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"More than 1.2 million people are killed on the road each year \u2014 and that number is rapidly increasing.\nThe Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting launched an interactive map this week that visualizes the reported traffic deaths from 2010. The project is part of a larger effort to draw global attention to this \"growing public health crisis.\"\nSee also: Texting While Driving Kills: Here's One Grim Example\nThe project collected data from the World Health Organization's global status report on road safety, which states that driving will become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030 \"unless urgent action is taken.\"\nThe problem is widespread in the developing world, which accounts for only 50% of the world\u2019s road traffic, but 90% of the traffic fatalities, according to the Pulitzer Center.\nFind out the number of driving deaths per 100,000 people in any given country by dragging your cursor over the map below. The blue circles link to featured stories. Click \"view fullscreen\" and a text box will appear in the lower left-hand corner, highlighting interesting facts from various countries.\n\nImage: Flickr, trawets1"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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