Here's a scary thought. If you think disease would be the thing to do you in, think again. Roads might have a better chance at doing just that. In fact, they are getting more deadly. By the year 2030, they'll likely kill more people per year than HIV/AIDs.

Roads in the poorest parts of the world can be 250 times more deadly than roads in the richest parts of the world. A report coming from the January 25th issue of The Economist says that roads in developing countries are dangerous and are getting more dangerous, particularly in comparison to roads in rich places.

 For every 100,000 cars on the road in developed countries fewer that 15 people die per year from road crashes, The Economist reports. In Ethiopa, for example, that figure is 250 times higher.

The Economist cites the World Health Organization, which expects global deaths from car crashes to reach two million per year by 2030. That's how many people are projected to die from HIV/AIDs in that year.

You can read the WHO's report on road safety and find all of their data on crashes right here, and you can read The Economist's two recent reports Reinventing the Wheel and Driving to an early grave here and here, respectively.