Selected NCHS Injury Publications and Links

 

General

• Injury in the United States: 2007 Chartbook [PDF - 4.1 MB]
• Health United States 2009 - Injury

 

Mortality Data

QuickStats

• Number of Injury Deaths, by Mechanism and Intent -- United States, 2002
• Percentage Change in Death Rates for the Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury, by Mechanism of Injury -- United States, 1999--2003
• Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Leading Causes of Injury Death by Year: United States, 1979-2004
• Percentage Change in Death Rates for the Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury, by Mechanism of Injury--United States, 1999-2004
• Death Rates from Poisoning, by State -- United States, 2004
• Percentage Change in Death Rates for Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury, by Mechanism of Injury -- United States, 1999-2005
• Percentage of Injury Deaths for Which Death Was Pronounced Outside of a Hospital, by Leading Mechanism of Injury Death -- United States, 2005
• Percentage of Deaths Leading Causes Among Teens Aged 15-19 Years--National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2005
• Age-Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population for the Three Leading Causes of Injury Death--United States, 1979-2006
• Motor-Vehicle Traffic and Poisoning† Death Rates, by Age--United States, 2005-2006
• Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Related Death Rates, by Age Group--United States, 2006
• Number of Poisoning Deaths* Involving Opioid Analgesics and Other Drugs or Substances--United States, 1999-2007

NCHS Reports

• Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United States, 1999-2006
• Death: Injuries, 2002, NVSR, Vol. 54, No. 10 [PDF - 4 KB]
• Deaths: Injuries 2001, NVSR, Vol. 52, No. 21 [PDF - 5 KB]
• Search Tables for Injuries in Deaths: Final Data for each year at:
  • National Vital Statistics Reports
  • Mortality Publications available online

 

National Hospital Discharge Survey

NCHS Reports

• National Trends in Injury Hospitalization Chartbook, 1979-2001
• Search Tables for Injuries in National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) Reports
• National Hospital Discharge Survey--Survey Results and Products online
• Search Tables for Injuries in Selected articles using National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)or National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS) data [PDF - 318 KB]

 

Ambulatory Health Care Data

QuickStats

• Percentage of Weekly Visits to Emergency Departments for Illness and Injury by Patients Arriving via Ambulance, by Day/Night Period of Arrival---United States, 2003-2004

NCHS Reports

• Recommended Definition of Initial Injury Visits to Emergency Departments for Use the With NHAMCS-ED Data
• Search Tables for Injuries in NCHS Reports Using Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Ambulatory Health Care Data--Survey Results and Products online
• Search Articles for Injuries in National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) List of Publications (updated 3/13/2010) [PDF - 228 KB]

 

National Health Interview Survey

QuickStats

• Annual Rate* of Nonfatal, Medically Attended† Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged >65 Years§ --- United States, 2001--2003
• Annual Rate of Nonfatal, Medically Attended Fall Injury Episodes,* by Age Group --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2007
• Percentage Distribution of Injuries,* by Place of Occurrence, Among Males and Females --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2004--2007
• Annual Rate* of Injury Episodes† for Leading Causes of Injury, by Sex --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2004--2007
• Percentage of Injuries* that Resulted in Time Lost from Work or School --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2004--2007

NCHS Reports

• Injury and poisoning episodes and conditions: National Health Interview Survey, 1997. Series 10. No. 202 [PDF - 118 KB]
• Injury Episodes and Circumstances: National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2007. Series 10. No. 241 [PDF - 777 KB]
• Tables 8-14 in Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey.