[crash03.htm, updated 11/06]
Year and sex
YPLL all traffic crash deaths**
YPLL alcohol-related traffic crash deaths**
Percent alcohol-related****
Years
Mean
Rate***
Male
2004
1,067,378
39.2
775
510,657
40.2
371
47.8
2003
1,065,228
39.3
781
523,348
40.3
384
49.1
2002
1,080,090
39.6
800
541,815
40.8
401
50.2
2001
1,062,540
39.8
795
534,691
400
50.3
2000
1,048,579
39.9
792
528,282
399
50.4
1999
1,023,390
782
508,976
389
49.7
1998
1,010,688
40.0
503,735
40.9
390
49.8
1997
1,021,737
40.1
506,056
41.1
396
49.5
1996
1,050,459
40.7
832
542,295
41.3
429
51.6
1995
1,063,371
852
547,366
41.4
438
51.5
1994
1,041,418
41.2
844
538,021
42.0
436
51.7
1993
1,043,050
41.5
855
563,031
42.1
462
54.0
1992
1,029,149
575,758
478
55.9
1991
1,118,314
943
654,174
43.0
551
58.5
1990
1,225,017
42.3
1,046
735,820
43.2
628
60.1
1989
1,242,051
1,073
726,636
1988
1,326,922
42.9
1,157
785,356
43.7
685
59.2
1987
1,328,317
43.1
1,168
792,134
697
59.6
1986
1,352,883
1,200
844,321
44.3
749
62.4
1985
1,263,890
43.3
1,132
768,893
44.0
689
60.8
1984
1,294,317
43.4
1,169
824,385
44.1
745
63.7
1983
1,260,533
43.6
1,148
829,203
44.4
755
65.8
1982
1,326,370
43.8
1,219
883,927
812
66.6
Female
452,139
38.7
328
150,859
109
33.4
450,376
38.5
329
147,590
108
32.8
453,595
335
152,262
112
33.6
440,561
38.6
153,619
41.0
114
34.9
451,515
38.8
339
157,894
119
35.0
460,141
349
150,269
32.7
458,923
38.3
352
157,100
120
34.2
475,251
38.9
368
158,418
123
33.3
477,276
39.1
373
169,353
41.7
133
35.5
466,363
369
168,538
36.1
455,346
39.4
364
167,277
134
36.7
440,190
356
167,158
42.5
135
38.0
429,336
351
172,686
42.4
141
457,205
378
188,409
156
483,551
405
210,278
42.8
176
43.5
512,704
40.4
434
213,603
181
515,657
440
229,413
196
44.5
507,111
235,254
202
46.4
487,963
422
233,630
47.9
473,535
413
217,647
190
46.0
472,466
415
237,213
208
455,675
403
234,734
461,377
41.9
411
249,009
44.6
222
Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration.
* A crash is considered as alcohol-related if either a driver or a nonoccupant (pedestrian or pedalcyclist) had a blood alcohol concentraition (BAC) of 0.01 g/dl or greater. When alcohol tests were not done or test results are unknown, imputed BAC data provided by NHTSA are used.
** Calculations excluded decedents with unknown age or sex.
*** Number of YPLL per 100,000 population under age 75.
**** Number of alcohol-related YPLL expressed as a percentage of total YPLL.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Yi, H., Chen, C.M., and Williams, G.D. Surveillance Report #76: Trends in Alcohol-Related Fatal Traffic Crashes, United States, 1982–2004. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (August 2006)