Africa: Continent Records Highest Road Traffic Fatality Rate - Report

The Global Status Report on Road Safety 2012-2013 says the risk of dying from traffic injuries is highest in Africa compared to other parts of the world.

The African continent recorded an average of 24.1 out of 100,000 people dying as a result of road crash in a year. In other words, in a country of 10 million people, 2,400 die on the roads every year.

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