California Under Age 30 Trends

California Traffic Deaths
Risk for Ages 16 - 30 of a Traffic Death
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Finding	Chart
+ Within the age 16 to 30, males have a 1 in 250 chance of dying in a traffic crash.	Risk Age 16 to 30
+ Males have a higher rate of deaths as a driver than as a passenger. + For females the rate death as driver or passenger deaths are very similar.	Risk Age 16 to 30 by Role

This presentation is a method of examining risk over the ages 16 to 30. The cumulative risk represent the accumulated risk faced by a year of age in life summed. Hence, the result at age 30 is the total accumulated risk experienced by an individual between the age 16 and 30.

+ Male risk per 100,000 population covering the period of an individual's life between 16 and 30 is 397 per 100,000 population. This means there is 1 chance in 250 that a male will die in a car crash between the age 16 and 30. (Table for Chart)

+ The likelihood of a females dying in a car crash during the ages 16 to 30, is 157 per 100,000. The rate for females during this age period is 60% lower than for males. (Table for Chart)

+ For males the summed risk for drivers between age 16 to 30 is more than twice as than for passengers, 246 per 100,000 as opposed to 104 per 100,000. (Table for Chart )

+ For females the risk of death as a passenger as opposed to a driver for the age 16 to 30, is nearly exactly the same. 76 vs 67 per 100,000. (Table for Chart )

+ The rate for male drivers is much higher than for female drivers per 100,000 population. (Table for Chart )

*The number of deaths under motorcycle are also included in driver and passenger.