All Injuries

Morbidity

• Number of medically attended injury and poisoning episodes in the population: 39.5 million
• Episodes per 1,000 population: 126.3

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2014, Table P-5 [PDF - 102 KB]

Ambulatory care visits

• Number of visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) for injuries: 80.1 million (includes visits for adverse effects of drug, medicinal or biological substance)

Sources: Selected patient and provider characteristics for ambulatory care visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments: United States, 2009-2010 [PDF - 127 KB]

Emergency departments visits

• Number of emergency department visits for injuries: 43.0 million (includes visits for adverse effects of medical treatment)

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2011 Emergency Department Summary Tables. Table 17 [PDF - 1.1 MB]

Mortality

All injury deaths

• Number of deaths: 199,756
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 62.6

All poisoning deaths

• Number of deaths: 51,966
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 15.4

Motor vehicle traffic deaths

• Number of deaths: 33,804
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.7

All firearm deaths

• Number of deaths: 33,736
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.6

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 18 [PDF - 4.4 MB]

Mortality: Drug poisoning deaths

• Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.8 (2014)
• Drug poisoning opioid analgesic deaths per 100,000 population: 5.9 (2014)
• Drug poisoning heroin deaths per 100,000 population: 3.3 (2014)

Source: Health, United States, 2015, table 27 [PDF - 9.8 MB]