1981 - 2004, United States
Overall Motor Vehicle Deaths and Rates per 100,000
All Races, Both Sexes,
Number of Crude Age-Adjusted
Year Deaths Population*** Rate Rate**
1981 51,436 229,465,316 22.42 21.24
1982 45,852 231,664,211 19.79 18.82
1983 44,519 233,792,237 19.04 18.20
1984 46,328 235,825,040 19.65 18.75
1985 45,958 237,924,038 19.32 18.50
1986 47,918 240,133,048 19.95 19.06
1987 48,375 242,289,046 19.97 19.19
1988 49,138 244,499,040 20.10 19.48
1989 47,646 246,819,195 19.30 18.86
1990 46,895 249,464,396 18.80 18.40
1991 43,631 252,980,942 17.25 16.98
1992 41,094 256,514,231 16.02 15.87
1993 42,015 259,918,595 16.16 16.07
1994 42,646 263,125,826 16.21 16.17
1995 43,484 266,278,403 16.33 16.29
1996 43,747 269,394,291 16.24 16.21
1997 43,591 272,646,932 15.99 16.01
1998 43,647 275,854,116 15.82 15.81
1999 42,624 279,040,181 15.28 15.24
2000 43,604 281,421,906 15.49 15.46
2001 43,987 285,107,923 15.43 15.35
2002 45,579 287,984,799 15.83 15.74
2003 44,929 290,850,005 15.45 15.33
2004 45,113 293,656,842 15.36 15.21