Center for Auto Safety Analysis of Lives Saved by Lower Vehicle Death Rates Since 1966

Year	# of Deaths	Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Millions	Death Rate per 100 Million VMT	# of Deaths if Death Rate = 1966	# of Lives Saved	
1966	50,894	925,899	5.50	50,894	-0-	
1967	50,724	964,005	5.26	53,020	2,126	
1968	52,725	1,015,869	5.19	55,873	5,149	
1969	53,543	1,061,791	5.04	58,399	5,674	
1970	52,627	1,109,724	4.74	61,035	7,492	
1971	52,542	1,178,811	4.46	64,835	12,208	
1972	54,589	1,259,786	4.33	69,288	16,746	
1973	54,052	1,313,110	4.12	72,221	17,632	
1974	45,196	1,280,544	3.53	70,430	16,378	
1975	44,525	1,327,664	3.35	73,022	27,826	
1976	45,523	1,402,380	3.25	77,131	32,606	
1977	47,878	1,467,027	3.26	80,686	35,163	
1978	50,331	1,544,704	3.26	84,959	37,081	
1979	51,093	1,529,133	3.34	84,102	33,771	
1980	51,091	1,527,295	3.35	84,001	32,908	
1981	49,301	1,555,308	3.17	85,542	34,451	
1982	43,945	1,595,010	2.76	87,726	38,425	
1983	42,589	1,652,788	2.58	90,903	46,958	
1984	44,257	1,720,269	2.57	94,615	52,026	
1985	43,825	1,774,826	2.47	97,615	53,358	
1986	46,087	1,834,872	2.51	100,918	57,093	
1987	46,390	1,921,204	2.41	105,666	59,579	
1988	47,087	2,025,962	2.32	111,428	65,038	
1989	45,582	2,096,487	2.17	115,307	68,220	
1990	44,599	2,144,362	2.08	117,940	72,358	
1991	41,508	2,172,050	1.91	119,463	74,864	
1992	39,250	2,247,151	1.75	123,593	82,085	
1993	40,150	2,296,378	1.75	126,301	87,051	
1994	40,716	2,357,588	1.73	129,667	89,517	
1995	41,817	2,422,823	1.73	133,255	92,539	
1996	42,065	2,484,080	1.69	136,624	94,807	
1997	42,013	2,552,233	1.65	140,373	98,308	
1998	41,501	2,628,148	1.58	144,548	102,535	
1999	41,717	2,690,241	1.55	147,963	106,462	
2000	41,945	2,746,925	1.53	151,081	109,364	
2001	42,196	2,795,610	1.51	153,759	111,814	
2002	43,005	2,855,508	1.51	157,053	114,857	
2003	42,884	2,890,221	1.48	158,962	115,957	
2004	42,836	2,964,788	1.44	163,063	120,179	
2005	43,510	2,989,430	1.46	164,419	121,583	
2006	42,708	3,014,371	1.42	165,790	122,280	
2007	41,259	3,031,124	1.36	166,712	124,004	
2008	37,423	2,976,528	1.25	163,709	122,450	
2009	33,883	2,956,764	1.15	162,622	125,199	
2010	32,999	2,967,266	1.11	163,200	129,317	
2011	32,479	2,950,402	1.10	162,272	129,273	
2012	33,782	2,968,815	1.14	163,285	130,806	
2013	32,719	2,965,579	1.10	163,107	129,325	
2014	32,675	3,053,738	1.07	167,956	135,237	
1966 through 2014	　
TOTAL LIVES SAVED
　	3,500,078