Injury: The Leading Cause of Death Among Persons 1–44
In 2009 in the United States, injuries, including all causes of unintentional and violence-related injuries combined, accounted for 48.5% of all deaths among persons ages 1–44 years of age—that is more deaths than non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases combined.Injury Deaths Compared to Other Leading Causes of Death for Persons Ages 1-44, United States, 2009*
Injury Facts
- More than 177,000 deaths from injury each year—1 person every 3 minutes1
- Leading cause of death for people ages 1–44 in the U.S.1
- An estimated 2.16 million people hospitalized with injury each year1
- An estimated 29.6 million people treated in Emergency Department for injury each year1
- An estimated $465 billion annually (indexed to 2009 prices) in medical costs and lost productivity1
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