Injury Data Highlights Ken Kolosh & Kevin Fearn NSC Statistics Department March 24, 2011

Injury Facts  2 Injury Data Highlights Injury Facts® 2011 Edition Injury Facts® 2011 Edition Most current data available – 2009, 2008, or 2007 – depending on the source Most current data available – 2009, 2008, or 2007 – depending on the source

3 The Big Picture

Injury Facts  4 Unintentional Injuries #1 cause of death for people 1 to 42 years old #1 cause of death for people 1 to 42 years old #5cause of death for all ages #5cause of death for all ages Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  5 Leading Causes of Death, 2007 Heart disease616,067 Cancer562,875 Stroke135,952 Chronic lower respiratory disease127,924 Unintentional injuries123,706 Alzheimer’s disease74,632 Source: National Center for Health Statistics

Injury Facts  6 Key Trends: 2008  2009 Overall risk increased in 2008 Overall risk increased in 2008 Risk of U-I death increased … Risk of U-I death increased …  … at home  … in the community Risk decreased … Risk decreased …  … on the highway  … at work Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  7 Unintentional Injuries In 2008, 33.3 million people – 1 sought medical attention for an injury. In 2008, 33.3 million people – 1 in 9 – sought medical attention for an injury. Source: National Center for Health Statistics

Injury Facts  8 Medically Attended Nonfatal Injuries 38% Source: National Center for Health Statistics

Injury Facts  9 Latest Estimates: 2009 Class Medically Consulted Injuries Costs (billions) All U-I 38,900,000$693.5 Motor-Vehicle3,500,000$244.7 Work5,100,000$168.9 Home21,100,000$192.2 Public9,400,000$108.2 Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  10 Latest Estimates: 2009 Class 2009 Deaths Change from 2008 All U-I 128, % Motor-Vehicle35,900-10% Work3,582-19% Home65,200+10% Public25,100+3% Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  11 Changes: 2008  2009 Total Change +2,400 Poisoning+4,600 Falls+1,800 Drowning+200 Mechanical Suffocation +100 Choking0 Fires, flames, smoke 0 Motor-Vehicle-3,800 All other causes -500

Injury Facts  12 Long-Term Trends

Injury Facts  13 Trends in Leading Causes

Injury Facts  14 Long-Term Trends (Cont.)

Injury Facts  15 Recent Trends Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) Workplace death rate* down 33%. *Deaths per 100,000 workers. Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  16 Recent Trends (Cont.) Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) Highway death rate* down 34%. *Deaths per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled. Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  17 Recent Trends (Cont.) Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) Home & Community death rate* up 74%. *Deaths per 100,000 population. Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  18 Recent Trends (Cont.) Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) Total U-I death rate* up 23%. *Deaths per 100,000 population. Source: Injury Facts, 2011 Ed.

Injury Facts  19 Lives Saved From , US The number of people who would have died if the 1912 rate of 82.5 did not improve. 5,600,000 Total Lives Saved

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