Top 10 countries with deadliest roads
SA is 72 on the list with 20.2 people out of every 100 000 dying in car crashes every year.
THE worldwide average number of car-crash related deaths per 100 000 people per year is 18, but in some countries that number is more than double.
Here is a list of the 10 countries with the most road deaths according to the World Health Organization:
1. Namibia – 53.4
2. Swaziland – 48.2
3. Malawi – 45.4
4. Iraq – 44.7
5. Iran – 43.8
6. Thailand – 42.9
7. Congo – 42.4
8. Central African Republic – 39.7
9. Sudan – 39.2
10. Mozambique – 38.2
As you can see, Africa has seven countries in the top 10 list, which gives the impression that African people are reckless behind a steering wheel.
SA is 72 on the list with 20.2 people out of every 100 000 dying in car crashes every year.
Japan, a small island with a very high number of vehicles on the road sits at number 189 with 3.8 car related deaths per 100 000 people.
The lowest road death rate is in the Maldives, 2.8/100 000.
