title: Motor vehicle-related deaths - United States, 2005 and 2009.
abstract: Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children, teenagers, and young adults in the United States. In 2009, approximately 36,000 persons were killed in motor vehicle crashes, and racial/ethnic minorities were affected disproportionally. Approximately 4.3% of all American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) deaths and 3.3% of all Hispanic deaths were attributed to crashes, whereas crashes were the cause of death for <1.7% of blacks, whites, and Asian/Pacific Islanders (A/PI).
authors.forename: Bethany A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Rebecca B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Naumann
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology