10 Leading Causes of Nonfatal Unintentional Injury, United States
2007, All Races, Females , Disposition: All Cases
 

Age Groups

          
Rank
<1
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
All Ages
 
 1
 
Unintentional
Fall
55,931
Unintentional
Fall
343,461
Unintentional
Fall
264,464
Unintentional
Fall
250,762
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
436,591
Unintentional
Fall
388,307
Unintentional
Fall
410,733
Unintentional
Fall
484,087
Unintentional
Fall
420,082
Unintentional
Fall
1,330,206
Unintentional
Fall
4,346,855
 
 2
 
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
15,073
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
147,317
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
140,645
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
189,318
Unintentional
Fall
398,792
Unintentional
Overexertion
323,708
Unintentional
Overexertion
294,332
Unintentional
Overexertion
253,238
Unintentional
Overexertion
132,442
Unintentional
Overexertion
128,469
Unintentional
Overexertion
1,694,505
 
 3
 
Unintentional
Foreign Body
5,737
Unintentional
Foreign Body
61,900
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
46,892
Unintentional
Overexertion
137,934
Unintentional
Overexertion
336,130
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
303,642
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
237,144
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
189,231
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
112,616
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
126,722
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
1,660,724
 
 4
 
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
5,576
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
61,455
Unintentional
Overexertion
38,838
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
48,661
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
316,028
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
232,214
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
214,248
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
175,722
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
103,437
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
97,795
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
1,471,740
 
 5
 
Unintentional
Other Specified
4,324
Unintentional
Overexertion
45,989
Unintentional
Pedal Cyclist
35,217
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
43,232
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
141,362
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
141,708
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
126,975
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
112,508
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
59,122
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
52,770
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
764,630
 
 6
 
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
4,101
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
31,967
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
35,122
Unintentional
Other
Transport
30,612
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
97,280
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
73,434
Unintentional
Other Specified
72,475
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
59,010
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
40,687
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
42,661
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
510,633
 
 7
 
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
3,494
Unintentional
Other Specified
28,257
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
30,995
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
28,458
Unintentional
Other Specified
90,861
Unintentional
Other Specified
66,372
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
70,904
Unintentional
Other Specified
52,478
Unintentional
Poisoning
24,652
Unintentional
Poisoning
39,830
Unintentional
Other Specified
379,868
 
 8
 
Unintentional
Overexertion
3,403
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
21,714
Unintentional
Other
Transport
23,007
Unintentional
Pedal Cyclist
28,104
Unintentional
Other
Transport
63,935
Unintentional
Other
Transport
46,259
Unintentional
Poisoning
44,505
Unintentional
Poisoning
47,578
Unintentional
Other
Transport
23,511
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
37,315
Unintentional
Other
Transport
315,651
 
 9
 
Unintentional
Inhalation/
Suffocation
3,144
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
20,509
Unintentional
Foreign Body
20,092
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
24,504
Unintentional
Poisoning
50,126
Unintentional
Poisoning
36,797
Unintentional
Other
Transport
40,923
Unintentional
Other
Transport
37,726
Unintentional
Other Specified
19,795
Unintentional
Other
Transport
37,031
Unintentional
Poisoning
275,239
 
 10
 
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
2,884
Unintentional
Poisoning
19,451
Unintentional
Dog Bite
15,857
Unintentional
Other Specified
15,354
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
39,264
Unintentional
Foreign Body
32,000
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
29,337
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
27,448
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
18,333
Unintentional
Other Specified
22,036
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
245,517
Produced By: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Source: NEISS All Injury Program operated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission  (CPSC).