| Odds Of Death In The United States By Selected Cause Of Injury, 2020 (1) |
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| Cause of death |
Number of deaths, 2020 |
One-year odds |
Lifetime odds |
| Accidental poisoning by
and exposure to
noxious substances (2) |
87,404 |
3,770 |
49 |
| Drug poisoning |
83,558 |
3,943 |
51 |
| Opioids (including both
legal and illegal) |
64,183 |
5,134 |
67 |
| All motor vehicle accidents |
42,339 |
7,782 |
101 |
| Car occupants |
6,802 |
48,439 |
629 |
| Pedestrians |
7,904 |
41,686 |
541 |
| Motorcycle riders |
5,353 |
61,551 |
799 |
| Assault by firearm |
19,383 |
16,999 |
221 |
| Exposure to smoke, fire
and flames |
2,951 |
111,652 |
1,450 |
| Fall on and from stairs
and steps |
2,669 |
123,449 |
1,603 |
| Drowning and submersion
while in or falling into
swimming pool |
740 |
445,249 |
5,782 |
| Fall on and from
ladder or scaffolding |
576 |
572,021 |
7,429 |
| Firearms
discharge (accidental) |
400 |
823,710 |
10,698 |
| Air and space
transport accidents |
364 |
905,176 |
11,756 |
| Cataclysmic storm (3) |
122 |
2,700,690 |
35,074 |
| Flood |
37 |
8,904,976 |
115,649 |
| Bitten or struck by dog |
62 |
5,314,260 |
69,016 |
| Earthquake and other
earth movements |
34 |
9,690,710 |
125,853 |
| Lightning |
17 |
(4) |
(4) |
(1) Based on fatalities and life expectancy in 2020. Ranked by deaths in 2020.
(2) Includes all types of medications including narcotics and hallucinogens, alcohol and gases.
(3) Includes hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, dust storms and other cataclysmic storms.
(4) Rates based on less than 20 deaths are likely to be unstable from year to year and are therefore not included.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics; National Safety Council. |
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