This statistic shows the number of road traffic fatalities in the United States from 2012 to 2018. Some 40,100 road traffic fatalities occurred in the United States in 2018. Motor vehicle crashes and drug overdoses are the leading causes of death among those under the age of 55 in the United States.
Number of road traffic fatalities in the United States from 2012 to 2018
All figures are preliminary figures. Includes traffic and nontraffic deaths that occur within a year of the accident. The 2018 figure is a first estimate. The figures for 2012 and 2013 are form the National Center for Health Statistics.
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National Safety Council. (February 17, 2019). Number of road traffic fatalities in the United States from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192575/road-traffic-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
National Safety Council. "Number of road traffic fatalities in the United States from 2012 to 2018." Chart. February 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192575/road-traffic-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
National Safety Council. (2019). Number of road traffic fatalities in the United States from 2012 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192575/road-traffic-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
National Safety Council. "Number of Road Traffic Fatalities in The United States from 2012 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192575/road-traffic-fatalities-in-the-united-states/
National Safety Council, Number of road traffic fatalities in the United States from 2012 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192575/road-traffic-fatalities-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 02, 2020)
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