Unintentional Injury Statistics

The following are the latest U.S. statistics available from the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the CDC, and other sources:

• Unintentional injuries continue to be the fifth leading cause of death overall, and the leading cause of death for those under 35 years of age.

• The top three causes of fatal unintentional injuries include motor vehicle crashes, poisoning, and falls.

• Suffocation was the leading mechanism of unintentional injury death among infants.

• In 2010, 33,687 motor vehicle-related deaths occurred.

• In 2010, 33,041 unintentional poisoning deaths occurred.

• In 2010, 26,009 unintentional falls deaths occurred.