QuickStats: Rate of Deaths Attributed to Unintentional Injury from Fire or Flames, by Sex and Urban-Rural Status — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2020

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In 2020, the death rate attributed to unintentional injury from fire or flames was higher in rural areas than in urban areas for females and males.
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Authors: Merianne R. Spencer, MPH, and Matthew F. Garnett, MPH

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The figure is a bar chart showing the rates of death attributed to unintentional injury from fire or flames, by sex and urban-rural status, in the United States during 2020, according to the National Vital Statistics System.
Rates of death attributed to unintentional injury from fire or flames, by sex and urban-rural status

In 2020, the death rate attributed to unintentional injury from fire or flames was higher in rural areas than in urban areas for females and males.

The rate for females was 1.4 per 100,000 in rural areas and 0.6 in urban areas.

The rate for males was 2.4 per 100,000 in rural areas and 0.9 in urban areas.

Males had higher death rates than females in both rural and urban areas.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7114a5.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm.

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