The International Road Safety Comparisons report presents detailed tables of road death rates for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations and Australian states/territories. These rates allow Australia’s road safety performance to be compared with other OECD nations while taking into account the differing levels of population, motorisation and distances travelled. The report on 2003 data found that Australia’s road death rates - road deaths per 100 000 population, road deaths per 10 000 registered vehicles, and road deaths per 100 million kilometres travelled - were again all below the corresponding OECD median rates. Among the OECD nations for which 2003 data were available, Australia had: • 11th lowest rate (of 24) in terms of road deaths per 100 000 population; • 7th lowest rate (of 22) in terms of road deaths per 10 000 registered vehicles; and • 3rd lowest rate (of 11) in terms of road deaths per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled. Overall, of the OECD nations for which 2003 data were available: • Sweden recorded the lowest rate of road deaths per 100 000 population; • Sweden recorded the lowest rate of road deaths per 10 000 registered vehicles; and • Finland recorded the lowest rate of road deaths per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled. The Australian Capital Territory performed better than any other Australian state/territory, or OECD nation, in terms of all reported road death rates. The Northern Territory recorded the highest death rates of all Australian states/territories. (Author/publisher) For the reports of the previous and next years see: http://www.atsb.gov.au
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