Accidents or Unintentional Injuries
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Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
Number of emergency department visits for unintentional injuries: 30.6 million
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2014 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 17[PDF – 1.9 MB]
Mortality
All unintentional injury deaths
- Number of deaths: 135,928
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 42.6
- Cause of death rank: 4
Unintentional fall deaths
- Number of deaths: 31,959
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.0
Motor vehicle traffic deaths
- Number of deaths: 33,736
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.6
Unintentional poisoning deaths
- Number of deaths: 42,032
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.2
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, tables 9, 18[PDF – 5.4 MB]
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- NCHS Fact Sheet – NCHS Data on Drug Poisoning Deaths (Data year: 2000-2014, 2014)
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- Deaths From Unintentional Injury Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2000–2013
- Emergency Department Visits for Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries: United States, 2010–2011
- Health, United States Trend tables on Injury
- Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: United States, 2008-2011
- Unintentional Drowning Deaths in the United States, 1999–2010
More data: query tools
Related Links
- Ambulatory Health Care Data
- Mortality data
- National Center for Health Statistics: Injury Data and Resources
- National Health Interview Survey
- NHIS: Injury and Poisoning Information
- Injury Definitions and Methods[PDF – 2.5 MB]
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Page last reviewed: January 20, 2017
- Page last updated: March 17, 2017
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