In 2013, there were 5,671 people 65 and older killed and an estimated 222,000 injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes. These older people made up 17 percent of all traffic fatalities and 10 percent of all people injured in traffic crashes during the year. Compared to 2012, fatalities among older people increased by 1 percent and the number of older people injured increased by 4 percent. In 2013, 44.7 million people, or 14 percent of the total U.S. resident population, were 65 and older. The older population fatality rate per 100,000 U.S. resident population of older people steadily declined from 18.1 in 2004 to 12.7 in 2013. Figure 1 shows motor vehicle traffic fatality rates according to age groups. For the purposes of this fact sheet, the term older—in relation to population, occupants and non-occupants—refers to people 65 and older. Numerous NHTSA programs and publications targeted toward safe travel and road use for older people also focuses on this 65-and-older age range. In this fact sheet, the 2013 older population information is presented in the following order. * Overview * Older Drivers * Older Pedestrians * Older Population Age Groups * Driver Involvement in Fatal Crashes by State and Age Group * Fatalities by State and Age Group. (Author/publisher)
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