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Worst Automobile Deaths by Country
This list features the estimated number of automobile deaths by country, ranked by fatality rate per 100,000 people.
RANK | COUNTRY | FATALITY RATE (per 100,000 population) |
1 | Costa Rica | 17.0 |
2 | Colombia | 15.8 |
3 | United States | 12.2 |
4 | Chile | 10.0 |
5 | New Zealand | 6.5 |
6 | Portugal | 6.1 |
7 | Greece | 6.1 |
8 | Lithuania | 5.6 |
9 | Italy | 5.2 |
10 | Poland | 5.2 |
11 | Hungary | 4.9 |
12 | Korea | 4.9 |
13 | Canada | 4.8 |
14 | France | 4.8 |
15 | Australia | 4.7 |
16 | Czech Republic | 4.6 |
17 | Austria | 4.4 |
18 | Belgium | 4.3 |
19 | Luxembourg | 3.9 |
20 | Slovenia | 3.9 |
References
Australian Government, 2024. International comparisons – Fatality rate per 100,000 population. [online] Available at: https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/international-comparisons#:~:text=Fatality%20rate%20per%20100%2C000%20population&text=The%20nations%20with%20the%203,)%20and%20Iceland%20(2.39).&text=Between%202013%20and%202022%20Australia%27s,fatality%20rate%20declined%20by%2011.4%25 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Maison Law, 2023. Countries with the most car accidents. [online] Available at: https://maisonlaw.com/2023/01/countries-with-the-most-car-accidents/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
1-800-LION-LAW, (n.d.). Car accident deaths. [online] Available at: https://1800lionlaw.com/car-accident-deaths/#:~:text=In%20the%20following%20sections%2C%20we%20will%20delve,from%20a%20significant%20share%20of%20these%20fatalities (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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