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The rest of the world is doing its part, but accidents and deaths have increased in the United States. I guess that makes us one of the “poorer countries”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year#/media/File:1994-_Motor_vehicle_traffic_deaths_in_road_accidents,_by_country.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year#/media/File:United_States_Motor_Vehicle_Deaths_per_Year.webp
Taken from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year
Pedestrian deaths are also up 72% since 2009 in the United States:
https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/pedestrians