The report examines the status of motor vehicle traffic crashes as a leading cause of death by age and sex of the person. The data used in the report are based upon mortality data for the United States for the calendar year 1992 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). For persons ages 5-27, motor vehicle traffic crashes were the leading cause of death, representing 26 percent of all deaths in this age group and 36 percent of all motor vehicle traffic deaths that occurred in 1992. Among males, motor vehicle traffic deaths were the leading cause of death for ages 6-9, 11-18, and 20-22. For females, motor vehicle traffic deaths were the leading cause of death for ages 5-28, representing 27 percent of all deaths for females in this age group and 34 percent of all female deaths in 1992. Motor vehicle traffic crashes in 1992 ranked 8th as a cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 39,985 deaths (1.8 percent of all deaths).


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    Title :

    Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S., 1992


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    68 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English