6,000 Motorcyclists Accidental Death A Year

Malaysia - we lose more lives from accidents road accidents compared to Covid-19. Malaysia is among the Southeast Asian countries facing this issue, especially involving motorcycle riders. Although the death rate per 100,000 people came down from 27% in in year 2000 to 22.5% in 2019, it’s still among the highest in the world. Motorcycle riders and their pillions made up 65% of road accident deaths last year (2023)

There are over 6,000 road accident deaths involving motorcyclists every year, and the burial space required for that is almost the size of six football fields.