Motor Vehicle Occupant Death Rates by Age and Sex, 2012 & 2014, Region 8

2012 and 2014 data on the rate of motor vehicle occupant deaths per 100,000 population, broken down by age group and sex. The dataset is sourced from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and published by data.cdc.gov. It was last updated on April 28, 2025.

Use Cases

• Compare fatality rates between age groups like Ages 0-20 and Ages 55+ across years using columns 'Ages 0-20, 2014' and 'Age 55+, 2012'.
• Analyze gender disparities in motor vehicle deaths using 'Male, 2012', 'Female, 2012', 'Male, 2014', and 'Female, 2014' columns.
• Map fatality data to specific counties or states using the 'Counties', 'States', and 'Location (zip)' columns for geospatial analysis.
• Calculate overall fatality trends for 'All Ages' by comparing the 'All Ages, 2012' and 'All Ages, 2014' columns.

Strengths

• Provides data for two distinct years (2012 and 2014) for temporal comparison.
• Includes detailed demographic breakdowns by age group and sex across multiple columns.
• Contains geographic identifiers like 'Counties', 'States', and 'Location (zip)' for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data suppression for rates based on fewer than 20 deaths, indicated by blank cells, limits completeness for some demographics.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) via data.cdc.gov.

Collection Method

Administrative data collection from fatal crash reports.

Time Range

2012, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-28 16:00:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Region 8 - Denver (specific states/counties implied by 'Counties' and 'States' columns).