Good point. So the article mentions the deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. In 2021 it was 1.33, down slightly from 1.34 in 2020. However, I recall that in 2020 the deaths per VMT jumped up.[1]

[edit] changed 2022 to 2020

[1]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191641/traffic-related-f...