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Number of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal type in U.S. 2015-2016

Number of unintentional-injury-related deaths by principal type in the United States in 2015 and 2016

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