Unintentional injury in the U.S.

Statistics report about unintentional injury in the United States

Unintentional injury in the U.S.

This report presents key facts and figures about unintentional injury in the United States. It contains chapters and provides figures on unintentional injury deaths, occupational injuries, and spinal cord and brain injuries.

Table of contents

Deaths from unintentional injuries

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  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in the United States 2022
  • Premium Statistic Total number of unintentional-injury-related deaths in the U.S. 1930-2022
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by unintentional injuries in the U.S. 1930-2022
  • Premium Statistic Death rate for unintentional injuries among U.S. adults 2000-2020, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Number of unintentional-injury-related deaths at home in the U.S. 1930-2022
  • Premium Statistic Rate of unintentional-injury related deaths at home in U.S. 1930-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal type in U.S. 2021-2022
  • Premium Statistic Rate of injury related deaths in the U.S. 2021 and 2022, by principal type

Deaths from other injuries

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  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths from natural heat or cold, by month U.S. 2021
  • Basic Statistic Injuries and fatalities caused by extreme heat in the U.S. 1995-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths due to fire and smoke in U.S. 1920-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths from fire, flames, or smoke in the U.S. in 2022, by month
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths from drowning in the U.S. in 2022, by month
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by motor vehicle-related injuries in the U.S. 1930-2022
  • Premium Statistic Deaths from motor vehicles in California 2014-2022

Occupational injuries

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  • Basic Statistic Most costly disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024, by cause
  • Basic Statistic Nonfatal occupational injuries and illness incident rate in the U.S. 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. occupational injury deaths 1992-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. occupational injury deaths 2003-2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. occupational injury deaths 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of occupational injury deaths 2021, by industry sector
  • Basic Statistic Occupational injury death rate U.S. 2021, by selected industry sector
  • Basic Statistic U.S. fatal occupational injuries 2021, by major event

Spinal cord/brain injuries

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  • Basic Statistic Facts on spinal cord injuries in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Causes of spinal cord injuries in the U.S. 2015-2023
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy for post-24 hour spinal cord injury survivors 2023
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy for post-one year spinal cord injury survivors 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of TBI-related deaths in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of TBI-related deaths in the U.S. from 2021 to 2023, by month
  • Premium Statistic TBI-related death rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic TBI-related death rate in the U.S. in 2018 and 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic Average annual death rate due to TBI in the U.S. in 2018-2019, by injury cause
  • Basic Statistic Average annual TBI death rate in the U.S. in 2018-2019, by gender and injury cause

Costs

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  • Premium Statistic Economic costs of preventable injuries in the U.S. in 2022, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Direct costs of 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024
  • Basic Statistic Average lifetime costs of having spinal cord injuries in the U.S. 2023

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