Number
of Deaths
55.1%20.6%
3.8%
3.3%
2.3%
1.9%
1.8%
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%2000
United States
Unintentional Injuries
Ages 10-50, All Races, Both
Sexes
Total Deaths: 50,952
| Cause of Death |
Number |
Percentage of Deaths | |
| MV Traffic | 28,084 |
|
55.1% |
| Poisoning | 10,506 |
|
20.6% |
| Drowning | 1,943 |
|
3.8% |
| Fall | 1,667 |
|
3.3% |
| Fire/burn | 1,193 |
|
2.3% |
| Suffocation | 986 |
|
1.9% |
| Other Transport | 912 |
|
1.8% |
| Other Land Transport | 880 |
|
1.7% |
| Other Spec., classifiable | 835 |
|
1.6% |
| Unspecified | 787 |
|
1.5% |
| Pedestrian, Other | 761 |
|
1.5% |
| Firearm | 579 |
|
1.1% |
| Natural/ Environment | 522 |
|
1.0% |
| Struck by or Against | 520 |
|
1.0% |
| Machinery | 391 |
|
0.8% |
| Other Spec., NECN | 254 |
|
0.5% |
| Pedal cyclist, Other | 93 |
|
0.2% |
| Cut/pierce | 35 |
|
0.1% |
| Overexertion | 4 |
|
0.0% |
| Total Deaths | 50,952 | ||
|
|
| Produced by: | Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC. |
| Data Source: | National Center for Heath Statistics (NCHS) Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths. |