The highest rate of deaths due to falls in the United States was 18 per 100,000 population in 1945. This statistic shows a timeline of the rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1905 to 2022.
Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1915 to 2022*
(per 100,000 population)
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Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1915 to 2022*
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National Safety Council. (April 16, 2024). Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527386/death-rate-due-to-falls-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527386/death-rate-due-to-falls-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. (2024). Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527386/death-rate-due-to-falls-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of Unintentional-injury-related Deaths Due to Falls in The United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527386/death-rate-due-to-falls-in-the-us/
National Safety Council, Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527386/death-rate-due-to-falls-in-the-us/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to falls in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], National Safety Council, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/527386/death-rate-due-to-falls-in-the-us/
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