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During 2017 in the United States, there were around 40,100 traffic related deaths.Worldwide, about 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day
Worldwide, traffic deaths are around 1.3 million per year.
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In 2009, about 32% of car crashes involve alcohol, which is a legally available drug. That would be around 11,000 deaths. Other drug impairment data is much harder to come by due to the difficulty in testing for those chemicals in the body. One would not be wrong if the estimate would be between 40 to 50% of deaths related to one or more drivers involved in a fatal crash might be impaired by alcohol, antihistamines, marijuana, barbiturates, depressants, etc. Estimates range from 14,000 to 16,000 deaths per year. It might even be higher. This is according to research conducted by the US DOT, National Accident Sampling System.
31,224 firearm-related deaths in 2007 in the United States
Alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
30 percent
Drunken driving is the leading cause of alcohol related death.
The number of deaths total was 3244. The number of alcohol related deaths was 1041. Divide 1041 by 3244 and you're left with around .32. Convert the decimal into a fraction and then you're left with 32%. The percentage of traffic fatalities that were alcohol-related is 32% when compared to the total amount of traffic related deaths in florida in 2008.
Drivers aged 14 and under had the lowest percentage rate of alcohol-related traffic deaths in the US in 2012.
No the number of deaths went down
yes, by 69
yes, by 69
Yes, especially on weekend nights and early mornings.
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Comprehensive and comparable statistics for all countries in the world are not available.
Comprehensive and comparable statistics for all countries in the world are not available.