QuickStats: Injury Deaths as a Percentage of Total Deaths, by Age Group — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019

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Injuries accounted for the majority of deaths among persons aged 15–39 years, with the highest percentages among those aged 15–19 (76.0%) and 20–24 years (78.2%).
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Authors: Holly Hedegaard, MD; Matthew F. Garnett, MPH; and Merianne R. Spencer, MPH

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Chart showing injury deaths as a percentage of total deaths
This chart shows the percentage of total deaths of different ages groups due to injury.

Injuries accounted for the majority of deaths among persons aged 15–39 years, with the highest percentages among those aged 15–19 (76.0%) and 20–24 years (78.2%).

The percentage of injury deaths was lowest among those aged <1 year (7.9%), 60–64 years (7.5%), and ≥65 years (3.4%).

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031a3.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm.


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