Data for Figure 6-1 Fatality Rates for Select Highway Modes of Transportation: 1990–2013
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Total highway
| Year | Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1 |
| 1991 | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 1.7 |
| 1994 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 1.6 |
| 1998 | 1.6 |
| 1999 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 1.5 |
| 2003 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | 1.1 |
Passenger car occupants
| Year | Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7 |
| 1991 | 1.6 |
| 1992 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | 1.5 |
| 1996 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | 1.4 |
| 1999 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | 0.9 |
Highway nonoccupants
| Year | Fatalities per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.0 |
| 1991 | 2.7 |
| 1992 | 2.5 |
| 1993 | 2.6 |
| 1994 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | 2.4 |
| 1997 | 2.4 |
| 1998 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | 2.0 |
| 2001 | 2.0 |
| 2002 | 2.0 |
| 2003 | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 2.0 |
| 2006 | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 1.8 |
| 2009 | 1.6 |
| 2010 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | 1.8 |
| 2013 | 1.8 |
Large truck occupants
| Year | Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5 |
| 1991 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | 0.4 |
| 1995 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 0.3 |
| 2005 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 0.2 |
| 2011 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 0.3 |
NOTES: Air carrier fatalities resulting from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist acts include only onboard fatalities. Passenger car occupants includes passenger car and light truck occupants.
SOURCE: Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) based upon multiple sources as cited in USDOT, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, tables 2-9, 2-14, 2-17, 2-19, 2-21, and 2-23. Available at www.bts.gov as of July 2015.