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Number of U.S. road traffic-related injuries and fatalities 1990-2016

Number of road traffic-related injuries and fatalities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016

Number of U.S. road traffic-related injuries and fatalities 1990-2016

The timeline shows the number of road traffic-related injuries and fatalities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, there were over 37,000 road traffic-related fatalities in the U.S. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among those under the age of 55 in the United States.

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	Injuries	Fatalities
2016*	-	37,461
2015	2,443,000	35,485
2014	2,338,000	32,744
2013	2,313,000	32,894
2012	2,362,000	33,782
2011	2,217,000	32,479
2010	2,239,000	32,999
2009	2,217,000	33,883
2008	2,346,000	37,423
2007	2,491,000	41,259
2006	2,575,000	42,708
2005	2,699,000	43,510
2004	2,788,000	42,836
2003	2,889,000	42,884
2002	2,926,000	43,005
2001	3,033,000	42,196
2000	3,189,000	41,945
1999	3,236,000	41,717
1998	3,192,000	41,501
1997	3,348,000	42,013
1996	3,483,000	42,065
1995	3,465,000	41,817
1994	3,266,000	40,716
1993	3,149,000	40,150
1992	3,070,000	39,250
1991	3,097,000	41,508
1990	3,231,000	44,599

	Injuries	Fatalities
2016*	-	37,461
2015	2,443,000	35,485
2014	2,338,000	32,744
2013	2,313,000	32,894
2012	2,362,000	33,782
2011	2,217,000	32,479
2010	2,239,000	32,999
2009	2,217,000	33,883
2008	2,346,000	37,423
2007	2,491,000	41,259
2006	2,575,000	42,708
2005	2,699,000	43,510
2004	2,788,000	42,836
2003	2,889,000	42,884
2002	2,926,000	43,005
2001	3,033,000	42,196
2000	3,189,000	41,945
1999	3,236,000	41,717
1998	3,192,000	41,501
1997	3,348,000	42,013
1996	3,483,000	42,065
1995	3,465,000	41,817
1994	3,266,000	40,716
1993	3,149,000	40,150
1992	3,070,000	39,250
1991	3,097,000	41,508
1990	3,231,000	44,599

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The timeline shows the number of road traffic-related injuries and fatalities in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, there were over 37,000 road traffic-related fatalities in the U.S. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among those under the age of 55 in the United States.

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Release date: 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: 1990 to 2016
Supplementary notes: *Injury data is not yet available.

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