All Injuries

Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity
  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who had an activity-limiting injury in the past 3 months: 5.9%

Source: Activity-limiting Injury in Adults: United States, 2020−2021

Physician office visits
  • Number of visits to physician offices for injuries: 57.5 million (includes visits for adverse effects of medical treatment)

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 16 [PDF – 704 KB]

Emergency departments visits
  • Number of emergency department visits for injuries: 40.0 million (includes visits for injury, poisoning, adverse effects of medical treatment)

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 16 [PDF – 830 KB]

Mortality

All injury deaths

  • Number of deaths: 307,785
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 92.3

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

All poisoning deaths

  • Number of deaths: 112,728
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 33.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

Motor vehicle traffic deaths

  • Number of deaths: 44,534
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.4

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

All firearm deaths

  • Number of deaths: 48,204
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

Mortality: Drug overdose/drug poisoning deaths
  • Number of deaths: 107,941
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 32.4

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

  • Number of drug overdose deaths involving any opioid: 81,806
  • Drug overdose deaths involving any opioid per 100,000 population: 24.5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER

  • Number of drug overdose deaths involving heroin: 5,871
  • Drug overdose deaths involving heroin per 100,000 population: 1.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER