The United Kingdom, Japan, Switzerland and Sweden all came in at five deaths per 100,000 people. Germany (six), France (seven) and Canada (eight) were all better than the U.S.
The study compares the rates of death by car accidents, heart disease, cancer and cerebrovascular disease using World Health Organization data in 193 countries.
The 10 countries with the highest rates were Namibia (45), Thailand (44), Iran (38), Sudan (36), Swaziland (36), Venezuela (35), Congo, (34) Malawi (32), Dominican Republic (32) and Iraq (32).
The 10 countries with the lowest rates were the Maldives (two), Tajikistan (three), Malta (three), Fiji (four), the Marshall Islands (four), Israel (four), Tonga (four), Antigua and Barbuda (four), the Netherlands (four) and Switzerland (five).
In terms of overall numbers for driving deaths, the United Arab Emirates becomes the most dangerous country with 15.9% of deaths caused by accidents. The global average is 2.1% with the U.S. is coming in just under that at 1.8%.
For the record, the average number of fatalities per 100,000 people was 844 globally. The U.S. came in at 817. Qatar was the top ranking country with just 141 deaths while Chad was the most dangerous with 1717 deaths.
