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Immediate inferences from data in the site below:-
International Road Traffic and Accident Data (IRTAD) - Brief Overview
http://www.bast.de/htdocs/fachthemen/irtad/english/englisch.html Data for 2002, listed on site as current as of  March 2004          
as Downloaded from site Converted to US numbering convention,etc Sorted --- lowest rate to highest
  Fatalities Number of Motor Vehicles Deaths per billion veh-km   Fatalities Thousands of Motor Vehicles Deaths per billion veh-km Computed fats per thousand vehicles     Deaths per billion veh-km Rank     Computed deaths per thousand vehicles Rank  
Australia 1 723 12 451 9,0   1,723 12,451 9 0.138   United Kingdom 7.5 1   Switzerland 0.107 1  
Austria 956 5 338 12,3   956 5,338 12.3 0.179   Norway 8.3 2   Sweden 0.108 2  
Belgium - 5 737 a 16,3 a   - 5,737 16.3 #VALUE!   Sweden 8.3 3   Norway 0.113 3  
Canada - 18 102 a 9,0 a   2,778 18,102 9 0.153   Switzerland 8.4 4   Netherlands 0.118 4  
Czech Republic 1 431 4 328 33,1   1,431 4,328 33.1 0.331   Finland 8.5 5   United Kingdom 0.118 5  
Denmark 463 2 476 9,2 a   463 2,476 9.2 0.187   Netherlands 8.5 6   Japan 0.118 6  
Finland 415 2 999 8,5   415 2,999 8.5 0.159   Australia 9 7   Germany 0.128 7  
France 7 655 35 396 13,6   7,655 35,396 13.6 0.216   Canada 9 8   Australia 0.138 8  
Germany 6 842 53 306 11,1   6,842 53,306 11.1 0.128   Denmark 9.2 9   Iceland 0.144 9  
Greece - 5 061b 26,7 d   - 5,061b 26.7   USA 9.4 10   New Zealand 0.149 10  
Hungary 1 429 2 974 -   1,429 2,974 - 0.480   Ireland 10.9 11   Canada 0.153 11  
Iceland 29 201 16,0 b   29 201 16 0.144   Germany 11.1 12   Finland 0.159 12  
Ireland 376 1 850 10,9 a   376 1,850 10.9 0.203   Austria 12.3 13   Austria 0.179 13  
Italy - 39 931 b -   - 39,931 -   New Zealand 12.4 14   Luxembourg 0.182 14  
Japan 9 575 80 970 12,7 a   9,575 80,970 12.7 0.118   Japan 12.7 15   Denmark 0.187 15  
Luxembourg 62 341 -   62 341 - 0.182   France 13.6 16   USA 0.190 16  
Netherlands 987 8 389 8,5b   987 8,389 8.5 0.118   Iceland 16 17   Portugal 0.192 17  
New Zealand 404 2 710 12,4 b   404 2,710 12.4 0.149   Belgium 16.3 18   Ireland 0.203 18  
Norway 312 2 752 8,3 a   312 2,752 8.3 0.113   Slovenia 21.7 19   Spain 0.213 19  
Poland 5 827 15 525 -   5,827 15,525 - 0.375   Republic of Korea 22.8 20   France 0.216 20  
Portugal 1 675 8 720 -   1,675 8,720 - 0.192   Greece 26.7 21   Slovenia 0.257 21  
Republic of Korea 7 090 14 614 22,8   7,090 14,614 22.8 0.485   Czech Republic 33.1 22   Czech Republic 0.331 22  
Slovak Republic 610 1 834 46,9 b   610 1,834 46.9 0.333   Slovak Republic 46.9 23   Slovak Republic 0.333 23  
Slovenia 269 1 046 21,7   269 1,046 21.7 0.257   Turkey 73 24   Poland 0.375 24  
Spain 5 347 25 066 -   5,347 25,066 - 0.213   Hungary - 25   Hungary 0.480 25  
Sweden 532 4 936 8,3c   532 4,936 8.3 0.108   Italy - 26   Republic of Korea 0.485 26  
Switzerland 513 4 808 8,4   513 4,808 8.4 0.107   Luxembourg - 27   Belgium #VALUE! 27  
Turkey - 9 821 a 73,0 a   - 9,821 73 #VALUE!   Poland - 28   Turkey #VALUE! 28  
United Kingdom 3 581 30 403 a 7,5d   3,581 30,403 7.5 0.118   Portugal - 29   Greece 29  
USA 42 815 225 685 9,4 a   42,815 225,685 9.4 0.190   Spain - 30   Italy 30  
   
   
Canada data from    
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp3322/2001/en/page1_e.htm