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Figure 6-2 Fatality Rates for Select Modes of Transportation: 1990–2013

Thursday, March 31, 2016

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Total highway

Year Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel
1/1/1990 2.1
1/1/1991 1.9
1/1/1992 1.7
1/1/1993 1.7
1/1/1994 1.7
1/1/1995 1.7
1/1/1996 1.7
1/1/1997 1.6
1/1/1998 1.6
1/1/1999 1.6
1/1/2000 1.5
1/1/2001 1.5
1/1/2002 1.5
1/1/2003 1.5
1/1/2004 1.4
1/1/2005 1.5
1/1/2006 1.4
1/1/2007 1.4
1/1/2008 1.3
1/1/2009 1.1
1/1/2010 1.1
1/1/2011 1.1
1/1/2012 1.1
1/2/2013 1.1

 

Passenger car occupants

Year Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel
1/1/1990 1.7
1/1/1991 1.6
1/1/1992 1.5
1/1/1993 1.5
1/1/1994 1.5
1/1/1995 1.5
1/1/1996 1.5
1/1/1997 1.5
1/1/1998 1.4
1/1/1999 1.3
1/1/2000 1.3
1/1/2001 1.3
1/1/2002 1.3
1/1/2003 1.2
1/1/2004 1.2
1/1/2005 1.1
1/1/2006 1.1
1/1/2007 1.1
1/1/2008 1.0
1/1/2009 0.9
1/1/2010 0.8
1/1/2011 0.9
1/1/2012 0.9
1/2/2013 0.9

 

Highway nonoccupants

Year Fatalities per 100,000 population
1/1/1990 3.0
1/1/1991 2.7
1/1/1992 2.5
1/1/1993 2.6
1/1/1994 2.5
1/1/1995 2.5
1/1/1996 2.4
1/1/1997 2.4
1/1/1998 2.3
1/1/1999 2.1
1/1/2000 2.0
1/1/2001 2.0
1/1/2002 2.0
1/1/2003 1.9
1/1/2004 1.9
1/1/2005 2.0
1/1/2006 1.9
1/1/2007 1.9
1/1/2008 1.8
1/1/2009 1.6
1/1/2010 1.7
1/1/2011 1.7
1/1/2012 1.8
1/2/2013 1.8

 

Large truck occupants

Year Fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles of travel
1/1/1990 0.5
1/1/1991 0.4
1/1/1992 0.4
1/1/1993 0.4
1/1/1994 0.4
1/1/1995 0.4
1/1/1996 0.3
1/1/1997 0.4
1/1/1998 0.4
1/1/1999 0.4
1/1/2000 0.4
1/1/2001 0.3
1/1/2002 0.3
1/1/2003 0.3
1/1/2004 0.3
1/1/2005 0.4
1/1/2006 0.4
1/1/2007 0.3
1/1/2008 0.2
1/1/2009 0.2
1/1/2010 0.2
1/1/2011 0.2
1/1/2012 0.3
1/2/2013 0.3

 

U.S. air carriers

Year Fatalities per 100,000 flight hours
1/1/1990 0.3
1/1/1991 0.4
1/1/1992 0.3
1/1/1993 0.0
1/1/1994 1.8
1/1/1995 1.2
1/1/1996 2.8
1/1/1997 0.1
1/1/1998 0.0
1/1/1999 0.1
1/1/2000 0.5
1/1/2001 3.0
1/1/2002 0.0
1/1/2003 0.1
1/1/2004 0.1
1/1/2005 0.1
1/1/2006 0.3
1/1/2007 0.0
1/1/2008 0.0
1/1/2009 0.3
1/1/2010 0.0
1/1/2011 0.0
1/1/2012 0.0
1/2/2013 0.1

NOTES: Air carrier fatalities resulting from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist acts include only onboard fatalities. Nonoccupant includes pedestrians and riders of nonmotorized bicycles and other pedal-powered vehicles and is measured on a per capita basis because exposure based estimates are not available.

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 March 2015.