Female vs. male relative fatality risk in fatal motor vehicle crashes in the US, 1975-2020.

ABSTRACT: Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for young adults 18-29 years old worldwide, resulting in nearly 1 million years of life lost annually in the United States. Despite improvements in vehicle safety technologies, young women are at higher risk of dying in car crashes compared with men in matched scenarios. Vehicle crash testing primarily revolves around test dummies representative of the 50th percentile adult male, potentially resulting in these differences in fatality risk for female occupants compared to males. Vehicle occupants involved in fatal car crashes were matched using seating location, vehicle type, airbag deployment, seatbelt usage, and age. The relative risk for fatality (R) between males and females was calculated using a Double Pair Comparison. Young women

SUBMITTER: Abrams MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10861033 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature