Injury Facts, All Deaths Due to Injury

Injury Facts^TM

(National Safety Council data sorted according
to all deaths due to injuries for 1996 including suicides)

ALL DEATHS DUE TO INJURY, UNITED STATES, 1994-1996

Description	Type	1996^a	1995	1994
TOTAL DEATHS DUE TO INJURIES, E800-E999^b		150,298	150,809	150,940
All Accidental Deaths, E800-E949	Accidental	94,948	93,320	91,437
All Transport Accidents, E800-E848	Transport	46,224	45,805	45,189
Motor-vehicle, E810-E825	Transport	43,649	43,363	42,524
All Suicide Deaths, E950-E959	Suicide	30,903	31,284	31,142
All Homicide Deaths, E960-E969	Homicide	20,634	22,552	24,547
Firearms, E955.0-E955.4	Suicide	18,166	18,503	18,765
Falls, E880-E888	Transport	14,986	13,986	13,450
Other accidents, E910-E928	Transport	14,639	14,866	14,444
Assault by firearm, E965.0-E965.4	Homicide	14,037	15,551	17,527
Other and unspecified firearm, E965.3, E965.4	Homicide	11,816	13,015	14,972
Other and unspecified firearm, E955.3, E955.4	Suicide	11,253	11,441	11,812
Poisoning by solids and liquids (See also page 132), E850-E866	Transport	8,872	8,461	8,309
Drugs, medicaments and biologicals, E850-E858	Transport	8,431	8,000	7,828
Other and unspecified fall, E888	Transport	7,332	6,685	6,358
Hanging, strangulation, and suffocation, E953	Suicide	5,330	5,217	4,745
Other drugs, E858	Transport	4,017	3,835	3,789
Fire and flames, E890-E899	Transport	3,741	3,761	3,986
Fracture, cause unspecified, E887	Transport	3,694	3,503	3,362
Handgun, E955.0	Suicide	3,675	3,700	3,706
Drowning, submersion (excluding water transport drownings above), E910	Transport	3,488	3,790	3,404
Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted, E980-E989	Undetermined	3,463	3,301	3,419
Conflagration, E890-E892	Transport	3,165	3,205	3,475
Poisoning by solid and liquid, E950	Suicide	3,073	3,052	3,229
Other and unspecified, E914, E915, E921, E927, E928	Transport	2,984	2,730	2,613
Other, unspecified assault and late effects, E960-E962, E964, E965.5-E965.9, E968, E969	Homicide	2,974	3,105	2,820
Complications, misadventures of surgical, medical care, E870-E879	Transport	2,919	2,712	2,616
Assault by cutting and piercing instrument, E966	Homicide	2,619	2,780	3,026
Other, unspecified drowning, submersion, E910.3, E910.8, E910.9	Transport	2,513	2,687	2,409
Analgesics, antipyretics, and antirheumatics, E850	Transport	2,490	2,508	2,148
Shotgun, E955.1	Suicide	2,293	2,391	2,283
Inhalation and ingestion of other object, E912	Transport	2,080	2,097	1,955
Poisoning by gases and vapors, E951, E952	Suicide	2,007	2,095	2,044
Poisoning by solid and liquid, E980	Undetermined	1,910	1,931	1,873
Natural and environmental factors, E900-E909	Transport	1,550	1,821	1,474
Motor-vehicle exhaust gas, E952.0	Suicide	1,508	1,659	1,618
Other drugs acting on central and autonomic nervous system, E855	Transport	1,411	1,156	1,393
Handgun, E965.0	Homicide	1,256	1,405	1,384
Fall on or from stairs or steps, E880	Transport	1,239	1,241	1,163
Firearm missile, E922	Transport	1,134	1,225	1,356
Other fall from one level to another, E884	Transport	1,129	1,145	1,066
Inhalation and ingestion of food, E911	Transport	1,126	1,088	1,110
Late effects (deaths more than one year after accident), E929	Transport	1,126	1,091	1,112
Mechanical suffocation, E913	Transport	1,114	1,062	1,078
Air and space transport, E840-E845	Transport	1,061	851	1,075
Hunting rifle, E955.2	Suicide	945	971	964
Machinery, E919	Transport	926	986	970
Other, unspecified suicide and late effects, E955.5, E955.9, E958, E959	Suicide	886	840	742
Shotgun, E965.1	Homicide	827	972	978
Other and unspecified firearm missile, E922.3-E922.9	Transport	804	812	923
Other and unspecified mechanical suffocation, E913.8, E913.9	Transport	783	745	734
Other, unspecified undetermined deaths and late effects, E983, E985.5-E989	Undetermined	780	625	694
Assault by hanging and strangulation, E963	Homicide	762	841	863
Struck by falling object, E916	Transport	732	656	739
Fall on same level from slipping, tripping, or stumbling, E885	Transport	688	491	600
Excessive cold, E901	Transport	685	553	633
Water transport, E830-E838	Transport	675	762	723
During sport or recreation, E910.0-E910.2	Transport	645	822	694
Jumping from high places, E957	Suicide	645	713	719
Poisoning by gases and vapors (See also page 132), E867-E869	Transport	638	611	685
Railway, E800-E807	Transport	565	569	635
Other utility gas and other carbon monoxide, E868	Transport	502	506	553
Other and unspecified gases and vapors, E951, E952.1-E952.9	Suicide	499	436	426
Agricultural machines, E919.0	Transport	496	514	514
Electric current, E925	Transport	482	559	561
Drowning (excluded from drowning below), E830, E832	Transport	471	560	538
Fall from or out of building or other structure, E882	Transport	444	467	477
Poisoning by other solids and liquids, E860-E866	Transport	441	461	481
Cutting and piercing instruments, E956	Suicide	435	454	515
Firearms, E985.0-E985.4	Undetermined	413	394	518
Fall on or from ladders or scaffolding, E881	Transport	369	352	327
Other and unspecified fire and flames, E895-E899	Transport	362	359	316
Drowning, E954	Suicide	361	410	383
Other psychotropic agents, E854	Transport	344	373	355
Legal Intervention, E970-E978		337	343	379
In bathtub, E910.4	Transport	330	281	301
Alcohol, E860	Transport	308	318	323
Others, not motor-vehicle exhaust gas, E868.0, E868.1, E868.3-E868.9	Transport	283	272	307
Other and unspecified electric current, E925.8, E925.9	Transport	266	287	291
Adverse effects of drugs in therapeutic use, E930-E949	Transport	253	206	172
Excessive heat, E900	Transport	249	716	221
Drowning, E984	Undetermined	242	244	250
Child battering and other maltreatment, E967	Homicide	242	275	311
Other, unspecified machinery, E919.1, E919.3-E919.6, E919.8, E919.9	Transport	242	225	230
Hunger, thirst, exposure, and neglect, E904	Transport	224	203	221
In bed or cradle, E913.0	Transport	219	207	227
Motor-vehicle exhaust gas, E868.2	Transport	219	234	246
Other water transport, E831, E833-E838	Transport	204	202	185
Other road vehicle, E826-E829	Transport	202	211	195
Handgun, E922.0	Transport	187	233	233
Struck against or by objects or persons, E917	Transport	171	198	207
Ignition of clothing, E893	Transport	160	151	150
Hunting rifle, E965.2	Homicide	138	159	193
Generating plants, distribution stations, transmission lines, E925.1	Transport	135	158	144
Explosive material, E923	Transport	130	170	158
Poisoning by gases and vapors, E981, E982	Undetermined	118	107	84
Lifting machines and appliances, E919.2	Transport	115	141	143
Other gases and vapors, E869	Transport	113	78	108
Other injury caused by animals, E906	Transport	107	78	89
Hot substance or object, corrosive material and steam, E924	Transport	104	97	107
Cutting or piercing instruments or objects, E920	Transport	97	118	103
Cataclysmic storms, and floods resulting from storms, E908	Transport	93	74	107
Shotgun (automatic), E922.1	Transport	93	116	135
Fall into hole or other opening in surface, E883	Transport	88	94	93
Other and unspecified injury by animal, E906.1-E906.9	Transport	84	60	78
Tranquilizers, E853	Transport	82	72	63
Earth moving, scraping, and other excavating machines, E919.7	Transport	73	106	83
Vehicle accidents not elsewhere classifiable, E846-E848	Transport	72	49	37
Other and unspecified explosive material, E923.1, E923.8, E923.9	Transport	72	106	104
Caught in or between objects, E918	Transport	71	90	83
Poisoning by and toxic reaction to venomous animals, plants, E905	Transport	68	81	63
Domestic wiring and appliances, E925.0	Transport	66	88	84
Lightning, E907	Transport	63	76	84
Motor-vehicle exhaust gas, E982.0	Undetermined	61	67	49
By falling earth (noncataclysmic cave-in), E913.3	Transport	57	59	58
Other and unspecified gases and vapors, E981, E982.1-E982.9	Undetermined	57	40	35
Ignition of highly inflammable material, E894	Transport	54	46	45
Petroleum products, other solvents and their vapors, E862	Transport	50	57	54
Hunting rifle, E922.2	Transport	50	64	65
Explosive gases, E923.2	Transport	49	62	50
Antibiotics, E856	Transport	47	26	44
Hornets, wasps, and bees, E905.3	Transport	45	59	49
Other and unspecified solids and liquids, E866	Transport	42	50	53
Cataclysmic earth surface movements and eruptions, E909	Transport	42	25	46
By plastic bag, E913.1	Transport	40	37	50
Gas distributed by pipeline, E867	Transport	23	27	24
Dog bite, E906.0	Transport	23	18	11
Barbiturates, E851	Transport	19	10	15
Other natural and environmental factors, E902, E903	Transport	19	15	10
Agricultural, horticultural chemical, pharmaceutical preparations, E863	Transport	16	9	11
Due to lack of air (in refrigerator, other enclosed space), E913.2	Transport	15	14	9
Industrial wiring, appliances, and electrical machinery, E925.2	Transport	15	26	42
Other sedatives and hypnotics, E852	Transport	15	12	10
Venomous snakes, lizards, and spiders, E905.0, E905.1	Transport	13	16	6
Deaths From Operations of War, E990-E999		13	9	16
Other and unspecified animals, plants, E905.2, E905.4-E905.9	Transport	10	6	8
Cleansing, polishing agents, disinfectants, paints, varnishes, E861	Transport	10	10	13
Corrosives and caustics, E864	Transport	9	10	14
Fireworks, E923.0	Transport	9	2	4
Foodstuffs and poisonous plants, E865	Transport	6	7	13
Anti-infectives, E857	Transport	6	8	11
Fall on same level from collision, pushing, or shoving, E886	Transport	3	8	4
Radiation, E926	Transport	0	0	0

Source: National Center for Health Statistics. Deaths are classified on the basis of the Ninth Revision of "The International Classification of Diseases" (ICD), which became effective in 1979.

^aLatest official figures.
^bNumbers following titles refer to External Cause of Injury and Poisoning classifications in the ICD.

July 5, 2000