Table 1.

Estimated alcohol-related injury deaths, United States, 18- to 24-year-olds in college and not in college: 1998, 2001, and 2005

Variable	1998	2001	2005	Change in frequency, 1998-2005	Change in rate/population, 1998-2005
Total U.S. population of 18-to 24-year-olds	26,155,000	28,058,000	29,241,000	↑ 12%
Total college population of 18-to 24-year-olds	7,809,387	8,580,318	9,628,069	↑ 23%
% of the U.S. population of 18- to 24-year-olds that have been in college	30%	31%	33%
No. of unintentional injury deaths	10,052	11,272	12,602	↑ 25%	↑ 12%
Total no. of alcohol-related unintentional injury deaths, 18-to 24-year-olds	4,808	5,314	5,534	↑ 15%	↑ 3%
Total no. of alcohol-related injury deaths, college students ages 18-24	1,442	1,647	1,825	↑ 27%	↑ 3%
No. of motor-vehicle crash deaths	7,452	8,253	8,510	↑ 14%	↑ 2%
No. of alcohol-related motor-vehicle crash deaths	3,783	4,219	4,114	↑ 9%	↓ 3%
No. of college student alcohol-related motor-vehicle crash deaths	1,134	1,308	1,357	↑ 20%	↓ 3%
No. of unintentional nontraffic injury deaths	2,513	2,869	3,992	↑ 59%	↑ 42%
No. of unintentional nontraffic injury deaths that were alcohol related	1,026	1,095	1,420	↑ 39%	↑ 24%
No. of alcohol-related unintentional injury college deaths	308	339	468	↑ 52%	↑ 23%