The Pan American Health Organization deems a country's road safety level to be 'high-risk' if its annual death rate is greater than 20 per 100,000 people.

Based on an estimated population of 65,000, Bermuda's rate for 2009 is 20.0. According to the latest available figures, only four jurisdictions in North America, South America or the Caribbean have a higher rating. They are: Venezuela: 21.8; British Virgin Islands: 21.7; Peru: 21.5; and Mexico: 20.7.

Most recent available annual road death rates, per 100,000 people:

Anguilla: 8.3 (in 2002)

Antigua & Barbuda: 18.5 (2001)

Aruba: 18.3 (2001)

Bahamas: 14.5 (2009)

Bermuda: 20.0 (2009)

British Virgin Islands: 21.7 (2009)

Cayman Islands: 14.6 (2002)

Cuba: 8.6 (2009)

Dominica: 8.5 (2001)

Dominican Republic: 17.3 (2009)

Haiti: 1.5 (2000)

Jamaica: 12.3 (2009)

Puerto Rico: 12.8 (2009)

St. Kitts & Nevis: 7.9 (2001)

St. Lucia: 17.6 (2009)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: 6.6 (2009)

Trinidad & Tobago: 15.5 (2009)

Turks & Caicos Islands: 10.9 (2009)