Samenvatting
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for persons in the United States aged 5-34 years. In 2007, approximately 44,000 persons were killed in motor vehicle crashes, and racial/ethnic minorities were affected disproportionally. Approximately 7% of all American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) deaths and 5% of all Hispanic deaths are attributed to crashes, whereas crashes are the cause of death for <2% of blacks and whites. To assess the extent of disparities in motor vehicle-related crashes among persons of all ages, CDC analysed data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which examined racial/ethnic death rates from motor vehicle crashes by sex. (Author/publisher)