Figures published by the Office for National Statistics revealed 860 males aged 15 to 19 died in 2005 compared with 780 the previous year. The number of female deaths stayed the same.
This is largely explained by an increase in transport deaths from 569 to 656. The corresponding number of female fatalities fell from 138 to 136.
A spokesman for road safety charity Rospa said the figures were worrying but covered all transport incidents rather than car crashes. He said a clearer picture would emerge when the Department for Transport published road death figures next month: "There was a fall in road deaths in 2004 so until we see the figures we won't know if that was a blip."
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