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According to the World Health Organization, Eritrea has the most estimated road deaths in proportion to its population.
The latest figures, from 2009, were released as part of the organization's Decade of Action for Road Safety , which spans from 2011 to 2020. The next set of data will be released in 2012.
We've broken down how many road deaths countries had per 100,000 people, according to WHO estimates.
#25 Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
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Population: 157,638
Number of registered vehicles: 1,219
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 33.0
Source: WHO
#24 South Africa
South Africa
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Population: 4,8576,763
Number of registered vehicles: 9,237,574
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 33.2
Source: WHO
#23 Madagascar
Looted and burned cars, Madagascar
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Population: 19,683,358
Number of registered vehicles: 197,981
Road deaths per 100,000 (estimated): 33.7
Source: WHO
#22 Botswana
Palapye, Botswana
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Population: 1,881,504
Number of registered vehicles: 293,755
Road deaths per 100,000 (estimated): 33.8
Source: WHO
#21 Jordan
Traffic circle in Jordan
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Population: 5,924,245
Number of registered vehicles: 841,933
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 34.2
Source: WHO
#20 Chad
Bol, Chad
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Population: 10,780,571
Number of registered vehicles: 124,088
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 34.3
Source: WHO
#19 The United Republic of Tanzania
Traffic in Tanzania
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Population: 40,453,513
Number of registered vehicles: 577,949
Road deaths per 100,000 (estimated): 34.3
Source: WHO
#18 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
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Population: 1,695,043
Number of registered vehicles: 57,839
Road deaths per 100,000 (estimated): 34.4
Source: WHO
#17 Kenya
Policeman directing traffic in Kenya
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Population: 37,537,716
Number of registered vehicles: 1,004,243
Road deaths: 34.4
Source: WHO
#16 Tunisia
Traffic in Tunisia
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Population: 10,327,285
Number of registered vehicles: 1,244,918
Road deaths per 100,000 (estimated): 34.5
Source: WHO
#15 The Sudan
Traffic in Khartoum, Sudan
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Population : 38,560,488
Number of registered vehicles: 1,200,000
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 34.7
Source: WHO
#14 Mozambique
Traffic in Mozambique
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Population: 21,396,916
Number of registered vehicles: 258,680
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 34.7
Source: WHO
#13 Ethiopia
Traffic in Ethiopia
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Population: 83,099,190
Number of registered vehicles: 244,257
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 35.0
Source: WHO
#12 Mauritania
Traffic in Mauritania
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Population: 3,123,813
Number of registered vehicles: 350,000
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 35.5
Source: WHO
#11 Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
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Population: 71,208,384
Number of registered vehicles: 17,000,000
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 35.8
Source: WHO
#10 The Gambia
Cars in The Gambia
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Population: 1,708,681
Number of registered vehicles: 1 4,450
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 36.6
Source: WHO
#9 The United Arab Emirates
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Population: 4,380,439
Number of registered vehicles: 1,754,420
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 37.1
Source: WHO
#8 The Niger
Cars in The Niger
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Population: 14,225,521
Number of registered vehicles: 76,061
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 37.7
Source: WHO
#7 Angola
Traffic in Luanda, Angola
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Population: 17,024,084
Number of registered vehicles: 671,060
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated) : 37.7
Source: WHO
#6 Iraq
Truck traffic in Iraq
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Population: 28,993,374
Number of registered vehicles: 2,242,269
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 38.1
Source: WHO
#5 Afghanistan
Traffic jam in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Population : 27,145,275
Number of registered vehicles: 731,607
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 39.0
Source: WHO
#4 The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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Population: 6,160,483
Number of registered vehicles: 1,826,533
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 40.5
Source: WHO
#3 Egypt
Egypt
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Population: 75,497,913
Number of registered vehicles: 430,000
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 41.6
Source: WHO
#2 Cook Islands
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
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Population: 13,325
Number of registered vehicles: 10,692
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 45.0
Source: WHO
#1 Eritrea
Country road, Eritrea
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Population: 4,850,763
Number of registered vehicles: 60,849
Road deaths per 100,000 people (estimated): 48.4
Source: WHO
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