* Values are the odds of someone born in 2020 dying in a transport accident during their lifetime. For example, a value of 100 means that a person born in 2019 has a one in 100 chance of being in a fatal transport accident using that mode of transportation.
** 2017 figures
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Lifetime odds of dying in a transport accident in the U.S. 2020
Motor vehicle accidents were the most likely type of transportation to cause preventable deaths in the United States, with a person born in 2020 having a one in *** chance of dying in a motor vehicle accident. At the other end of the scale is bus travel, where passengers have a one in ** chance of being in a fatal accident.
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National Safety Council. (March 29, 2022). Lifetime odds of dying in a transport accident in the United States in 2020, by mode of transport* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1035171/transport-accident-fatality-odds-united-states/
National Safety Council. "Lifetime odds of dying in a transport accident in the United States in 2020, by mode of transport*." Chart. March 29, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1035171/transport-accident-fatality-odds-united-states/
National Safety Council. (2022). Lifetime odds of dying in a transport accident in the United States in 2020, by mode of transport*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1035171/transport-accident-fatality-odds-united-states/
National Safety Council. "Lifetime Odds of Dying in a Transport Accident in The United States in 2020, by Mode of Transport*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Mar 2022, /statistics/1035171/transport-accident-fatality-odds-united-states/
National Safety Council, Lifetime odds of dying in a transport accident in the United States in 2020, by mode of transport* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1035171/transport-accident-fatality-odds-united-states/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Lifetime odds of dying in a transport accident in the United States in 2020, by mode of transport* [Graph], National Safety Council, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1035171/transport-accident-fatality-odds-united-states/
