Mortality Rates due to Unintentional Injury

• Infants: Among Top 10 causes of infant deaths

• 1-14 yrs: #1 cause of death

• 15-24 yrs: #1 cause of death

  • responsible for 42% of deaths, 76% of these involve motor vehicles
  • alcohol involved in more than half of these

• 25-44 yrs: #1 cause of death

• 45-64 yrs: #3 cause of death

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