The specific disease I am looking at includes motor vehicle accidents in Saudi Arabia for both males and females. According to the GBD comparison map the percentage of DALY’s in this type of “disease” or accident in 2019 was 10.06% ranging from 7.39% to 12.5%. And the YLL’s was 17.22% ranging from 12.68% to 19.65% in 2019 (vizhub.healthdata.org). It is important to discuss this since motor vehicle injuries in Saudi Arabia are one of the leading causes of DALY’s and YLL’s (vizhub.healthdata.org), thus anyone who may want to know about this country may be interested in knowing the driving history of it.
In the vlog, “What EXPATS need to know - DRIVING in Saudi Arabia” by Pete & Thea Do Saudi, Pete shares his experiences about living in Saudi Arabia and goes over what it is like to be on the roads. He states that “traffic accident deaths per 100,000 in Saudi Arabia is 34. With his experiences as a driver and a passenger, he mentions that not many of the citizens living in the country abide by driving laws, which may pose a risk as to why accidents are so high. It is also said in the blog “Driving in Saudi Arabia” by Continental that in a WHO report, “Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of road accidents worldwide. The majority of drivers have terrible driving practices, and accidents involving vehicles operated by children happen often… there are also the dangers posed by nature, such as glaring sandstorms, flash floods…” By having these environments it can pose a higher risk for drivers in the country.
