Road Accident Deaths in Select Countries

The World Health Organization conducted the first ever study of road safety in various countries and released a report titled Global status report on road safety.

The following are some key takeaways from this report:
1.While the number of registered vehicles are high in high income countries, the most number of traffic deaths occur in low and middle income countries.

2. The number of road deaths per 100,000 population was highest in the USA among select developed countries

3. Less than 50% of countries have have a child restraint law.

More information can be found in the WHO site at:

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/2009/en/index.html

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