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by Ukv 781 days ago
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/road-traffi...

> Every year the lives of approximately 1.19 million people are cut short as a result of a road traffic crash. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability.

(for disclosure, if anyone is confused about JoeAltmaier's reply: the above link wasn't initially in my original comment - I had edited it in shortly before refreshing and seeing their reply)
1 comments
JoeAltmaier 780 days ago
Ah I was looking at US fatalities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in...

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JoeAltmaier 779 days ago
Further, those two stats are irreconcilable? There are not enough countries in the world to add up to nearly 2M deaths per year, given that the top rates are in the US and Russia. Who else has as many cars? Even China and India can't contribute much because of the dearth of cars.
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Ukv 779 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r...

China and India do contribute a fair amount.

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