| 1997 Injury Deaths in U.S. (ranked by cause)3 |
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Total for age Groups: |
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Total for all injury |
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| Cause of Death |
< 1 year |
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1 - 4 years |
5-14 years |
deaths under 14 years old |
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| Motor Vehicle Traffic |
160 |
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657 |
1866 |
2683 |
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| Drowning |
78 |
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474 |
458 |
1010 |
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| Fire/hot object/substance |
58 |
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381 |
311 |
750 |
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| Firearms |
9 |
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75 |
546 |
630 |
1 |
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| Pedestrian, other |
3 |
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103 |
45 |
151 |
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| Falls |
17 |
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50 |
57 |
124 |
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| Cut/Pierce |
3 |
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10 |
44 |
57 |
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| Machinery |
0 |
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17 |
32 |
49 |
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| Pedal Cyclist |
0 |
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3 |
21 |
24 |
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| Age Group 15-24 years |
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| Motor Vehicle Traffic |
10056 |
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| Drowning |
731 |
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| Fire/hot object/substance |
248 |
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| Firearms |
8173 |
2 |
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| Pedestrian, other |
111 |
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| Falls |
349 |
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| Cut/Pierce |
499 |
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| Machinery |
82 |
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| Pedal Cyclist |
10 |
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| Footnotes: |
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| 1 |
Firearm detail for under age 14 ranked by intent |
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Homicide |
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346 |
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Unintentional (accidents) |
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142 |
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Suicide |
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127 |
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Undetermined |
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14 |
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Legal interventions |
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1 |
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total |
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630 |
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| 2 |
Firearm detail for ages 15 - 24 ranked by intent |
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Homicide |
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5110 |
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Suicide |
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2587 |
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Unintentional (accidents) |
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300 |
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Undetermined |
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115 |
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Legal interventions |
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61 |
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total |
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8173 |
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Source
for all data: National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol 47, No 19, June 30,
1999, Published by U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Heath Statistics |
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