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1ProBiomechanics LLC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Traffic Injury Prevention
|August 13, 2026
Summary
Traffic fatality reductions varied significantly among 33 countries between 1970-2024. The United States ranked 30th, falling into the worst reduction group by 2024.
Area of Science:
- Road safety research
- International comparative analysis
- Transportation statistics
Background:
- Traffic fatalities have been a significant global concern since the mid-20th century.
- International efforts to reduce road traffic deaths have shown varied success across nations.
- Establishing benchmarks for traffic fatality reduction is crucial for evaluating national performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish a benchmark for traffic fatality reductions over 54 years (1970-2024) in 33 countries.
- To categorize countries into "Best," "Mid," and "Worst" groups based on their traffic fatality reduction performance.
- To analyze the United States' traffic fatality reduction trend in a global context.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data for traffic fatalities from 1970-2024 across 33 countries.
- Calculated a "fatality ratio" for each country by dividing annual fatalities by 1970 figures (1970 ratio = 1.00).
- Defined "fatality reduction" as 1.00 minus the calculated ratio and established benchmarks using averages and standard deviations for "Best," "Mid," and "Worst" groups.
Main Results:
- Identified 10 countries in the "Best" reduction group, 15 in the "Mid," and 8 in the "Worst" group.
- In 2024, "Best" countries had a fatality ratio of 0.142 ± 0.017, "Mid" was 0.282 ± 0.093, and "Worst" was 0.816 ± 0.330.
- The U.S. transitioned from the "Mid" to the "Worst" group between 2000-2010, ranking 30th out of 33 countries in 2024 with a ratio near the "Worst" group average.
Conclusions:
- Benchmarks for traffic fatality reductions were successfully established, categorizing 33 countries into three tiers.
- The established benchmarks provide a clear comparison of national road safety performance over a 54-year period.
- In 2024, the U.S. lagged significantly, ranking in the "Worst" reduction group and performing worse than 29 other analyzed countries.
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