Accidents or Unintentional Injuries

Data are for the U.S.

Physician office visits

Number of physician office visits for unintentional injuries: 24.8 million

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

Emergency department visits

Number of emergency department visits for unintentional injuries: 25.5 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 15 [PDF – 830 KB]

Mortality

All unintentional injury deaths

  • Number of deaths: 224,935
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 67.8
  • Cause of death rank: 4

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER

Unintentional fall deaths

  • Number of deaths: 44,686
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER

Motor vehicle traffic deaths

  • Number of deaths: 45,404
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER

Unintentional poisoning deaths

  • Number of deaths: 102,001
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 30.7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER