Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year
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For every age from 5 to 67, this is the leading cause of preventable death before 23 and the second leading cause of preventable death after (without taking into account the gender).[4]
For pregnant women, fatalities that result from motor vehicle crashes are the first largest cause [5]
Between 1899 and 2022, 3955601 people were traffic fatalities in the United-States.[6]
Motor vehicle fatalities in the United States are reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA only reports deaths that occur on public roads, and does not include parking lots, driveways, and private roads.[7] It also excludes indirect car-related fatalities. For more details, see Transportation safety in the United States.
From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35%. The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest in 62 years, since 1949.[8] For 2016, the NHTSA reported 37,461 people killed in 34,436 fatal motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day.[9] In 2022, there were 42,795 total motor vehicle fatalities.[10]
By year
| Year | Deaths | VMT– Vehicle miles traveled (billions) | Fatalities per 100 million VMT | Population | Fatalities per 100,000 population | Change in per capita fatalities from previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 26[11] | |||||
| 1900 | 36 | 76,094,000 | 0.05 | NA | ||
| 1901 | 54 | 77,584,000 | 0.07 | Negative increase47.1% | ||
| 1902 | 79 | 79,163,000 | 0.10 | Negative increase43.4% | ||
| 1903 | 117 | 80,632,000 | 0.15 | Negative increase45.4% | ||
| 1904 | 172 | 82,166,000 | 0.21 | Negative increase44.3% | ||
| 1905 | 252 | 83,822,000 | 0.30 | Negative increase43.6% | ||
| 1906 | 338 | 85,450,000 | 0.40 | Negative increase31.6% | ||
| 1907 | 581 | 87,008,000 | 0.67 | Negative increase68.8% | ||
| 1908 | 751 | 88,710,000 | 0.85 | Negative increase26.8% | ||
| 1909 | 1,174 | 90,490,000 | 1.30 | Negative increase53.3% | ||
| 1910 | 1,599 | 92,407,000 | 1.73 | Negative increase33.4% | ||
| 1911 | 2,043 | 93,863,000 | 2.18 | Negative increase25.8% | ||
| 1912 | 2,968 | 95,335,000 | 3.11 | Negative increase43.0% | ||
| 1913 | 4,079 | 97,225,000 | 4.20 | Negative increase34.8% | ||
| 1914 | 4,468 | 99,111,000 | 4.51 | Negative increase7.5% | ||
| 1915 | 6,779 | 100,546,000 | 6.74 | Negative increase49.6% | ||
| 1916 | 7,766 | 101,961,000 | 7.62 | Negative increase13.0% | ||
| 1917 | 9,630 | 103,268,000 | 9.33 | Negative increase22.4% | ||
| 1918 | 10,390 | 103,208,000 | 10.07 | Negative increase8.0% | ||
| 1919 | 10,896 | 104,514,000 | 10.42 | Negative increase3.6% | ||
| 1920 | 12,155 | 106,461,000 | 11.42 | Negative increase9.5% | ||
| 1921 | 13,253 | 55 | 24.09 | 108,538,000 | 12.21 | Negative increase7.0% |
| 1922 | 14,859 | 67 | 21.95 | 110,049,000 | 13.50 | Negative increase10.6% |
| 1923 | 17,870 | 85 | 21.03 | 111,947,000 | 15.96 | Negative increase18.2% |
| 1924 | 18,400 | 104 | 17.55 | 114,109,000 | 16.13 | Negative increase1.0% |
| 1925 | 20,771 | 122 | 16.98 | 115,829,000 | 17.93 | Negative increase11.2% |
| 1926 | 22,194 | 140 | 15.77 | 117,397,000 | 18.91 | Negative increase5.4% |
| 1927 | 24,470 | 158 | 15.44 | 119,035,000 | 20.56 | Negative increase8.7% |
| 1928 | 26,557 | 172 | 15.36 | 120,509,000 | 22.04 | Negative increase7.2% |
| 1929 | 29,592 | 197 | 14.97 | 121,767,000 | 24.30 | Negative increase10.3% |
| 1930 | 31,204 | 206 | 15.12 | 123,076,741 | 25.35 | Negative increase4.3% |
| 1931 | 31,963 | 216 | 14.79 | 124,039,648 | 25.77 | Negative increase1.6% |
| 1932 | 27,979 | 200 | 13.95 | 124,840,471 | 22.41 | Positive decrease-13.0% |
| 1933 | 29,746 | 200 | 14.83 | 125,578,763 | 23.69 | Negative increase5.7% |
| 1934 | 34,240 | 215 | 15.88 | 126,373,773 | 27.09 | Negative increase14.4% |
| 1935 | 34,494 | 228 | 15.09 | 127,250,232 | 27.11 | Negative increase0.1% |
| 1936 | 36,126 | 252 | 14.33 | 128,053,180 | 28.21 | Negative increase4.1% |
| 1937 | 37,819 | 270 | 14.00 | 128,824,829 | 29.36 | Negative increase4.1% |
| 1938 | 31,083 | 271 | 11.46 | 129,824,939 | 23.94 | Positive decrease-18.4% |
| 1939 | 30,895 | 285 | 10.83 | 130,879,718 | 23.61 | Positive decrease-1.4% |
| 1940 | 32,914 | 302 | 10.89 | 132,122,446 | 24.91 | Negative increase5.5% |
| 1941 | 38,142 | 333 | 11.43 | 133,402,471 | 28.59 | Negative increase14.8% |
| 1942 | 27,007 | 268 | 10.07 | 134,859,553 | 20.03 | Positive decrease-30.0% |
| 1943 | 22,727 | 208 | 10.92 | 136,739,353 | 16.62 | Positive decrease-17.0% |
| 1944 | 23,165 | 212 | 10.89 | 138,397,345 | 16.74 | Negative increase0.7% |
| 1945 | 26,785 | 250 | 10.71 | 139,928,165 | 19.14 | Negative increase14.4% |
| 1946 | 31,874 | 340 | 9.35 | 141,388,566 | 22.54 | Negative increase17.8% |
| 1947 | 31,193 | 370 | 8.41 | 144,126,071 | 21.64 | Positive decrease-4.0% |
| 1948 | 30,775 | 397 | 7.73 | 146,631,302 | 21.00 | Positive decrease-3.0% |
| 1949 | 30,246 | 424 | 7.13 | 149,188,130 | 20.27 | Positive decrease-3.4% |
| 1950 | 33,186 | 458 | 7.24 | 152,271,417 | 21.79 | Negative increase7.5% |
| 1951 | 35,309 | 491 | 7.19 | 154,877,889 | 22.80 | Negative increase4.6% |
| 1952 | 36,088 | 513 | 7.03 | 157,552,740 | 22.91 | Negative increase0.5% |
| 1953 | 36,190 | 544 | 6.65 | 160,184,192 | 22.59 | Positive decrease-1.4% |
| 1954 | 33,890 | 561 | 6.03 | 163,025,854 | 20.79 | Positive decrease-8.0% |
| 1955 | 36,688 | 605 | 6.06 | 165,931,202 | 22.11 | Negative increase6.4% |
| 1956 | 37,965 | 627 | 6.05 | 168,903,031 | 22.48 | Negative increase1.7% |
| 1957 | 36,932 | 647 | 5.71 | 171,984,130 | 21.47 | Positive decrease-4.5% |
| 1958 | 35,331 | 664 | 5.32 | 174,881,904 | 20.20 | Positive decrease-5.9% |
| 1959 | 36,223 | 700 | 5.17 | 177,829,628 | 20.37 | Negative increase0.8% |
| 1960 | 36,399 | 718 | 5.06 | 180,671,158 | 20.15 | Positive decrease-1.1% |
| 1961 | 36,285 | 737 | 4.92 | 183,691,481 | 19.75 | Positive decrease-2.0% |
| 1962 | 38,980 | 766 | 5.08 | 186,537,737 | 20.90 | Negative increase5.8% |
| 1963 | 41,723 | 805 | 5.18 | 189,241,798 | 22.05 | Negative increase5.5% |
| 1964 | 45,645 | 846 | 5.39 | 191,888,791 | 23.79 | Negative increase7.9% |
| 1965 | 47,089 | 887 | 5.30 | 194,302,963 | 24.24 | Negative increase1.9% |
| 1966 | 50,894 | 925 | 5.50 | 196,560,338 | 25.89 | Negative increase6.8% |
| 1967 | 50,724 | 964 | 5.26 | 198,712,056 | 25.53 | Positive decrease-1.4% |
| 1968 | 52,725 | 1,015 | 5.19 | 200,706,052 | 26.27 | Negative increase2.9% |
| 1969 | 53,543 | 1,061 | 5.04 | 202,676,946 | 26.42 | Negative increase0.6% |
| 1970 | 52,627 | 1,109 | 4.74 | 205,052,174 | 25.67 | Positive decrease-2.9% |
| 1971 | 52,542 | 1,178 | 4.46 | 207,660,677 | 25.30 | Positive decrease-1.4% |
| 1972 | 54,589 | 1,259 | 4.33 | 209,896,021 | 26.01 | Negative increase2.8% |
| 1973 | 54,052 | 1,313 | 4.12 | 211,908,788 | 25.51 | Positive decrease-1.9% |
| 1974 | 45,196 | 1,280 | 3.53 | 213,853,928 | 21.13 | Positive decrease-17.1% |
| 1975 | 44,525 | 1,327 | 3.35 | 215,973,199 | 20.62 | Positive decrease-2.5% |
| 1976 | 45,523 | 1,402 | 3.25 | 218,035,164 | 20.88 | Negative increase1.3% |
| 1977 | 47,878 | 1,467 | 3.26 | 220,239,425 | 21.74 | Negative increase4.1% |
| 1978 | 50,331 | 1,544 | 3.26 | 222,584,545 | 22.61 | Negative increase4.0% |
| 1979 | 51,093 | 1,529 | 3.34 | 225,055,487 | 22.70 | Negative increase0.4% |
| 1980 | 51,091 | 1,527 | 3.35 | 227,224,681 | 22.48 | Positive decrease-1.0% |
| 1981 | 49,301 | 1,552 | 3.18 | 229,465,714 | 21.49 | Positive decrease-4.5% |
| 1982 | 43,945 | 1,595 | 2.76 | 231,664,458 | 18.97 | Positive decrease-11.7% |
| 1983 | 42,589 | 1,652 | 2.58 | 233,791,994 | 18.22 | Positive decrease-4.0% |
| 1984 | 44,257 | 1,720 | 2.57 | 235,824,902 | 18.77 | Negative increase3.0% |
| 1985 | 43,825 | 1,774 | 2.47 | 237,923,795 | 18.42 | Positive decrease-1.9% |
| 1986 | 46,087 | 1,834 | 2.51 | 240,132,887 | 19.19 | Negative increase4.2% |
| 1987 | 46,390 | 1,921 | 2.42 | 242,288,918 | 19.15 | Positive decrease-0.2% |
| 1988 | 47,087 | 2,025 | 2.32 | 244,498,982 | 19.26 | Negative increase0.6% |
| 1989 | 45,582 | 2,096 | 2.17 | 246,819,230 | 18.47 | Positive decrease-4.1% |
| 1990 | 44,599 | 2,144 | 2.08 | 249,464,396 | 17.88 | Positive decrease-3.2% |
| 1991 | 41,508 | 2,172 | 1.91 | 252,153,092 | 16.46 | Positive decrease-7.9% |
| 1992 | 39,250 | 2,247 | 1.75 | 255,029,699 | 15.39 | Positive decrease-6.5% |
| 1993 | 40,150 | 2,296 | 1.75 | 257,782,608 | 15.58 | Negative increase1.2% |
| 1994 | 40,716 | 2,358 | 1.73 | 260,327,021 | 15.64 | Negative increase0.4% |
| 1995 | 41,817 | 2,423 | 1.73 | 262,803,276 | 15.91 | Negative increase1.7% |
| 1996 | 42,065 | 2,486 | 1.69 | 265,228,572 | 15.86 | Positive decrease-0.3% |
| 1997 | 42,013 | 2,562 | 1.64 | 267,783,607 | 15.69 | Positive decrease-1.1% |
| 1998 | 41,501 | 2,632 | 1.58 | 270,248,003 | 15.36 | Positive decrease-2.1% |
| 1999 | 41,717 | 2,691 | 1.55 | 272,690,813 | 15.30 | Positive decrease-0.4% |
| 2000 | 41,945 | 2,747 | 1.53 | 282,216,952 | 14.86 | Positive decrease-2.9% |
| 2001[12] | 42,196 | 2,797 | 1.51 | 285,226,284 | 14.79 | Positive decrease-0.5% |
| 2002 | 43,005 | 2,856 | 1.51 | 288,125,973 | 14.93 | Negative increase0.9% |
| 2003 | 42,884 | 2,890 | 1.48 | 290,796,023 | 14.75 | Positive decrease-1.8% |
| 2004 | 42,836 | 2,965 | 1.44 | 293,638,158 | 14.59 | Positive decrease-0.5% |
| 2005 | 43,510 | 2,989 | 1.46 | 296,507,061 | 14.67 | Negative increase0.4% |
| 2006 | 42,708 | 3,014 | 1.42 | 299,398,484 | 14.27 | Positive decrease-2.8% |
| 2007 | 41,259 | 3,031 | 1.36 | 301,139,947 | 13.70 | Positive decrease-3.9% |
| 2008 | 37,423 | 2,977 | 1.26 | 303,824,640 | 12.32 | Positive decrease-11.0% |
| 2009 | 33,883 | 2,957 | 1.15 | 306,700,000 | 11.05 | Positive decrease-9.7% |
| 2010[12] | 32,999 | 2,967 | 1.11 | 309,326,000 | 10.67 | Positive decrease-3.5% |
| 2011[13] | 32,479 | 2,950 | 1.10 | 311,588,000 | 10.42 | Positive decrease-2.3% |
| 2012[14] | 33,782 | 2,969 | 1.14 | 313,914,000 | 10.75 | Negative increase2.6% |
| 2013 | 32,893 | 2,988 | 1.10 | 316,129,000 | 10.40 | Positive decrease-3.3% |
| 2014 | 32,744 | 3,026 | 1.08 | 318,860,000 | 10.28 | Positive decrease-1.2% |
| 2015 | 35,485 | 3,095 | 1.15 | 321,370,000 | 11.06 | Negative increase7.6% |
| 2016[15] | 37,806 | 3,174 | 1.19 | 323,121,000 | 11.59 | Negative increase4.8% |
| 2017[15][16] | 37,473 | 3,213 | 1.16 | 326,213,213 | 11.40 | Positive decrease-1.6% |
| 2018[16][17] | 36,835 | 3,223 | 1.13 | 327,096,265 | 11.18 | Positive decrease-1.9% |
| 2019[18] | 36,355 | 3,248 | 1.10 | 328,231,337[19] | 10.99 | Positive decrease-1.2% |
| 2020[20] | 38,824 | 2,904 | 1.34 | 331,449,281[21] | 11.67 | Negative increase7.1% |
| 2021[22] | 43,230[23] | 3,230[24] | 1.38 | 332,915,073[25] | 13.02 | Negative increase11.6% |
| 2022[10] | 42,514[23] | 3,196 | 1.35 (estimate) 1.33 (division) | 338,289,857[25] | 12.76 | Positive decrease-2.00% |
| For recent years, data may not be as consistent as previous years, due to different methods (estimates) or different sources | ||||||
| 2023 | 40,990[26] | 3,263[27] | 1.27 | 339,996,563[28] | 12.06 | Positive decrease-3.7% |
| 2024 | ~39,345 (estimate)[29] | |||||
See also
Notes
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- ↑ Age and Cause, The Six Leading Causes of Death caused by unintentional injury in 2023
- ↑ Fatal Accidents, Andrew M. Bazakis; Erwin L. Kong; Jonathon P. Deibel., September 4, 2023.
- ↑ https://cdan.dot.gov/tsftables/Fatalities%20and%20Fatality%20Rates.pdf
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