Highway Traffic Crash Fatalities (1966 - 2003)

Sources: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Vital Statistics Reports

See fatality rates per Population, Vehicles, Number Drivers, Miles Driven

Comparing Traffic Fatality and Overall Mortality Trends
Year Population Total Deaths % of Population Traffic Fatalities % of All Deaths

1966 196,560,000 1,863,149 0.95 50,894 0.026

1967 198,712,000 1,852,323 0.93 50,724 0.026

1968 200,706,000 1,930,082 0.96 52,725 0.026

1969 202,677,000 1,921,990 0.95 53,543 0.026

1970 205,052,000 1,921,031 0.94 52,627 0.026

1971 207,661,000 1,927,542 0.93 52,542 0.025

1972 209,896,000 1,963,944 0.94 54,589 0.026

1973 211,909,000 1,973,003 0.93 54,052 0.026

1974 213,854,000 1,934,388 0.90 45,196 0.021

1975 215,973,000 1,892,879 0.88 44,525 0.021

1976 218,035,000 1,909,440 0.88 45,523 0.021

1977 220,239,000 1,899,597 0.86 47,878 0.022

1978 222,585,000 1,927,788 0.87 50,331 0.023

1979 225,055,000 1,913,841 0.85 51,093 0.023

1980 227,225,000 1,989,841 0.88 51,091 0.022

1981 229,466,000 1,977,981 0.86 49,301 0.021

1982 231,664,000 1,974,797 0.85 43,945 0.019

1983 233,792,000 2,019,201 0.86 42,589 0.018

1984 235,825,000 2,039,369 0.86 44,257 0.019

1985 237,924,000 2,086,440 0.88 43,825 0.018

1986 240,133,000 2,105,361 0.88 46,087 0.019

1987 242,289,000 2,123,323 0.88 46,390 0.019

1988 244,499,000 2,167,999 0.89 47,087 0.019

1989 246,819,000 2,150,466 0.87 45,582 0.018

1990 249,464,000 2,148,463 0.86 44,599 0.018

1991 252,153,000 2,169,518 0.86 41,508 0.016

1992 255,030,000 2,175,613 0.85 39,250 0.015

1993 257,783,000 2,268,553 0.88 40,150 0.016

1994 260,327,000 2,278,994 0.88 40,716 0.016

1995 262,803,000 2,312,132 0.88 41,817 0.016

1996 265,229,000 2,314,690 0.87 42,065 0.016

1997 267,784,000 2,314,245 0.86 42,013 0.016

1998 270,248,000 2,337,256 0.86 41,501 0.015

1999 272,691,000 2,391,399 0.88 41,717 0.015

2000 282,224,000 2,403,351 0.85 41,945 0.015

2001 285,318,000 2,416,425 0.85 42,196 0.015

2002 288,369,000 2,447,864 0.85 42,815 0.015

2003 290,810,000 Not Available -- 42,643 0.015

Comparing Traffic Fatality and Overall Mortality Trends
Year	Population	Total Deaths	% of Population	Traffic Fatalities	% of All Deaths
1966	196,560,000	1,863,149	0.95	50,894	0.026
1967	198,712,000	1,852,323	0.93	50,724	0.026
1968	200,706,000	1,930,082	0.96	52,725	0.026
1969	202,677,000	1,921,990	0.95	53,543	0.026
1970	205,052,000	1,921,031	0.94	52,627	0.026
1971	207,661,000	1,927,542	0.93	52,542	0.025
1972	209,896,000	1,963,944	0.94	54,589	0.026
1973	211,909,000	1,973,003	0.93	54,052	0.026
1974	213,854,000	1,934,388	0.90	45,196	0.021
1975	215,973,000	1,892,879	0.88	44,525	0.021
1976	218,035,000	1,909,440	0.88	45,523	0.021
1977	220,239,000	1,899,597	0.86	47,878	0.022
1978	222,585,000	1,927,788	0.87	50,331	0.023
1979	225,055,000	1,913,841	0.85	51,093	0.023
1980	227,225,000	1,989,841	0.88	51,091	0.022
1981	229,466,000	1,977,981	0.86	49,301	0.021
1982	231,664,000	1,974,797	0.85	43,945	0.019
1983	233,792,000	2,019,201	0.86	42,589	0.018
1984	235,825,000	2,039,369	0.86	44,257	0.019
1985	237,924,000	2,086,440	0.88	43,825	0.018
1986	240,133,000	2,105,361	0.88	46,087	0.019
1987	242,289,000	2,123,323	0.88	46,390	0.019
1988	244,499,000	2,167,999	0.89	47,087	0.019
1989	246,819,000	2,150,466	0.87	45,582	0.018
1990	249,464,000	2,148,463	0.86	44,599	0.018
1991	252,153,000	2,169,518	0.86	41,508	0.016
1992	255,030,000	2,175,613	0.85	39,250	0.015
1993	257,783,000	2,268,553	0.88	40,150	0.016
1994	260,327,000	2,278,994	0.88	40,716	0.016
1995	262,803,000	2,312,132	0.88	41,817	0.016
1996	265,229,000	2,314,690	0.87	42,065	0.016
1997	267,784,000	2,314,245	0.86	42,013	0.016
1998	270,248,000	2,337,256	0.86	41,501	0.015
1999	272,691,000	2,391,399	0.88	41,717	0.015
2000	282,224,000	2,403,351	0.85	41,945	0.015
2001	285,318,000	2,416,425	0.85	42,196	0.015
2002	288,369,000	2,447,864	0.85	42,815	0.015
2003	290,810,000	Not Available	--	42,643	0.015

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