In 2007, there were nearly 61 million children age 14 and younger in the United States. This age group made up 20 percent of the total U.S. resident population in 2007. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for ages 3 to 6 and 8 to 14 (based on 2005 figures, which are the latest mortality data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics). In 2007, there were a total of 41,059 traffic fatalities in the United States. The 14-and-younger age group accounted for 4 percent (1,670) of those traffic fatalities. This age group accounted for 4 percent (1,248) of all vehicle occupant fatalities, 8 percent (200,000) of all the people injured in motor vehicle crashes, and 7 percent (174,000) of all the vehicle occupants injured in crashes. Every day in the United States, an average of 5 children age 14 and younger were killed and 548 were injured in motor vehicle crashes during 2007. In the 14-and-younger age group, males accounted for 56 percent of the fatalities and 48 percent of those injured in motor vehicle crashes during 2007.
Children. Traffic Safety Facts, 2007 Data
2007
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