Source: National Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/99008.htm

Injury FactsTM


DEATHS DUE TO UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES, 1998

TYPE OF EVENT AND AGE OF VICTIM

All Unintentional Injuries

The term "unintentional" covers most deaths from injury and poisoning. Excluded are homicides (including legal intervention), suicides, deaths for which none of these categories can be determined, and war deaths.

Deaths
Total: 92,200
Change from 1997: 0%
Death Ratea: 34.1

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75 +

Deaths

2,200

2,900

12,600

24,900

17,200

9,000

23,400

Death Rateb

11.6

7.4

33.9

29.9

30.0

48.9

146.2

Motor-Vehicle Accidents

Includes deaths involving mechanically or electrically powered highway-transport vehicles in motion (except those on rails), both on and off the highway or street.

Deaths
Total: 41,200
Change from 1997: -3%
Death Ratea: 15.2

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

800

1,800

9,300

13,200

8,000

3,600

4,500

Death Rateb

4.2

4.6

25.0

15.8

14.0

19.6

28.1

Falls

Includes deaths from falls from one level to another or on the same level. Excludes falls in or from transport vehicles, or while boarding or alighting from them.

Deaths
Total: 16,600
Change from 1997: +8%
Death Ratea: 6.1

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

80

80

240

1,000

1,700

2,000

11,500

Death Rateb

0.4

0.2

0.6

1.2

3.0

10.9

71.8

Poisoning by solids and liquids

Includes deaths from drugs, medicines, mushrooms, and shellfish, as well as commonly recognized poisons. Excludes poisonings from spoiled foods, salmonella, etc., which are classified as disease deaths.

Deaths
Total: 8,400
Change from 1997: 0%
Death Ratea: 3.1

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

30

40

600

5,000

2,150

270

310

Death Rateb

0.2

0.1

1.6

6.0

3.8

1.5

1.9

Drowning

Includes all drownings (work and nonwork) in boat accidents and those resulting from swimming, playing in the water, or falling in. Excludes drownings in floods and other cataclysms, which are classified to the cataclysm.

Deaths
Total: 4,100
Change from 1997: +8%
Death Ratea: 1.5

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

500

350

650

1,300

700

250

350

Death Rateb

2.6

0.9

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.4

2.2

Fires, burns, and deaths associated with fires

Includes deaths from fires, burns, and from injuries in conflagrations--such as asphyxiation, falls, and struck by falling objects. Excludes burns from hot objects or liquids.

Deaths
Total: 3,700
Change from 1997: -8%
Death Ratea: 1.4

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

310

260

230

850

800

450

800

Death Rateb

1.6

0.7

0.6

1.0

1.4

2.4

5.0

Suffocation by ingested object

Includes deaths from unintentional ingestion or inhalation of food or other objects resulting in the obstruction of respiratory passages.

Deaths
Total: 3,200
Change from 1997: +3%
Death Ratea: 1.2

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

140

60

60

240

400

600

1,700

Death Rateb

0.7

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.7

3.3

10.6

Firearms

Includes unintentional deaths from firearms injuries principally in recreational activities or on home premises. Excludes deaths from explosive material or in war operations.

Deaths
Total: 900
Change from 1997: -18%
Death Ratea: 0.3

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

30

80

310

260

130

40

50

Death Rateb

0.2

0.2

0.8

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

Poisoning by gases and vapors

Mostly carbon monoxide due to incomplete combustion, involving cooking and heating equipment and standing motor vehicles. Excludes deaths in conflagrations, or associated with transport vehicles in motion.

Deaths
Total: 600
Change from 1997: 0%
Death Ratea: 0.2

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

10

30

60

200

120

90

90

Death Rateb

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.5

0.6

All other types

Most important types included are: medical and surgical complications and misadventures, machinery, air transport, water transport (except drownings), mechanical suffocation, and excessive cold.

Deaths
Total: 13,500
Change from 1997: 0%
Death Ratea: 5.0

Age

0-4

5-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Deaths

300

200

1,150

2,850

3,200

1,700

4,100

Death Rateb

1.6

0.5

3.1

3.4

5.6

9.2

25.6

aDeaths per 100,000 population.
bDeaths per 100,000 population in each age group.

 

September 28, 1999

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