10 Leading Causes of Nonfatal Injury, United States
2006, All Races, Males , Disposition: All Cases
 

Age Groups

          
Rank
<1
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
All Ages

1
Unintentional
Fall
71,647
Unintentional
Fall
503,255
Unintentional
Fall
360,160
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
402,663
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
750,834
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
460,916
Unintentional
Fall
362,952
Unintentional
Fall
342,923
Unintentional
Fall
232,212
Unintentional
Fall
550,354
Unintentional
Fall
3,640,756

2
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
17,876
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
237,407
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
262,732
Unintentional
Fall
355,800
Unintentional
Fall
495,627
Unintentional
Overexertion
413,994
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
357,419
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
254,519
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
121,038
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
102,324
Unintentional
Struck by/
Against
2,968,023

3
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
6,589
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
82,098
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
70,131
Unintentional
Overexertion
150,280
Unintentional
Overexertion
474,254
Unintentional
Fall
365,429
Unintentional
Overexertion
357,257
Unintentional
Overexertion
230,973
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
97,066
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
76,498
Unintentional
Overexertion
1,863,439

4
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
6,294
Unintentional
Foreign Body
60,647
Unintentional
Pedal Cyclist
55,025
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
94,821
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
381,970
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
292,913
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
240,640
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
179,162
Unintentional
Overexertion
94,819
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
67,449
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
1,445,438

5
Unintentional
Foreign Body
5,603
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
49,497
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
51,839
Unintentional
Pedal Cyclist
87,568
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
349,861
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
254,114
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
198,332
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
154,695
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
82,776
Unintentional
Overexertion
65,414
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
1,241,382

6
Unintentional
Other Specified
3,694
Unintentional
Overexertion
35,036
Unintentional
Overexertion
37,913
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
77,404
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
302,145
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
179,347
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
128,598
Unintentional
Other Specified
108,161
Unintentional
Other Specified
43,954
Unintentional
Poisoning
28,113
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
813,661

7
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
3,605
Unintentional
Fire/Burn
31,475
Unintentional
Foreign Body
33,073
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
60,187
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
113,843
Unintentional
Other Specified
106,729
Unintentional
Other Specified
121,123
Unintentional
Poisoning
90,593
Unintentional
Poisoning
42,789
Unintentional
Other Specified
26,892
Unintentional
Other Specified
577,862

8
Unintentional
Cut/Pierce
3,560
Unintentional
Other Specified
29,358
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
30,480
Unintentional
MV-Occupant
38,559
Unintentional
Other Specified
113,706
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
85,934
Unintentional
Poisoning
93,598
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
83,089
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
30,384
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
26,682
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
552,726

9
Unintentional
Poisoning
3,540
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
24,076
Unintentional
Dog Bite
25,373
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
35,683
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
94,653
Unintentional
Poisoning
64,450
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
80,656
Unintentional
Other Bite/
Sting
58,184
Unintentional
Machinery
25,891
Unintentional
Other
Transport
20,504
Unintentional
Poisoning
422,105

10
Unintentional
Overexertion
3,380
Unintentional
Poisoning
22,922
Unintentional
Other
Transport
24,139
Unintentional
Other
Transport
27,913
Unintentional
Other
Transport
82,889
Unintentional
Foreign Body
63,438
Unintentional
Foreign Body
57,442
Unintentional
Machinery
43,548
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
25,434
Unintentional
Foreign Body
18,060
Unintentional
Unknown/
Unspecified
415,897
Produced By: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Source: NEISS All Injury Program operated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission  (CPSC).
A The 'Other Assault' category includes all assaults that are not classified as sexual assault. It represents the majority of assaults.