Deaths and Death Rates from Accidents, by Type statistics


		Deaths (number)									Deaths (Number)						Rate per 100,000 population							Rate per 100,000 population
Type of accident														-
	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

Total	92,911	93,457	95,277	95,020	97,100	95,028	91,983	89,347	86,777	90,523	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	39.4	39.3	39.7	39.2	39.7	38.5	37.0	35.4	34.0	35.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)

Motor-vehicle accidents	46,263	45,901	47,865	48,290	49,078	47,575	46,814	43,536	40,982	41,893	42,524	43,363	43,649	19.6	19.3	19.9	19.9	20.1	19.3	18.8	17.3	16.1	16.3	16.3	16.5	16.5
Traffic	45,208	44,822	46,867	47,297	48,024	46,586	45,827	42,621	39,985	40,899	41,507	42,331	42,522	19.2	18.8	19.5	19.5	19.6	18.9	18.4	16.9	15.7	15.9	15.9	16.1	16.0
Nontraffic	1,055	1,079	998	993	1,054	989	987	915	997	994	1,017	1,032	1,127	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Water-transport accidents	1,131	1,111	1,102	949	979	866	923	851	837	763	723	762	675	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Air and space transport accidents	1,234	1,428	1,148	1,263	1,012	1,123	941	1,000	1,094	859	1,075	851	1,061	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4
Railway accidents	570	551	556	624	571	608	663	651	642	670	635	569	565	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Accidental falls	11,937	12,001	11,444	11,733	12,096	12,151	12,313	12,662	12,646	13,141	13,450	13,986	14,986	5.1	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.6
Fall from one level to another	3,269	3,365	3,234	3,362	3,317	3,062	3,194	3,291	3,091	3,160	3,126	3,299	3,269	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2
Fall on the same level	436	411	394	404	433	476	499	474	483	529	604	499	691	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3
Fracture, cause unspecified, and
other and unspecified falls	8,232	8,225	7,816	7,967	8,346	8,613	8,620	8,897	9,072	9,452	9,720	10,188	11,026	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.9	4.2
Accidental drowning	4,444	4,407	4,777	4,360	4,199	4,015	3,979	3,967	3,524	3,807	3,404	3,790	3,488	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.3

Accidents caused by--
Fires and flames	5,010	4,938	4,835	4,710	4,965	4,716	4,175	4,120	3,958	3,900	3,986	3,761	3,741	2.1	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4
Firearms, unspecified and other	1,443	1,459	1,269	1,234	1,299	1,258	1,175	1,186	1,176	1,261	1,123	992	947	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Handguns	225	190	183	206	202	231	241	255	233	260	233	233	187	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Electric current	888	802	854	760	714	702	670	626	525	548	561	559	482	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2

Accidental poisoning by--
Drugs and medicines	3,266	3,612	4,187	3,907	4,865	5,035	4,506	5,215	5,951	7,382	7,828	8,000	8,431	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.6	2.0	2.0	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.2
Other solid and liquid substances	542	479	544	508	488	568	549	483	498	495	481	461	441	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Gases and vapors	1,103	1,079	1,009	900	873	921	748	736	633	660	685	611	638	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Complications due to medical procedures	2,628	2,674	3,069	3,032	3,038	2,992	2,669	2,473	2,669	2,724	2,616	2,712	2,919	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1
Inhalation and ingestion of objects	3,541	3,551	3,692	3,688	3,805	3,578	3,303	3,240	3,128	3,160	3,065	3,185	3,206	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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135. Deaths and Death Rates from Accidents, by Type