NSC Motor Vehicle Fatality Estimates

NSC Motor Vehicle Fatality Estimates Prepared by the Statistics Department National Safety Council

Motor-vehicle deaths up 6% in 2016. With continued lower gasoline prices and an improving economy resulting in an estimated 3% increase in motor-vehicle mileage, the number of motor-vehicle deaths in 2016 totaled 40,200, up 6% from 2015 and the first time the annual fatality total has exceeded 40,000 since 2007. The 2016 estimate is provisional and may be revised when more data are available. The total for 2016 was up 14% from the 2014 figure. The annual total for 2015 was 37,757, a 7% increase from 2014. The 2014 figure was less than 0.5% higher than 2013. The estimated annual population death rate is 12.40 deaths per 100,000 population, an increase of 5% from the 2015 rate. The estimated annual mileage death rate is 1.25 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, an increase of 3% from the 2015 rate. Medically consulted motor-vehicle injuries in 2016 are estimated to be about 4.6 million, an increase of 7% from 2015. The estimated cost of motor-vehicle deaths, injuries, and property damage in 2016 was $432.5 billion, an increase of 12% from 2015. The costs include wage and productivity losses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, employer costs, and property damage.

Table 1 December 2016 Motor-Vehicle Deaths and Changes United States, Twelve Months, 2013 to 2016* Number of Deaths

Month January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL

2013 2,642 2,296 2,791 2,719 2,988 3,181 3,119 3,378 3,184 3,173 3,076 2,822 35,369

2014 2,572 2,248 2,589 2,720 3,038 3,084 3,227 3,277 3,069 3,304 3,175 3,095 35,398

2015 2,754 2,350 2,764 2,830 3,339 3,222 3,530 3,642 3,372 3,550 3,159 3,245 37,757

2016 2,740 2,880 3,070 3,170 3,520 3,550 3,560 3,740 3,560 3,790 3,480 3,140 40,200

Percent Changes Four Month Moving Corresponding Month Average + 2014 to 2014 to 2015 to 2014 to 2015 to 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 7% -1% 3% 28% 23% 6% 19% 11% 9% 17% 12% 11% 16% 5% 12% 15% 10% 10% 10% 1% 7% 14% 3% 5% 16% 6% 5% 15% 7% 4% 10% 10% 6% 1% -3% 5% 14% 6%

NOTE: National Safety Council figures are not comparable to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures. NSC counts both traffic and nontraffic deaths that occur within a year of the accident, while NHTSA counts only traffic deaths that occur within 30 days. The 2013, 2014, and 2015 data are from the National Center for Health Statistics. All other figures are National Safety Council estimates. *

Latest updates: 2013--2/5/15; 2014--1/13/16; 2015--12/5/16.

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Four-Month Moving Average is based on changes between the totals of four consecutive months. Adding several months together tends to smooth out single-month changes that may be affected by differences in the number of weekends in a month from one year to the next or by other random variations. Denotes change of less than 0.5%.

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Table 2 State Motor-Vehicle Deaths, Changes, and Rates Deaths Identical Periods

State TOTAL U.S. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dist. of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Number of Months Reported 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

2016 40,200 1,044 84 950 545 3,680 605 307 119 28 3,037 1,540 119 253 1,078 820 403 431 830 661 159 490 399 1,064 398 670 939 190 217 327 137 607 398 953 1,435 113 1,129 668 495 1,189 53 1,015 116 1,042 3,751 280 64 750 536 269 592 112

2015 37,757 846 65 881 533 3,249 545 283 130 26 2,955 1,394 94 217 1,017 817 320 357 748 646 156 508 354 982 409 645 862 224 244 326 114 553 296 1,396 131 1,105 631 446 1,205 45 954 133 961 3,490 275 57 755 567 270 561 145

2014 35,398 821 71 768 467 3,084 465 249 125 26 2,501 1,145 99 186 910 727 319 385 666 630 135 438 348 893 358 605 759 192 221 285 92 563 372 1,259 136 1,011 655 350 1,215 52 823 136 967 3,464 256 44 703 467 271 498 149

Percent Changes 2015 to 2016 6% 23% 29% 8% 2% 13% 11% 8% -8% 8% 3% 10% 27% 17% 6% 0% 26% 21% 11% 2% 2% -4% 13% 8% -3% 4% 9% -15% -11% 0% 20% 10% 34% 3% -14% 2% 6% 11% -1% 18% 6% -13% 8% 7% 2% 12% -1% -5% 0% 6% -23%

2014 to 2016 14% 27% 18% 24% 17% 19% 30% 23% -5% 8% 21% 34% 20% 36% 18% 13% 26% 12% 25% 5% 18% 12% 15% 19% 11% 11% 24% -1% -2% 15% 49% 8% 7% 14% -17% 12% 2% 41% -2% 2% 23% -15% 8% 8% 9% 45% 7% 15% -1% 19% -25%

NOTE: Deaths are reported by state traffic authorities. ALL FIGURES ARE PRELIMINARY. To ensure proper comparisons, 2014 and 2015 figures are preliminary figures covering the same reporting period as those for 2016. The totals for 2014 and 2015 are from the National Center for Health Statistics. States in bold: States with a decrease in deaths from 2015 to 2016. Denotes change of less than 0.5%.