Table 2.

Distribution of road traffic deaths and mortality rates, by WHO region* and income group* (high and low/middle), 1998

Country:	AFR	AMR		EMR	EUR		SEAR	WPR		World
Income Group		HICs	LMCs		HICs	LMCs		HICs	LMCs
Total RT Deaths (000)	170	49	126	72	66	107	336	25	220	1171
% of global RT deaths	14.5	4.2	10.8	6.1	5.6	9.1	28.6	2.1	18.8	100
RT deaths per 100,000	28.2	16.1	25.3	15.2	16.8	22.4	22.6	12.6	15.5	19.9
% of all deaths due to RTI	1.8	1.9	4	1.9	1.7	2	2.5	1.7	2.1	2.2

AFR = AFRICAN REGION AMR = AMERICAN REGION, HIC = HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES LMC = LOW AND MIDDLE COUNTRIES EMR = EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION, EUR = EUROPEAN REGION. SEAR = SOUTH-EAST ASIAN REGION, WPR = WESTERN PACIFIC REGION