Table 2

**Table 2.** Total and alcohol-related¹ traffic fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled and 100,000 registered vehicles, licensed drivers, and population, United States, 1982–2004.
Year	Rate
Year	Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled	Per 100,000 registered vehicles ²	Per 100,000 licensed drivers	Per 100,000 population
All fatalities
2004	1.45	17.63	21.54	14.59
2003	1.48	18.11	21.86	14.74
2002	1.51	18.33	22.09	14.93
2001	1.52	17.93	22.06	14.80
2000	1.53	18.57	22.00	14.86
1999	1.55	18.92	22.29	14.95
1998	1.58	19.26	22.44	15.04
1997	1.64	19.86	22.99	15.41
1996	1.69	20.01	23.43	15.61
1995	1.73	20.37	23.68	15.70
1994	1.73	20.18	23.21	15.47
1993	1.75	20.28	23.19	15.45
1992	1.75	20.19	22.67	15.30
1991	1.91	21.58	24.56	16.41
1990	2.08	23.12	26.70	17.87
1989	2.17	23.78	27.53	18.47
1988	2.32	24.92	28.91	19.26
1987	2.41	25.22	28.67	19.15
1986	2.51	25.40	28.90	19.19
1985	2.47	24.74	27.94	18.42
1984	2.58	25.73	28.48	18.77
1983	2.58	25.13	27.62	18.22
1982	2.76	26.59	29.24	18.97
Percent change
1998–2004	-8.5	-8.5	-4.0	-3.0
Alcohol-related fatalities
2004	0.57	6.96	8.51	5.76
2003	0.59	7.22	8.72	5.88
2002	0.61	7.47	9.00	6.09
2001	0.63	7.39	9.10	6.10
2000	0.63	7.70	9.12	6.16
1999	0.62	7.52	8.85	5.94
1998	0.64	7.74	9.01	6.04
1997	0.65	7.90	9.15	6.13
1996	0.72	8.44	9.89	6.59
1995	0.73	8.64	10.04	6.66
1994	0.73	8.58	9.87	6.58
1993	0.78	9.05	10.34	6.89
1992	0.81	9.41	10.56	7.13
1991	0.93	10.48	11.93	7.97
1990	1.05	11.71	13.52	9.05
1989	1.07	11.70	13.54	9.08
1988	1.18	12.61	14.63	9.75
1987	1.25	13.10	14.89	9.94
1986	1.36	13.79	15.69	10.42
1985	1.31	13.08	14.77	9.74
1984	1.44	14.40	15.93	10.50
1983	1.49	14.54	15.97	10.54
1982	1.64	15.84	17.41	11.30
Percent change
1998–2004	-10.1	-10.0	-5.6	-4.7

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