Our World in Data·4 min read·medium
Road deaths in the United States have fallen much more slowly than in other rich countries
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Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
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The United States continues to lag behind other high-income nations in reducing road traffic fatalities. Experts attribute the disparity to differences in road safety infrastructure and driving habits.
Download Most high-income countries have reduced road deaths substantially over the past decades. But the United States has made much less progress than other rich countries, and has even gone backward since the mid-2010s.
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