The data displays the number of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal type in the U.S. in the year 2015 and 2016. The number of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to poisoning was around 58,335 in 2016.
Total | 146571 | 161374 |
Motor vehicle | 37757 | 40327 |
Falls | 33381 | 34673 |
Poisoning | 47478 | 58335 |
Choking | 5051 | 4829 |
Drowning | 3602 | 3789 |
Fire, flames, or smoke | 2646 | 2730 |
Mechanical suffocation | 1863 | 1781 |
Firearms | 489 | 495 |
All other | 14304 | 14415 |