BANGKOK, 9 September 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Thailand one of the top five countries with the highest road fatalities in the world.
A survey has been conducted by the WHO on countries around the world in regard to the rate of traffic-related deaths. As a result, the country found to have the highest death rate was Libya, with a record of 48.4 per 100,000 people, followed by Iraq at 40.5. Thailand was placed at number three, with a fatality rate of 38.1 per 100,000 people. The fourth and fifth rankings went to South Africa and the United Kingdom, respectively.
On the other hand, the WHO also compiled a list of countries with the highest road safety. Topping the list was the Maldives, with a road fatality rate of only 1.9 per 100,000 people, followed by Norway at the second place, Denmark and Sweden at the third, and Switzerland at the fifth.
