The total rate of unintentional injury-related deaths was 66.5 per 100,000 in 2023. This statistic shows the rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal class in the United States from 2020 to 2023, per every 100,000 population.
Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal class in the United States from 2020 to 2023
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
2020
2021
2022
2023
Public non-motor vehicle
13
14.3
14.9
14.8
Home
34.4
38.6
38.6
37.5
Work
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
Motor vehicle
12.9
14.2
13.8
13.4
Total
61
67.8
68.1
66.5
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National Safety Council. (April 16, 2025). Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal class in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/526231/death-rate-unintentional-injury-related-principal-classes-in-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal class in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. April 16, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526231/death-rate-unintentional-injury-related-principal-classes-in-us/
National Safety Council. (2025). Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal class in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526231/death-rate-unintentional-injury-related-principal-classes-in-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of Unintentional-injury-related Deaths by Principal Class in The United States from 2020 to 2023 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/526231/death-rate-unintentional-injury-related-principal-classes-in-us/
National Safety Council, Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal class in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/526231/death-rate-unintentional-injury-related-principal-classes-in-us/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal class in the United States from 2020 to 2023 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], National Safety Council, April 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/526231/death-rate-unintentional-injury-related-principal-classes-in-us/
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