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1035. Motor Vehicle Accidents--Number and Deaths
[17.0 represents 17,000,000]
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Item
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Unit
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1972 1
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1980
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1985
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1990
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Motor vehicle accidents 2
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Million
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17.0
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17.9
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19.3
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11.5
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11.2
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10.7
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11.2
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13.8
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12.7
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Cars
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Million
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24.5
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22.8
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25.6
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14.3
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13.5
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12.3
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13.3
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16.0
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13.8
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Trucks
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Million
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3.5
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5.5
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6.1
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4.4
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5.2
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4.5
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4.8
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7.7
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7.3
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Motorcycles
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1,000
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343
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560
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480
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180
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178
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152
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135
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138
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100
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Motor vehicle deaths within 1 yr. 3
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1,000
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56.3
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53.2
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45.9
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46.8
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42.5
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43.4
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43.6
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42.4
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41.2
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Noncollision accidents
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1,000
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15.8
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14.7
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12.6
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4.9
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4.4
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4.4
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4.6
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4.2
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4.1
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Collision accidents:
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With other motor vehicles
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1,000
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23.9
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23.0
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19.9
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19.9
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18.9
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19
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19.6
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20.7
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19.5
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With pedestrians
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1,000
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10.3
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9.7
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8.5
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7.3
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6.3
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6.4
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6.1
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5.9
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5.9
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With fixed objects
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1,000
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3.9
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3.7
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3.2
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13.1
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11.5
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12.1
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12.1
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10.3
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10.5
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Deaths within 30 days 4
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1,000
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54.6
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51.1
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43.8
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44.6
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40.7
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41.8
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41.9
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41.9
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(NA)
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Vehicle occupants
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1,000
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41.4
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36.8
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31.5
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33.9
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32
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33.1
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33.4
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33.6
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(NA)
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Pedestrians
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1,000
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10.2
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8.1
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6.8
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6.5
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5.5
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5.6
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5.4
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5.3
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(NA)
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Motorcyclists 5
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1,000
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3
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5.1
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4.6
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3.2
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2.3
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2.2
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2.2
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2.1
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(NA)
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Bicyclists
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1,000
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1
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1.0
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0.9
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0.9
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0.8
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0.8
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0.8
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0.8
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(NA)
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Traffic death rates: 4 6
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Per 100,000 resident population
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Rate
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26.2
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22.5
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18.4
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17.9
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15.6
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15.9
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15.8
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15.7
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15.3
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Per 100,000 registered vehicles
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Rate
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44.5
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34.8
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26.5
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24.3
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21.2
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21.2
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20.8
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20.6
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(NA)
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Per 100 million vehicle miles
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Rate
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4.3
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3.3
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2.5
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2.1
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1.7
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1.7
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1.7
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1.6
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1.6
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Per 100,000 licensed drivers
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Rate
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46.1
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35.2
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27.9
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26.7
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23.2
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23.6
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23.3
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23.0
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(NA)
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NA Not available.
1 Represents peak year for deaths from motor vehicle accidents.
2 Covers only accidents occurring on the road.
3 Deaths that occur within 1 year of accident.Includes collision categories not shown separately.
4 Within 30 days of accident. Source: U.S. National Highway TrafficSafety Administration, unpublished data from Fatal Accident ReportingSystem.
5 Includes motor scooters and motorized bicycles (mopeds).
6 Based on 30-day definition of traffic deaths.
Source: Except as noted, National Safety Council, Itasca, IL,Accident Facts, annual (copyright).http://www.nsc.org/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/1035_motor_vehicle_accidents_number_and_deaths.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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