List of motor vehicle deaths in U.S. by year
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This is a list of motor vehicle deaths in the United States by year. Of note is that in the two worst years on record, 1979 and 1980, the difference in the total number of deaths was only two. On average in 2008, between 102 and 103 people were killed on the roadways of the U.S. each day.
The number of deaths – and deaths relative to the total population – have declined greatly (35.46% from the 1979 peak year to 2005).
| year | deaths | population | Fraction of population | %change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 44,525 | 215,973,199 | 0.000206160 | N/A |
| 1976 | 45,523 | 218,035,164 | 0.000208787 | 1.27% |
| 1977 | 47,878 | 220,239,425 | 0.000217391 | 4.12% |
| 1978 | 50,331 | 222,584,545 | 0.000226121 | 4.02% |
| 1979 | 51,093 | 225,055,487 | 0.000227024 | 0.40% |
| 1980 | 51,091 | 227,224,681 | 0.000224848 | -0.96% |
| 1981 | 49,301 | 229,465,714 | 0.000214851 | -4.45% |
| 1982 | 43,945 | 231,664,458 | 0.000189692 | -11.71% |
| 1983 | 42,589 | 233,791,994 | 0.000182166 | -3.97% |
| 1984 | 44,257 | 235,824,902 | 0.000187669 | 3.02% |
| 1985 | 43,825 | 237,923,795 | 0.000184198 | -1.85% |
| 1986 | 46,087 | 240,132,887 | 0.000191923 | 4.19% |
| 1987 | 46,390 | 242,288,918 | 0.000191466 | -0.24% |
| 1988 | 47,087 | 244,498,982 | 0.000192586 | 0.58% |
| 1989 | 45,582 | 246,819,230 | 0.000184678 | -4.11% |
| 1990 | 44,599 | 249,464,396 | 0.000178779 | -3.19% |
| 1991 | 41,508 | 252,153,092 | 0.000164614 | -7.92% |
| 1992 | 39,250 | 255,029,699 | 0.000153904 | -6.51% |
| 1993 | 40,150 | 257,782,608 | 0.000155751 | 1.20% |
| 1994 | 40,716 | 260,327,021 | 0.000156403 | 0.42% |
| 1995 | 41,817 | 262,803,276 | 0.000159119 | 1.74% |
| 1996 | 42,065 | 265,228,572 | 0.000158599 | -0.33% |
| 1997 | 42,013 | 267,783,607 | 0.000156892 | -1.08% |
| 1998 | 41,501 | 270,248,003 | 0.000153566 | -2.12% |
| 1999 | 41,717 | 272,690,813 | 0.000152983 | -0.38% |
| 2000 | 41,945 | 282,216,952 | 0.000148627 | -2.85% |
| 2001 | 42,196 | 285,226,284 | 0.000147939 | -0.46% |
| 2002 | 43,005 | 288,125,973 | 0.000149258 | 0.89% |
| 2003 | 42,643 | 290,796,023 | 0.000146642 | -1.75% |
| 2004 | 42,836 | 293,638,158 | 0.000145880 | -0.52% |
| 2005 | 43,443 | 296,507,061 | 0.000146516 | 0.44% |
| 2006 | 42,642 | 299,398,484 | 0.000142426 | -2.79% |
| 2007 | 41,059 | |||
| 2008 | 43,313 |
