1 | Preventable public deaths and death rates, United States, 1999-2020 | ||
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3 | Year | Deaths | Death rates |
4 | 1999 | 22,200 | 8.0 |
5 | 2000 | 22,700 | 8.0 |
6 | 2001 | 21,800 | 7.7 |
7 | 2002 | 22,500 | 7.8 |
8 | 2003 | 23,200 | 8.0 |
9 | 2004 | 22,700 | 7.7 |
10 | 2005 | 23,400 | 7.9 |
11 | 2006 | 23,900 | 8.0 |
12 | 2007 | 23,700 | 7.9 |
13 | 2008 | 24,500 | 8.1 |
14 | 2009 | 24,000 | 7.8 |
15 | 2010 | 25,300 | 8.2 |
16 | 2011 | 26,400 | 8.5 |
17 | 2012 | 26,600 | 8.5 |
18 | 2013 | 27,300 | 8.6 |
19 | 2014 | 29,100 | 9.1 |
20 | 2015 | 32,100 | 10.0 |
21 | 2016 | 33,600 | 10.4 |
22 | 2017 | 37,100 | 11.4 |
23 | 2018 | 36,000 | 11.0 |
24 | 2019 | 37,700 | 11.5 |
25 | 2020 | 42,800 | 13.0 |
26 | Source: Source: National Safety Council estimates based on data from National Center for Health Statistics and state vital statistics departments. | ||
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1 | Principal types of public preventable-injury-related deaths, United States 2020 | ||
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4 | Cause | Deaths | |
5 | Poisoning | 17,100 | |
6 | Falls | 13,200 | |
7 | Drowning | 2,900 | |
8 | Choking | 2,000 | |
9 | Water transportation | 500 | |
10 | Rail transportation | 400 | |
11 | Air transportation | 300 | |
12 | Mechanical suffocation | 200 | |
13 | All other | 6,200 | |
14 | Source: Source: National Safety Council estimates based on data from National Center for Health Statistics and state vital statistics departments. | ||
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1 | Principal types of public preventable-injury-related deaths, United States, 1987-2020 | ||||||||||||
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2 | Year | Total Public | Falls | Drowning | Poisoning | Choking (a) | Fire, flames, or smoke (b) | Firearms | Mechanical Suffocation | Air Transport | Water Transport | Rail Transport (c) | Other |
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4 | 1987 | 18,400 | 4,000 | 3,200 | 800 | 1100 | 500 | 600 | (d) | 900 | 800 | 400 | 6,100 |
5 | 1988 | 18,400 | 4,100 | 3,100 | 900 | 1100 | 500 | 600 | (d) | 700 | 800 | 400 | 6,200 |
6 | 1989 | 18,200 | 4,200 | 3,000 | 900 | 1000 | 500 | 600 | (d) | 800 | 700 | 400 | 6,100 |
7 | 1990 | 17,400 | 4,300 | 2,800 | 900 | 1000 | 400 | 500 | (d) | 700 | 800 | 400 | 5,600 |
8 | 1991 | 17,600 | 4,500 | 2,800 | 1000 | 900 | 400 | 600 | (d) | 700 | 700 | 500 | 5,500 |
9 | 1992 | 19,000 | 4,400 | 2,500 | 1700 | 1600 | 200 | 400 | (d) | 700 | 700 | 600 | 6,200 |
10 | 1993 | 19,700 | 4,600 | 2,800 | 1900 | 1500 | 200 | 400 | (d) | 600 | 700 | 600 | 6,400 |
11 | 1994 | 19,600 | 4,700 | 2,400 | 2100 | 1500 | 200 | 400 | (d) | 600 | 600 | 600 | 6,500 |
12 | 1995 | 20,100 | 5,000 | 2,800 | 2000 | 1600 | 200 | 300 | (d) | 600 | 700 | 500 | 6,400 |
13 | 1996 | 21,000 | 5,300 | 2,500 | 2100 | 1700 | 200 | 300 | (d) | 700 | 600 | 500 | 7,100 |
14 | 1997 | 21,700 | 5,600 | 2,600 | 2300 | 1700 | 200 | 300 | (d) | 500 | 600 | 400 | 7,500 |
15 | 1998 | 22,600 | 6,000 | 2,900 | 2300 | 1700 | 200 | 300 | (d) | 500 | 600 | 500 | 7,600 |
16 | 1999 (e) | 22,200 | 4,800 | 2,600 | 2,800 | 2,000 | 200 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 400 | 7,500 |
17 | 2000 | 22,700 | 5,500 | 2,400 | 2,900 | 2,200 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 7,500 |
18 | 2001 | 21,800 | 5,600 | 2,400 | 2,700 | 2,100 | 200 | 200 | 300 | 700 | 500 | 400 | 6,700 |
19 | 2002 | 22,500 | 5,900 | 2,500 | 3,600 | 2,200 | 300 | 200 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 6,100 |
20 | 2003 | 23,200 | 6,300 | 2,400 | 3,400 | 2,200 | 300 | 200 | 300 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 6,600 |
21 | 2004 | 22,700 | 6,700 | 2,400 | 3,400 | 2,200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 6,100 |
22 | 2005 | 23,400 | 6,800 | 2,600 | 3,500 | 2,100 | 200 | 300 | 200 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 6,400 |
23 | 2006 | 23,900 | 7,200 | 2,500 | 4,100 | 2,100 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 6,200 |
24 | 2007 | 23,700 | 7,600 | 2,400 | 3,900 | 2,200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 5,800 |
25 | 2008 | 24,500 | 8,200 | 2,500 | 4,200 | 2,100 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 400 | 300 | 400 | 5,800 |
26 | 2009 | 24,000 | 8,500 | 2,400 | 4,200 | 2,100 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 5,300 |
27 | 2010 | 25,300 | 8,900 | 2,700 | 4,100 | 2,300 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 400 | 5,700 |
28 | 2011 | 26,400 | 9,400 | 2,600 | 4,700 | 2,200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 300 | 500 | 300 | 5,800 |
29 | 2012 | 26,600 | 10,100 | 2,500 | 4,800 | 2,100 | 400 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 300 | 5,400 |
30 | 2013 | 27,300 | 10,200 | 2,200 | 5,600 | 2,500 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 400 | 5,300 |
31 | 2014 | 28,900 | 10,800 | 2,400 | 6,100 | 2,300 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 400 | 5,900 |
32 | 2015 | 32,100 | 11,600 | 2,500 | 7,700 | 2,400 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 400 | 6,300 |
33 | 2016 | 33,600 | 11,500 | 2,600 | 9,700 | 2,400 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 400 | 5,800 |
34 | 2017 | 37,100 | 12,200 | 2,600 | 12,200 | 2,500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 400 | 5,900 |
35 | 2018 | 36,000 | 12,500 | 2,600 | 11,300 | 2,400 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 5,700 |
36 | 2019 | 37,700 | 13,200 | 2,500 | 12,000 | 2,500 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 400 | 5,900 |
37 | 2020 | 42,800 | 13,200 | 2,900 | 17,100 | 2,000 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 5,800 |
38 | Source: National Safety Council estimates based on data from National Center for Health Statistics and state vital statistics departments. The Council adopted the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries count for work-related unintentional injuries retroactive to 1992 data. Because of the lower Work class total resulting from this change, several thousand unintentional-injury deaths that had been classified by the Council as work-related, had to be reassigned to the Home and Public classes. For this reason long-term historical comparisons for these three classes should be made with caution. See the Technical Appendix for an explanation of the methodological changes. | ||||||||||||
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42 | (a) Includes deaths from preventable ingestion or inhalation of objects or food resulting in the obstruction of respiratory passages. | ||||||||||||
43 | (b) Includes deaths resulting from conflagration, regardless of nature of injury. | ||||||||||||
44 | (c) Includes subways and elevateds. | ||||||||||||
45 | (d) Estimates not available. | ||||||||||||
46 | (e) In 1999, a revision was made in the International Classification of Diseases. See the Technical Appendix for comparability with earlier years. |