Injury: The Leading Cause of Death Among Persons 1–44
In 2010 in the United States, injuries, including all causes of unintentional and violence-related injuries combined, accounted for 50.6% of all deaths among persons ages 1–44 years of age—that is more deaths than non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases combined.
Injury Deaths Compared to Other Leading Causes of Death for Persons Ages 1–44, United States, 2010*
Injury Facts
- More than 180,000 deaths from injury each year—1 person every 3 minutes1
- Leading cause of death for people ages 1–44 in the U.S.1
- An estimated 2.5 million people hospitalized with injury each year1
- An estimated 31.6 million people treated in Emergency Department for injury each year1
- An estimated $465 billion annually (indexed to 2009 prices) in medical costs and lost productivity1
References
- NCIPC: Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars
*Note: Injury includes unintentional injury, homicide, suicide, legal intervention, and those of undetermined intent. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, cardiovascular, kidney, respiratory, liver, diabetes, and other diseases. Infectious diseases include HIV, influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases. Data Source: National Vital Statistics System using CDC Wonder (http://wonder.cdc.gov).
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