| Odds Of Death In The United States By Selected Cause Of Injury, 2017 (1) |
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| Cause of death |
Number of
deaths, 2017 |
One-year odds |
Lifetime odds |
| Accidental poisoning by and exposure to
noxious substances |
64,795 |
5,027 |
64 |
| Drug poisoning |
61,311 |
5,313 |
68 |
| Opioids (including both legal and illegal) |
43,036 |
7,569 |
96 |
| All motor vehicle accidents |
40,231 |
8,096 |
103 |
| Car occupants |
7,248 |
44,939 |
572 |
| Motorcycle riders |
4,832 |
67,409 |
858 |
| Pedestrians |
7,450 |
43,721 |
556 |
| Assault by firearm |
14,542 |
22,399 |
285 |
| Exposure to smoke, fire and flames |
2,812 |
115,832 |
1,474 |
| Fall on and from stairs and steps |
2,493 |
130,654 |
1,662 |
| Drowning and submersion while in or
falling into swimming pool |
723 |
450,511 |
5,732 |
| Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding |
569 |
572,441 |
7,283 |
| Air and space transport accidents |
385 |
846,024 |
10,764 |
| Firearms discharge (accidental) |
486 |
670,204 |
8,527 |
| Cataclysmic storm (3) |
132 |
2,467,570 |
31,394 |
| Flood |
27 |
12,063,673 |
153,482 |
| Lightning |
19 |
17,143,115 |
218,106 |
| Earthquake and other earth movements |
13 |
25,055,321 |
318,770 |
| Bitten or struck by dog |
36 |
9,047,755 |
115,111 |
(1) Based on fatalities and life expectancy in 2017. Ranked by deaths in 2017.
(2) Includes all types of medications including narcotics and hallucinogens, alcohol and gases.
(3) Includes hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, dust storms and other cataclysmic storms.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics; National Safety Council. |
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