The U.S. ranks 93rd in automobile accident death rates
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 15.5 out of every 100,000 Americans died in an automobile accident in 2002, a death rate that makes the United States rank ninety-third in that category. Sierra Leone ranks first, with an automobile accident death rate of 64.3 out of 100,000 people.
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Thanks for posting this blog, which I have just come across. I’m the creator of possibly the first Human Security Index, which has been published (but I’m awaiting a couple of revisions before offering up the 2 source Websites so far). That HSI, and some of the component indicators (like the World Prison Population List, and the World Bank Institute’s ranking of countries by “legal corruption” to complement the traditional “illegal corruption” that is often ranked) might be of interest to you, if you haven’t included them (I haven’t read your entire blog.. yet).
When I follow your link, and other wise search WHO’s Website for the auto mortality cata, I can’t find them. Is there a specific page, or “magic words” to use in Google? “Automobile Accident Death Rates” doesn’t seem to work for me..
Hi David,
Thanks for your interest in my work. I’ll definitely be interested in your own material; please e-mail me when you get it up. As far as this particular ranking goes, the WHO site that the link takes you to has a mortality database excel file near the bottom. That excel file has lots of kinds of mortality data, including the automobile accidents.
Hi Mark,
Thanx for the response. I now see the data.
The Website is getting its basic content this weekend. So by sometime this week might be worth a brief visit (and, hopefully more worth a visit as it evolves).
Regards,
Dave