Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year

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Fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the third largest cause of accidental deaths in the United States. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of preventable death for people aged 5–22, and the second most common cause for ages 23–67. For pregnant women, motor vehicle crashes are a significant cause of death. Between 1899 and 2024, there were 4,036,087 traffic fatalities in the United States. Motor vehicle fatalities in the United States are reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA only includes deaths that occur on public roads and excludes parking lots, driveways, and private roads. It also excludes indirect car-related fatalities. For more details, see Transportation safety in the United States. From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased...

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