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Reduce the proportion of motor vehicle crash deaths that involve a drunk driver — SU‑11 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
30.3 percent (2024)

National Target:
28.0 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
29.0 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths involved a driver with a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or higher in 2017 2

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Motor vehicle crash deaths that involve a drunk driver , 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
29.0
CI 28.3 / 29.8
SE 0.375
29.1
CI 28.4 / 29.8
SE 0.334
28.0
CI 27.5 / 28.6
SE 0.271
30.1
CI 29.4 / 30.7
SE 0.333
31.5
CI 30.7 / 32.2
SE 0.374
31.5
CI 30.7 / 32.3
SE 0.388
30.2
CI 29.3 / 31.0
SE 0.411
30.3
CI 29.5 / 31.2
SE 0.411

Motor vehicle crash deaths that involve a drunk driver by Sex, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
31.1
CI 30.3 / 31.9
SE 0.401
30.9
CI 30.1 / 31.7
SE 0.399
29.6
CI 28.9 / 30.2
SE 0.330
31.4
CI 30.7 / 32.2
SE 0.375
32.7
CI 31.9 / 33.6
SE 0.426
32.6
CI 31.7 / 33.4
SE 0.419
31.3
CI 30.3 / 32.3
SE 0.474
31.6
CI 30.8 / 32.5
SE 0.416
Female
24.0
CI 22.9 / 25.1
SE 0.548
24.7
CI 23.7 / 25.6
SE 0.483
24.3
CI 23.3 / 25.2
SE 0.465
26.6
CI 25.6 / 27.6
SE 0.509
28.3
CI 27.2 / 29.4
SE 0.533
28.8
CI 27.6 / 29.9
SE 0.563
27.3
CI 26.2 / 28.4
SE 0.559
26.9
CI 25.6 / 28.2
SE 0.651

Motor vehicle crash deaths that involve a drunk driver by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
38.5
CI 34.2 / 42.8
SE 2.145
38.0
CI 33.8 / 42.2
SE 2.129
35.2
CI 30.5 / 40.0
SE 2.398
41.0
CI 36.8 / 45.3
SE 2.157
43.2
CI 39.3 / 47.0
SE 1.959
38.9
CI 35.2 / 42.6
SE 1.872
33.7
CI 29.3 / 38.1
SE 2.210
DSU
Asian only
19.2
CI 15.3 / 23.2
SE 1.993
22.1
CI 18.2 / 26.0
SE 1.983
19.9
CI 15.7 / 24.0
SE 2.090
22.6
CI 17.6 / 27.5
SE 2.491
27.4
CI 22.5 / 32.2
SE 2.436
24.8
CI 20.2 / 29.3
SE 2.263
24.2
CI 19.5 / 29.0
SE 2.355
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
29.7
CI 17.8 / 41.6
SE 6.067
33.9
CI 22.3 / 45.5
SE 5.841
31.1
CI 12.5 / 49.7
SE 9.475
36.2
CI 13.0 / 59.3
SE 11.619
36.3
CI 22.0 / 50.5
SE 7.215
33.2
CI 16.4 / 50.0
SE 8.384
46.5
CI 29.9 / 63.1
SE 8.416
DSU
Black or African American only
31.9
CI 30.2 / 33.6
SE 0.840
31.8
CI 30.4 / 33.2
SE 0.712
30.3
CI 28.9 / 31.7
SE 0.720
32.2
CI 30.7 / 33.6
SE 0.706
33.7
CI 32.4 / 35.0
SE 0.670
33.4
CI 31.8 / 35.0
SE 0.802
32.5
CI 30.7 / 34.3
SE 0.880
DSU
White only
28.4
CI 27.6 / 29.1
SE 0.373
28.4
CI 27.7 / 29.1
SE 0.367
27.7
CI 27.1 / 28.3
SE 0.305
29.3
CI 28.7 / 30.0
SE 0.342
30.5
CI 29.7 / 31.4
SE 0.408
30.9
CI 30.0 / 31.7
SE 0.399
29.5
CI 28.7 / 30.2
SE 0.372
DSU
2 or more races
30.9
CI 19.9 / 41.9
SE 5.547
27.6
CI 17.9 / 37.4
SE 4.935
38.4
CI 31.7 / 45.1
SE 3.429
33.2
CI 26.6 / 39.8
SE 3.344
32.2
CI 25.8 / 38.5
SE 3.197
35.5
CI 28.9 / 42.1
SE 3.335
33.3
CI 26.4 / 40.1
SE 3.469
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
35.0
CI 33.3 / 36.6
SE 0.824
35.0
CI 33.4 / 36.7
SE 0.824
32.8
CI 31.5 / 34.1
SE 0.659
35.3
CI 33.9 / 36.7
SE 0.697
37.0
CI 35.3 / 38.7
SE 0.839
38.3
CI 36.6 / 40.1
SE 0.851
36.9
CI 35.4 / 38.4
SE 0.729
DSU
Not Hispanic or Latino
28.0
CI 27.2 / 28.8
SE 0.391
28.1
CI 27.4 / 28.7
SE 0.327
27.0
CI 26.4 / 27.6
SE 0.307
28.6
CI 27.9 / 29.3
SE 0.353
29.5
CI 28.8 / 30.3
SE 0.361
29.8
CI 28.9 / 30.6
SE 0.409
28.2
CI 27.3 / 29.1
SE 0.439
DSU
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
39.4
CI 35.1 / 43.7
SE 2.157
38.7
CI 34.2 / 43.3
SE 2.305
36.5
CI 31.3 / 41.6
SE 2.573
41.4
CI 36.7 / 46.1
SE 2.373
43.2
CI 39.1 / 47.3
SE 2.105
37.5
CI 33.5 / 41.5
SE 2.029
32.0
CI 27.5 / 36.6
SE 2.293
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
18.9
CI 14.8 / 23.1
SE 2.088
21.7
CI 17.7 / 25.6
SE 1.987
19.4
CI 15.3 / 23.5
SE 2.078
21.5
CI 16.3 / 26.6
SE 2.582
27.6
CI 22.7 / 32.5
SE 2.460
24.2
CI 19.7 / 28.8
SE 2.298
23.9
CI 19.0 / 28.9
SE 2.457
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
29.6
CI 15.6 / 43.6
SE 7.126
30.1
CI 17.9 / 42.4
SE 6.182
28.3
CI 6.6 / 50.1
SE 11.102
28.7
CI 3.2 / 54.2
SE 12.948
37.1
CI 19.0 / 55.2
SE 9.179
26.7
CI 8.9 / 44.4
SE 8.876
51.6
CI 32.9 / 70.2
SE 9.501
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
31.9
CI 30.2 / 33.6
SE 0.833
32.0
CI 30.6 / 33.4
SE 0.705
30.0
CI 28.5 / 31.4
SE 0.723
31.8
CI 30.3 / 33.3
SE 0.766
33.5
CI 32.1 / 34.8
SE 0.688
33.2
CI 31.5 / 34.9
SE 0.833
32.0
CI 30.2 / 33.8
SE 0.872
DSU
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
26.9
CI 26.1 / 27.7
SE 0.392
26.9
CI 26.1 / 27.7
SE 0.383
26.1
CI 25.5 / 26.8
SE 0.343
27.3
CI 26.6 / 28.0
SE 0.370
27.7
CI 26.9 / 28.5
SE 0.393
28.6
CI 27.8 / 29.4
SE 0.404
26.9
CI 26.0 / 27.8
SE 0.423
DSU
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
32.9
CI 20.8 / 45.1
SE 6.143
22.9
CI 12.1 / 33.7
SE 5.471
35.0
CI 25.9 / 44.1
SE 4.592
31.7
CI 23.8 / 39.6
SE 3.978
29.4
CI 21.9 / 36.9
SE 3.782
36.9
CI 29.7 / 44.2
SE 3.659
33.9
CI 25.9 / 41.9
SE 4.024
DSU

Motor vehicle crash deaths that involve a drunk driver by Age group, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<18 years
18.5
CI 16.6 / 20.3
SE 0.957
20.8
CI 18.8 / 22.8
SE 1.024
20.7
CI 18.6 / 22.9
SE 1.094
21.0
CI 18.8 / 23.2
SE 1.094
24.5
CI 22.5 / 26.5
SE 1.018
24.4
CI 21.9 / 26.9
SE 1.237
25.5
CI 23.3 / 27.8
SE 1.134
23.1
CI 20.8 / 25.4
SE 1.154
0-4 years
21.7
CI 17.1 / 26.3
SE 2.331
22.0
CI 17.1 / 27.0
SE 2.511
23.1
CI 17.7 / 28.4
SE 2.693
24.5
CI 18.4 / 30.6
SE 3.044
23.5
CI 18.3 / 28.8
SE 2.662
28.4
CI 23.3 / 33.5
SE 2.598
26.9
CI 20.4 / 33.4
SE 3.239
24.3
CI 18.8 / 29.7
SE 2.775
5-11 years
18.8
CI 14.5 / 23.0
SE 2.142
22.8
CI 18.6 / 27.0
SE 2.116
20.3
CI 15.9 / 24.6
SE 2.196
20.5
CI 16.6 / 24.4
SE 1.989
27.6
CI 23.2 / 32.0
SE 2.246
22.5
CI 16.4 / 28.6
SE 2.984
23.6
CI 18.6 / 28.6
SE 2.531
20.6
CI 15.6 / 25.5
SE 2.468
12-17 years
17.4
CI 14.8 / 20.0
SE 1.295
19.6
CI 16.9 / 22.3
SE 1.356
20.3
CI 17.7 / 22.9
SE 1.340
20.4
CI 17.9 / 22.9
SE 1.265
23.7
CI 21.3 / 26.0
SE 1.196
24.1
CI 21.2 / 27.0
SE 1.444
25.7
CI 23.2 / 28.3
SE 1.282
23.6
CI 20.5 / 26.8
SE 1.557
18-44 years
37.1
CI 36.1 / 38.1
SE 0.494
36.8
CI 35.8 / 37.7
SE 0.468
35.9
CI 35.1 / 36.7
SE 0.398
36.6
CI 35.9 / 37.3
SE 0.365
38.3
CI 37.5 / 39.2
SE 0.435
39.1
CI 38.0 / 40.2
SE 0.534
37.6
CI 36.7 / 38.6
SE 0.489
38.1
CI 37.1 / 39.1
SE 0.482
18-24 years
34.9
CI 33.0 / 36.7
SE 0.909
35.3
CI 33.8 / 36.7
SE 0.723
34.2
CI 32.8 / 35.7
SE 0.733
34.9
CI 33.5 / 36.2
SE 0.688
36.3
CI 34.8 / 37.7
SE 0.731
39.4
CI 37.6 / 41.2
SE 0.884
37.7
CI 36.1 / 39.2
SE 0.777
37.7
CI 36.1 / 39.3
SE 0.797
25-44 years
38.2
CI 37.1 / 39.3
SE 0.562
37.5
CI 36.4 / 38.6
SE 0.562
36.6
CI 35.7 / 37.5
SE 0.471
37.3
CI 36.4 / 38.2
SE 0.452
39.2
CI 38.2 / 40.2
SE 0.496
39.0
CI 37.7 / 40.3
SE 0.628
37.6
CI 36.4 / 38.9
SE 0.596
38.3
CI 37.1 / 39.5
SE 0.596
45-64 years
28.1
CI 26.9 / 29.3
SE 0.586
27.6
CI 26.6 / 28.7
SE 0.529
27.1
CI 26.2 / 28.1
SE 0.491
28.8
CI 27.6 / 30.0
SE 0.596
29.8
CI 28.6 / 31.1
SE 0.610
29.8
CI 28.7 / 31.0
SE 0.559
28.3
CI 27.1 / 29.5
SE 0.593
29.1
CI 27.9 / 30.3
SE 0.604
45-54 years
31.2
CI 29.8 / 32.7
SE 0.733
30.8
CI 29.2 / 32.3
SE 0.773
30.3
CI 28.9 / 31.7
SE 0.727
31.8
CI 30.2 / 33.4
SE 0.806
33.3
CI 31.5 / 35.1
SE 0.874
32.9
CI 31.5 / 34.4
SE 0.739
31.3
CI 29.5 / 33.1
SE 0.881
32.0
CI 30.4 / 33.6
SE 0.799
55-64 years
25.1
CI 23.6 / 26.6
SE 0.748
24.7
CI 23.4 / 26.0
SE 0.655
24.2
CI 22.9 / 25.5
SE 0.667
26.0
CI 24.4 / 27.5
SE 0.779
26.5
CI 25.0 / 28.0
SE 0.749
26.9
CI 25.3 / 28.5
SE 0.780
25.4
CI 24.0 / 26.9
SE 0.732
26.3
CI 24.8 / 27.8
SE 0.765
65 years and over
13.3
CI 12.4 / 14.2
SE 0.466
14.7
CI 13.6 / 15.8
SE 0.555
13.3
CI 12.2 / 14.4
SE 0.553
16.3
CI 14.8 / 17.9
SE 0.735
16.9
CI 15.7 / 18.1
SE 0.595
16.6
CI 15.4 / 17.8
SE 0.575
15.7
CI 14.6 / 16.8
SE 0.554
15.9
CI 14.7 / 17.1
SE 0.579
65-74 years
15.9
CI 14.6 / 17.3
SE 0.694
17.8
CI 16.3 / 19.3
SE 0.748
16.5
CI 14.9 / 18.1
SE 0.801
19.7
CI 17.6 / 21.8
SE 1.030
19.9
CI 18.3 / 21.6
SE 0.807
19.7
CI 18.2 / 21.2
SE 0.762
18.0
CI 16.2 / 19.9
SE 0.886
19.1
CI 17.6 / 20.6
SE 0.755
75-84 years
11.6
CI 10.0 / 13.2
SE 0.819
12.4
CI 10.4 / 14.3
SE 0.950
10.7
CI 9.1 / 12.4
SE 0.836
13.0
CI 10.8 / 15.1
SE 1.063
14.0
CI 12.4 / 15.5
SE 0.784
13.8
CI 12.0 / 15.5
SE 0.864
13.4
CI 11.7 / 15.1
SE 0.840
13.1
CI 11.3 / 14.9
SE 0.895
85 years and over
9.4
CI 7.2 / 11.5
SE 1.088
9.7
CI 7.3 / 12.2
SE 1.225
8.4
CI 6.2 / 10.7
SE 1.118
11.0
CI 8.5 / 13.4
SE 1.231
11.8
CI 8.9 / 14.8
SE 1.446
11.3
CI 8.3 / 14.2
SE 1.446
11.6
CI 9.0 / 14.3
SE 1.306
11.0
CI 8.3 / 13.8
SE 1.360

Disparity