In 2023, road traffic accidents claimed the lives of 20 380 people in the EU, a 1.3% decrease compared with 2022 (20 652 fatalities). In 2020, the number of fatalities had dropped sharply to 18 830 fatalities, which was attributed to COVID-19 mobility restrictions affecting passenger transport. Although fatalities increased in 2021 and 2022, they did not return to pre-pandemic levels. This information comes from data on road safety published by Eurostat today. This article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on road safety statistics in the EU. Road traffic fatality rate lowest in Sweden (....)