Zambia on track to pass 3,000 road deaths in 2026
On current trends, Zambia will record more than 3,000 road deaths in 2026, the highest since at least 2012. Deaths need to rise just 7% in the final quarter to pass that mark.
Road Crash Statistics
Road deaths are rising because crashes are rising, and enforcement has not kept up
ZRST analysis of police data from January 2025 to September 2026 finds road deaths up 21%, driven by more crashes rather than deadlier ones, while enforcement has stalled.
Crashes Rise 18.6 Percent Over the 2026 Heroes and Unity Holiday as 43 People Die for the Second Consecutive Year
Home › Research and Data › Road Crash Analysis Road Safety Data Analysis A Zambia Road Safety Trust analysis of Zambia Police Service holiday-period statistics Lusaka, Zambia | July 2026 The Zambia Police Service recorded 409 road traffic crashes during the 2026 Heroes and Unity holiday period, including 40 fatal crashes and 43 deaths. Total … Read more
Zambia Police annual stats report for 2025
The Zambia Police Service has issued its full statement on road traffic crashes for 2025. We have checked its arithmetic line by line before publishing: the provincial figures, the quarterly figures, the day-of-week figures and the road-user fatality figures each sum exactly to the stated totals, which deserves acknowledgement, because it is not something we … Read more
ZAMBIA FOURTH QUARTER ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS STATISTICS FOR 2023
During the fourth quarter from 1st October, 2023 to 31st December, 2023, a total number of 9549 road traffic accidents were recorded. 446 were recorded as fatal road traffic accidents in which 515 persons were killed. 905 were recorded as serious injury road traffic accidents in which 1585 persons were serious injured. 1855 were recorded … Read more
Zambia’s Road deaths climb in the first 3 months of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021
Lusaka, 24th April, 2022: The Zambia Police has released its quarterly statistics for road traffic fatalities for the first 3 months of 2022 and the numbers are dark and deeply concerning. Police data show 568 people perished on Zambia roads in the first three months of 2022 compared to 405 killed last year during the … Read more