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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Proportion of Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths Involving a Drunk Driver

State: Hawaii
Measurement Period: 2021
This indicator shows the percent of motor vehicle crash deaths that involved a driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 g/dL or higher.

Why is this important?

Driving while drunk is a main cause of traffic-related deaths in the US accounting for about 31% of all traffic fatalities. Across the country, a person was killed in a drunk-driving crash every 39 minutes in 2021. Effective interventions to reduce motor vehicle crash deaths that involve alcohol include sobriety checkpoints, mass media campaigns, and laws that revoke or suspend the licenses of people convicted of drunk driving.
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State: Hawaii

29.8%
Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: August 2023

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Filed under: Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health / Prevention & Safety, Community / Public Safety, Health Outcomes