Table 3. Fatality Rates(1) of Members of the Resident Military and of All Workers, 1992–2003
Year Fatality rate for members of the resident military(2) Fatality rate for all workers

1992

10 5

1993

8 5

1994

8 5

1995

11 5

1996

9.5 4.8

1997

7.5 4.7

1998

7.2 4.5

1999

6.8 4.5

2000

7.4 4.3

2001

9.3 4.3

2002

7.0 4.0

2003

5.2 4.0

Footnotes:
(1) The fatality rate is the number of fatal work injuries per 100,000 workers employed. Employment data are taken from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the U.S. Department of Defense.
(2) All fatality rates are CFOI published rates. CFOI published only whole number rates prior to 1996.

NOTE: Totals for 2001 exclude fatalities resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State, New York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries