| Odds Of Death In The United States By Selected Cause Of Injury, 2019 (1) |
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Number of deaths, 2019 |
One-year odds |
Lifetime odds |
| Accidental poisoning by
and exposure to
noxious substances (2) |
65,773 |
4,990 |
63 |
| Drug poisoning |
62,172 |
5,280 |
67 |
| Opioids (including both
legal and illegal) |
45,489 |
7,216 |
92 |
| All motor vehicle accidents |
39,107 |
8,393 |
107 |
| Car occupants |
6,589 |
49,816 |
632 |
| Pedestrians |
7,668 |
42,806 |
543 |
| Motorcycle riders |
4,635 |
70,818 |
899 |
| Assault by firearm |
14,414 |
22,772 |
289 |
| Exposure to smoke,
fire and flames |
2,692 |
121,931 |
1,547 |
| Fall on and from stairs
and steps |
2,521 |
130,202 |
1,652 |
| Drowning and submersion
hile in or falling into
swimming pool |
747 |
439,410 |
5,576 |
| Fall on and from ladder
or scaffolding |
563 |
583,019 |
7,399 |
| Firearms discharge
(accidental) |
486 |
675,390 |
8,571 |
| Air and space transport
accidents |
441 |
744,307 |
9,446 |
| Cataclysmic storm (3) |
71 |
4,623,092 |
58,669 |
| Flood |
34 |
9,654,104 |
122,514 |
| Bitten or struck by dog |
48 |
6,838,323 |
86,781 |
| Earthquake and other
earth movements |
32 |
10,257,485 |
130,171 |
| Lightning |
30 |
10,941,317 |
138,849 |
(1) Based on fatalities and life expectancy in 2019. Ranked by deaths in 2019.
(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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