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Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity
  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who had an activity-limiting injury in the past 3 months: 5.9%

Source: Activity-limiting Injury in Adults: United States, 2020−2021

Physician office visits
  • Number of visits to physician offices for injuries: 57.5 million (includes visits for adverse effects of medical treatment)

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 16 [PDF – 704 KB]

Emergency departments visits
  • Number of emergency department visits for injuries: 43.5 million (includes visits for injury, poisoning, adverse effects of medical treatment)

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 16 [PDF – 1 MB]

Mortality

All injury deaths

  • Number of deaths: 300,900
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 89.8

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All poisoning deaths

  • Number of deaths: 109,522
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 32.7

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Motor vehicle traffic deaths

  • Number of deaths: 43,273
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 12.9

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All firearm deaths

  • Number of deaths: 46,728
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.0

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Mortality: Drug overdose/drug poisoning deaths
  • Number of deaths: 105,007
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 31.4

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  • Number of drug overdose deaths involving any opioid: 79,358
  • Drug overdose deaths involving any opioid per 100,000 population: 23.7

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  • Number of drug overdose deaths involving heroin: 3,984
  • Drug overdose deaths involving heroin per 100,000 population: 1.2

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