MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1992 Dec 4;41(48):893-9.
Traffic crashes are the single greatest cause of death among persons aged 5-32 years in the United States (1); almost half of all traffic fatalities are alcohol-related (1,2). An estimated 40% of persons in the United States may be involved in an alcohol-related traffic crash sometime during their lives (1). In 1991, the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities (ARTFs) declined almost 10% when compared with 1990 (3), and the total number of deaths during 1991 (19,900) is the lowest since more complete alcohol-related fatal crash data became available in 1982. This report summarizes data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatal Accident Reporting System on trends in ARTFs in the United States from 1982 through 1991 and presents information regarding several factors potentially related to the decline in fatalities during 1991.
在美国，交通事故是导致5至32岁人群死亡的最大单一原因（1）；所有交通死亡事故中，近一半与酒精有关（1,2）。据估计，美国约40%的人在其一生中的某个时候可能会卷入与酒精有关的交通事故（1）。1991年，与酒精有关的交通死亡事故（ARTF）数量与1990年相比下降了近10%（3），1991年的死亡总数（19,900人）是自1982年有更完整的与酒精有关的致命撞车数据以来的最低水平。本报告总结了美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）致命事故报告系统中关于1982年至1991年美国与酒精有关的交通死亡事故趋势的数据，并提供了与1991年死亡人数下降可能相关的几个因素的信息。
