Total and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatality Rates Per 100 Million VMT,* 100,000 Population, 100,000 Registered Vehicles, and 100,000 Licensed Drivers, United States, 1977-99.
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Rates
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Year 100 million 100,000 100,000 100,000
VMT* population registered licensed
vehicles** drivers
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All fatalities
1999 1.55 15.30 18.92 22.29
1998 1.58 15.36 19.26 22.44
1997 1.64 15.69 19.86 22.99
1996 1.69 15.80 19.93 23.34
1995 1.73 15.91 20.37 23.68
1994 1.73 15.64 20.18 23.21
1993 1.75 15.56 20.26 23.17
1992 1.75 15.39 20.19 22.89
1991 1.91 16.44 21.56 24.53
1990 2.08 17.93 23.08 26.70
1989 2.16 18.35 23.76 27.52
1988 2.32 19.12 24.92 28.91
1987 2.41 19.06 25.24 28.67
1986 2.51 19.08 25.40 28.90
1985 2.47 18.35 24.74 27.94
1984 2.58 18.70 25.72 28.47
1983 2.58 18.20 25.13 27.61
1982 2.75 18.86 26.46 29.09
1981 3.18 21.49 29.99 34.07
1980 3.36 22.55 31.60 35.15
1979 3.34 22.75 32.00 35.65
1978 3.25 22.66 32.70 35.73
1977 3.25 21.71 32.07 34.55
Percent change
1977-1999 -52.31 -29.53 -41.00 -35.49
Alcohol-related fatalities
1999 0.47 4.60 5.69 6.70
1998 0.48 4.69 5.88 6.85
1997 0.50 4.81 6.08 7.04
1996 0.55 5.11 6.45 7.55
1995 0.57 5.28 6.76 7.86
1994 0.58 5.26 6.79 7.81
1993 0.62 5.52 7.18 8.22
1992 0.66 5.76 7.55 8.56
1991 0.75 6.44 8.44 9.60
1990 0.85 7.35 9.48 10.94
1989 0.87 7.40 9.59 11.10
1988 0.95 7.85 10.21 11.85
1987 1.04 8.18 10.84 12.31
1986 1.09 8.30 11.04 12.57
1985 1.02 7.55 10.18 11.50
1984 1.08 7.83 10.77 11.92
1983 1.08 7.63 10.53 11.57
1982 1.17 8.04 11.27 12.39
1981 1.33 9.01 12.58 14.29
1980 1.39 9.32 13.06 14.53
1979 1.32 9.02 12.68 14.13
1978 1.19 8.27 11.93 13.04
1977 1.19 7.92 11.71 12.61
Percent change
1977-1999 -60.82 -41.90 -51.40 -46.84
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Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
maintained by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration.
* Vehicle miles traveled.
** Includes all private, commercial and public owned motor vehicles
and motorcycles.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Yi, H.; Williams, G.D.; and
Dufour, M.C. Surveillance Report #56: Trends in Alcohol-Related
Fatal Traffic Crashes, United States, 1977-99. Rockville,MD:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of
Biometry and Epidemiology (December 2001).
