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Table 2 Number of fatalities, population, motor vehicles (excluding mopeds), and vehicle distance driven by country [15]

From: Why is road safety in the U.S. not on par with Sweden, the U.K., and the Netherlands? Lessons to be learned

Measure

Year

U.S.

Sweden

U.K.

Netherlands

SUN total

Fatalities

2006

42,708

445

3,298

730

4,473

2007

41,259

471

3,059

709

4,239

2008

37,423

397

2,645

677

3,719

2009

33,883

358

2,337

644

3,339

2010

32,885

266

1,905

537

2,708

Average

37,632

387

2,649

659

3,696

Population (103)

2006–2010a

303,965

9,188

61,408

16,436

87,032

Vehicles (103)

2006–2010a

256,944

5,351

34,850

9,045

49,246

Vehicle distance driven (106 km)

2009

4,758,450

81,444

516,007

126,966

724,417

Vehicle distance driven per person

2009

15,511

8,799

8,345

7,701

8,272

  1. aAverage for the given years