The infographic illustrates in great detail the difference in car deaths in different countries throughout the world, including figures that cover the total number of car-related fatalities per year, as well as the death rate per every 100,000 vehicles on the road in a given country.
According to the infographic, the top five countries with the highest total number of car fatalities each year are: India (133,938), China (68,000), Indonesia (39,253), Brazil (37,694) and the United States (33,808).
When the figures are recalculated based on a rate per 100,000 cars, the top countries with the highest numbers of car fatalities are Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Kenya, Sudan and Angola.
On the other hand, infographic shows Iceland (12), Madagascar (45), Singapore (249), Norway (267) and Sweden (270) as the countries with the lowest number of car accidents fatalities.
Based on the rate of fatalities per 100,000 cars, the five countries with the lowest rates of car related deaths are Iceland, Japan, Sweden, UK and Germany.
The infographic figures show that the UK has less than half the number of car fatalities per 100,000 cars when compared to the USA, and 6 fatalities (per 100,000 cars) a year less than Canada. Furthermore, it shows that the UK has 2.5 less fatalities a year per 100,000 cars than France and a similar figure to Germany.
According to the infographic, 430 deaths in the UK were caused by speeding, and 430 more were caused by inexperienced driving. Drink driving caused 250 deaths whilst 300 people died from not wearing a seatbelt.
A lack of car insurance was not specifically pointed out in the infographic, however 300 deaths were caused by careless driving, and overall, the highest number of car-related deaths was due to drivers losing control of their vehicles.
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