The lowest rate of deaths due to choking in the United States was 0.7 per 100,000 population in 1945. In 2022, the rate of deaths due to choking was 1.7 per 100,000 population. This statistic shows a timeline of the rate of unintentional deaths due to choking in the United States from 1945 to 2022.
Rate of deaths due to choking in the United States from 1945 to 2022*
(per 100,000 population)
* Choking is the inhalation of food or other object obstructing breathing.
Figures for 2022 are preliminary.
The release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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National Safety Council. (April 16, 2024). Rate of deaths due to choking in the United States from 1945 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527345/death-rate-due-to-choking-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of deaths due to choking in the United States from 1945 to 2022* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527345/death-rate-due-to-choking-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. (2024). Rate of deaths due to choking in the United States from 1945 to 2022* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527345/death-rate-due-to-choking-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of Deaths Due to Choking in The United States from 1945 to 2022* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527345/death-rate-due-to-choking-in-the-us/
National Safety Council, Rate of deaths due to choking in the United States from 1945 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527345/death-rate-due-to-choking-in-the-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Rate of deaths due to choking in the United States from 1945 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], National Safety Council, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/527345/death-rate-due-to-choking-in-the-us/
