page_title: Epidemiology of motor vehicle collisions
hierarchical_section_title: Epidemiology of motor vehicle collisions
context_page_description: Worldwide it was estimated that 1.25 million people were killed and many millions more were injured in motor vehicle collisions in 2013. This makes motor vehicle collisions the leading cause of death among young adults of 15–29 years of age and the ninth cause of death for all ages worldwide. In the United States, 40,100 people died and 2.8 million were injured in crashes in 2017, and around 2,000 children under 16 years old die every year. It is estimated that motor vehicle collisions caused the deaths of around 60 million people during the 20th century, around the same as the number of World War II casualties.
  At worldwide level, traffic accidents is the main cause of unnatural death.
context_section_description: Worldwide it was estimated that 1.25 million people were killed and many millions more were injured in motor vehicle collisions in 2013. This makes motor vehicle collisions the leading cause of death among young adults of 15–29 years of age (360,000 die a year) and the ninth cause of death for all ages worldwide.  In the United States, 40,100 people died and 2.8 million were injured in crashes in 2017, and around 2,000 children under 16 years old die every year. It is estimated that motor vehicle collisions caused the deaths of around 60 million people during the 20th century, around the same as the number of World War II casualties.
  At worldwide level, traffic accidents is the main cause of unnatural death.
caption: Road fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km in 2004    no data   < 5.0   5.0-6.5   6.5-8.0   8.0-9.5   9.5-11.0   11.0-12.5   12.5-14.0   14.0-15.5   15.5-17.0   17.0-18.5   18.5-20.0   > 20.0