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Personal Author:
Spencer, Merianne R. ; Hedegaard, Holly ; Garnet, Matthew
Spencer, Merianne R. ; Hedegaard, Holly ; Garnet, Matthew Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality

• Motor vehicle traffic death rates were stable from 1999 to 2006, declined on average by 8% each year from 2006 (14.5 per 100,000) to 2010 (10.7), and then increased from 2010 through 2019 (11.1).

• Among males, differences in the rates by age group diminished over time; by 2019, the rate for males aged 15–24, the group with the highest rate in 1999, was lower than the rate for males aged 25–64 and 65 and over.

• Among females, rates for all age groups decreased from 1999 through 2019.

• Rates for motor vehicle occupants decreased by 37% from 12.0 in 1999 to 7.6 in 2019.

Motor vehicle traffic deaths are one of the leading contributors to unintentional injury deaths in the United States (1). Recent studies have described changes in the rates of motor vehicle traffic deaths for different demographic groups (2–5). This report provides national trends in motor vehicle traffic deaths by sex, age group, and type of road user (i.e., motor vehicle occupant, motorcyclist, pedestrian, or pedal cyclist) from 1999 through 2019 using the latest mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).

Suggested citation: Spencer MR, Hedegaard H, Garnett M. Motor vehicle traffic death rates, by sex, age group, and road user type: United States, 1999–2019. NCHS Data Brief, no 400. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021. DOI: https://dx.doi. org/10.15620/cdc:101759.

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Content Notes:
Key findings

Although an overall decline was seen from 1999 through 2019, motor vehicle traffic death rates have increased in recent years.

Rates for males decreased from 1999 through 2019 for all age groups, with the greatest declines seen in rates for males aged 0–14 and 15–24 years -- Rates for females also decreased from 1999 through 2019 for all age groups, with the greatest declines seen in rates for females aged 0–14 and 15–24 years -- Death rates for motor vehicle occupants decreased 37% from 1999 through 2019 -- Summary -- Data source and methods -- About the authors -- References -- Suggested citation.


Subjects:
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Accidents, Traffic/mortality Young Adult
Series:
NCHS data brief ; no. 400
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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