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Accidents or Unintentional Injuries
Data are for the U.S.
Physician office visits
Number of physician office visits for unintentional injuries: 24.8 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 16 [PDF – 704 KB]
Emergency department visits
Number of emergency department visits for unintentional injuries: 25.5 million
Mortality
All unintentional injury deaths
- Number of deaths: 227,039
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 68.1
- Cause of death rank: 3
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER
Unintentional fall deaths
- Number of deaths: 44,630
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.0
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER
Motor vehicle traffic deaths
- Number of deaths: 44,534
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.4
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER
Unintentional poisoning deaths
- Number of deaths: 102,958
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 30.9
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER
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- Emergency Department Visit Rates for Motor Vehicle Crashes by Selected Characteristics in the United States, 2019–2020
- Drug Poisoning Mortality, by State and by Race and Ethnicity: United States, 2019 [PDF – 406 KB]
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- Motor Vehicle Traffic Death Rates, by Sex, Age Group, and Road User Type: United States, 1999-2019
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Related Links
- Ambulatory Health Care Data
- Mortality Statistics
- 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