| Year |
Fatalities |
Annual percent change |
Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
Fatality rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
| 1999 |
41,717 |
0.5% |
1.55 |
19.61 |
| 2000 |
41,945 |
0.5 |
1.53 |
19.33 |
| 2001 |
42,196 |
0.6 |
1.51 |
19.07 |
| 2002 |
43,005 |
1.9 |
1.51 |
19.06 |
| 2003 |
42,884 |
-0.3 |
1.48 |
18.59 |
| 2004 |
42,836 |
-0.1 |
1.44 |
18.00 |
| 2005 |
43,510 |
1.4 |
1.46 |
17.71 |
| 2006 |
42,708 |
-1.8 |
1.42 |
16.99 |
| 2007 |
41,259 |
-3.4 |
1.36 |
15.93 |
| 2008 |
37,261 |
-9.7 |
1.25 |
NA |
NA=Data not available.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |