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Corporate Creators:
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Children
Child Restraint Systems
Crash Data
Fatalities
Injuries
Statistics
Traffic Accidents
Trend (Statistics)
United States

Publication/ Report Number:
DOT HS 809 087
Series:
NHTSA BSR Traffic Safety Facts
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21949/1524820
Resource Type:
Brief
Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:
In 1999, there were more than 58 million children under 15 years old in the United States. This age group (0-14 years) made up 21% of the total U.S. resident population in 1999. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children of every age from 6 to 14 years old (based on 1997 figures, which are the latest mortality data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics). In 1999, there were 41,611 traffic fatalities in the United States. The 0-14 age group accounted for 6% (2,474) of those traffic fatalities. In addition, children under 15 years old accounted for 5% (1,724) of all vehicle occupant fatalities, 10% (318,000) of all the people injured in motor vehicle crashes, and 9% (272,000) of all the vehicle occupants injured in crashes. Additional statistics on children killed or injured in traffic crashes in 1999 are provided in this traffic safety fact sheet.
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PDF
Collection(s):
NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:e491e814a350b5ab4c3834882db8f65d2f757e04b530f98499da73ad401c4f17
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