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wisqars logoWelcome to WISQARSTM

WISQARSTM (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data from the national Center of Health Statistics (NCHS) and the violent death data from NCIPC's National Violent Death Reporting System.

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Ten leading causes of death and injury.
WISQARS Fatal WISQARS Nonfatal WISQARS NVDRS
Presents U.S. injury mortality data

  • Fatal Injury Reports


  • Leading Causes of Death Reports Charts of deaths by common causes of death


  • Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Charts of years of potential life lost (premature death) by specific causes of injury mortality and common causes of death
  • Provides national estimates of nonfatal injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments

  • Nonfatal Injury Reports
    Tables of national estimates of injuries and injury rates by particular injury causes


  • Leading Causes of Nonfatal Injury Reports
    Charts of national estimates of injuries by common causes of injury
  • Presents Data from National Violent Death Reporting System

  •  NVDRS Reports Tables of violent deaths and death rates by particular causes of injury mortality


  • "Violent death data are currently provided for 16 NVDRS states and, therefore, are not nationally representative. Click here for more detail."

    WISQARS Fatal Help and Information WISQARS Nonfatal Help and Information WISQARS NVDRS Help and Information
  • Tutorial
    How to get started


  • Help
    Overview of fatal injury report types, definitions of terms, more information about WISQARS data


  • FAQs
    Common questions about WISQARS Fatal


  • ICD-10 Coding of 1999 Mortality Data: How the new coding affects


  • Availability of New Fatal Injury Data
  • Tutorial
    How to get started


  • Help
    Overview of nonfatal injury report types, definitions of terms, background on data sources and processing procedures


  • Availability of New Nonfatal Injury Data
  • Help
    Overview of NVDRS report types, definitions of terms, background on data sources and processing procedures


  • Practice Questions
    If you are a first-time WISQARS NVDRS user, please familiarize yourself with the system.
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    Content Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
    Page last modified:November 18, 2008