The Dominican Republic is the country with the second highest rate of traffic accident fatalities per capita, worldwide, according to the recently released "Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013" from the World Health Organization (WHO). The DR came in second behind the country of Niue (population about 750 so even one death ranks them first) located in the Pacific someplace.
DR Stats: http://tinyurl.com/ctc3258
Entire Report: http://www.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/78256/1/9789241564564_eng.pdf (this is a large PDF)
DR Stats: http://tinyurl.com/ctc3258
Entire Report: http://www.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/78256/1/9789241564564_eng.pdf (this is a large PDF)