<page_title> Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year </page_title> <section_title> Motor vehicle deaths in U.S. by year </section_title> <table> <cell> 1949 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1899 </col_header> <col_header> 1900 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1902 </col_header> <col_header> 1903 </col_header> <col_header> 1904 </col_header> <col_header> 1905 </col_header> <col_header> 1906 </col_header> <col_header> 1907 </col_header> <col_header> 1908 </col_header> <col_header> 1909 </col_header> <col_header> 1910 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1912 </col_header> <col_header> 1913 </col_header> <col_header> 1914 </col_header> <col_header> 1915 </col_header> <col_header> 1916 </col_header> <col_header> 1917 </col_header> <col_header> 1918 </col_header> <col_header> 1919 </col_header> <col_header> 1920 </col_header> <col_header> 1921 </col_header> <col_header> 1922 </col_header> <col_header> 1923 </col_header> <col_header> 1924 </col_header> <col_header> 1925 </col_header> <col_header> 1926 </col_header> <col_header> 1927 </col_header> <col_header> 1928 </col_header> <col_header> 1929 </col_header> <col_header> 1930 </col_header> <col_header> 1931 </col_header> <col_header> 1932 </col_header> <col_header> 1933 </col_header> <col_header> 1934 </col_header> <col_header> 1935 </col_header> <col_header> 1936 </col_header> <col_header> 1937 </col_header> <col_header> 1938 </col_header> <col_header> 1939 </col_header> <col_header> 1940 </col_header> <col_header> 1941 </col_header> <col_header> 1942 </col_header> <col_header> 1943 </col_header> <col_header> 1944 </col_header> <col_header> 1945 </col_header> <col_header> 1946 </col_header> <col_header> 1947 </col_header> <col_header> 1948 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30,246 <col_header> Deaths </col_header> <row_header> 1949 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1899 </col_header> <col_header> 1900 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1902 </col_header> <col_header> 1903 </col_header> <col_header> 1904 </col_header> <col_header> 1905 </col_header> <col_header> 1906 </col_header> <col_header> 1907 </col_header> <col_header> 1908 </col_header> <col_header> 1909 </col_header> <col_header> 1910 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1912 </col_header> <col_header> 1913 </col_header> <col_header> 1914 </col_header> <col_header> 1915 </col_header> <col_header> 1916 </col_header> <col_header> 1917 </col_header> <col_header> 1918 </col_header> <col_header> 1919 </col_header> <col_header> 1920 </col_header> <col_header> 1921 </col_header> <col_header> 1922 </col_header> <col_header> 1923 </col_header> <col_header> 1924 </col_header> <col_header> 1925 </col_header> <col_header> 1926 </col_header> <col_header> 1927 </col_header> <col_header> 1928 </col_header> <col_header> 1929 </col_header> <col_header> 1930 </col_header> <col_header> 1931 </col_header> <col_header> 1932 </col_header> <col_header> 1933 </col_header> <col_header> 1934 </col_header> <col_header> 1935 </col_header> <col_header> 1936 </col_header> <col_header> 1937 </col_header> <col_header> 1938 </col_header> <col_header> 1939 </col_header> <col_header> 1940 </col_header> <col_header> 1941 </col_header> <col_header> 1942 </col_header> <col_header> 1943 </col_header> <col_header> 1944 </col_header> <col_header> 1945 </col_header> <col_header> 1946 </col_header> <col_header> 1947 </col_header> <col_header> 1948 </col_header> <col_header> 1949 </col_header> <col_header> 1950 </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1952 </col_header> <col_header> 1953 </col_header> <col_header> 1954 </col_header> <col_header> 1955 </col_header> <col_header> 1956 </col_header> <col_header> 1957 </col_header> <col_header> 1958 </col_header> <col_header> 1959 </col_header> <col_header> 1960 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1962 </col_header> <col_header> 1963 </col_header> <col_header> 1964 </col_header> <col_header> 1965 </col_header> <col_header> 1966 </col_header> <col_header> 1967 </col_header> <col_header> 1968 </col_header> <col_header> 1969 </col_header> <col_header> 1970 </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1972 </col_header> <col_header> 1973 </col_header> <col_header> 1974 </col_header> <col_header> 1975 </col_header> <col_header> 1976 </col_header> <col_header> 1977 </col_header> <col_header> 1978 </col_header> <col_header> 1979 </col_header> <col_header> 1980 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1982 </col_header> <col_header> 1983 </col_header> <col_header> 1984 </col_header> <col_header> 1985 </col_header> <col_header> 1986 </col_header> <col_header> 1987 </col_header> <col_header> 1988 </col_header> <col_header> 1989 </col_header> <col_header> 1990 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1992 </col_header> <col_header> 1993 </col_header> <col_header> 1994 </col_header> <col_header> 1995 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 1997 </col_header> <col_header> 1998 </col_header> <col_header> 1999 </col_header> <col_header> 2000 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2002 </col_header> <col_header> 2003 </col_header> <col_header> 2004 </col_header> <col_header> 2005 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> <col_header> 2007 </col_header> <col_header> 2008 </col_header> <col_header> 2009 </col_header> <col_header> 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 32,479 <col_header> Deaths </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The 32,479 traffic fatalities in 2011 were the lowest since 1949.