Transport safety (road deaths proxy) — Americas
This module summarizes tap-water safety signals for the Top 20 Americas cities on a widely published “Top 100 city destinations” list. It prioritizes municipal / regulator reporting, plus public-health and microbiology context where available.
Cities
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| Rank | City | Country | Road deaths (per 100k) | Score | Traveler label | Notes & sources |
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Transport safety in this v1 build uses the latest available road traffic death rate (per 100,000) from the World Bank WDI indicator SH.STA.TRAF.P5. This is a country-level signal applied to cities within that country to minimize gaps. Source: World Bank WDI; validation references: WHO Global Health Observatory (road traffic deaths).
Per‑city sources
Primary sources listed per city for auditability.
Transport safety in this v1 build uses the latest available road traffic death rate (per 100,000) from the World Bank WDI indicator SH.STA.TRAF.P5. This is a country-level signal applied to cities within that country to minimize gaps. Source: World Bank WDI; validation references: WHO Global Health Observatory (road traffic deaths).
Air travel
There is no single standardized “plane crash rate” that is comparable across airlines and countries for consumers. This section provides a practical directory of major airlines and a quick link to public incident summaries.
| Country | Airline | Overview | Accidents / incidents |
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Primary public links shown: Wikipedia airline pages and their “Accidents and incidents” sections. For official investigation reports, use the relevant national accident investigation authority and civil aviation authority for the jurisdiction involved.