Cost Estimates of Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries and Deaths: Figures
Number and Total Combined Lifetime Medical and Work Loss Costs — Figure 4
Number and Total Combined Lifetime Medical and Work Loss Costs of Transportation-Related Deaths* for All Ages by Sex, United States, 2005
In 2005, more than 31,300 males and 13,700 females died due to transportation-related injuries. The medical and work-loss costs associated with these deaths totaled more than $30 billion for males and more than $10 billion for females, with the largest number of deaths and associated costs among teens and young adults.


