Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in United States
United States: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 27.2% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in United States, 1990–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2012, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in United States stood at 27.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in United States peaked at 50.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2012.
United States ranks 5th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.6% | — |
| 1991 | 48.6% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -9.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 27.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 39.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 37.2% | 41.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.2% | 30.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in United States?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in United States was 27.2% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2012.
- How does United States rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- United States ranks 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2012.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities (% of all road traffic crashes with fatalities). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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