VII. Number of health establishments with emergency care, according to the 2009 Health Care Survey, available on the IBGE portal at https://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Indicadores_Sociais/Assistencia_Medico_Sanitaria/2009/tabmun26.zip. Accessed in Jan. 2025. VIII. Number of licensed drivers requested on the FalaBr portal and answered through dispatch no. 18548/2024/DRFG-SENATRAN/SENATRAN with the most current statistical report attached. The FalaBr portal is available at https://falabr.cgu.gov.br/web/home. Accessed in Jan. 2025. IX. Average Annual Daily Volume (AADV) estimated in 2023 available at https://servicos.dnit.gov.br/dadospnct#downloads. Accessed in Mar. 2025. X. Road network extension (version 202204A) available at https://www.gov.br/dnit/pt-br/assuntos/atlas-e-mapas/pnv-e-snv. Accessed in Apr. 2025. Data from 1,621,576 accidents registered by the PRF (Federal Highway Police) from 2010 to 2023 on federal highways in Brazil, across 2,368 different municipalities, were collected and consolidated (data source I). The number of fatalities (response variable) was consolidated (summed) by state, municipality, and year. Categorical variables were summarized by the category with the highest number of accidents (modal category) by state and municipality, remaining invariant over time.
Institutions
- Universidade de Sao Paulo
- Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie