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]

Physician office visits

• Number of visits to physician offices for injuries: 92.2 million (includes visits for adverse effects of medical treatment))

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2015 State and National Summary Tables, table 18 [PDF – 692 KB]

Emergency departments visits

• Number of emergency department visits for injuries: 41.6 million (includes visits for adverse effects of medical treatment)

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2015 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 17 [PDF – 676 KB]

Mortality

All injury deaths

• Number of deaths: 231,991
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 71.8

All poisoning deaths

• Number of deaths: 68,995
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 21.4

Motor vehicle traffic deaths

• Number of deaths: 38,748
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 12.0

All firearm deaths

• Number of deaths: 38,658
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 12.0

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2016, table 11 [PDF – 2 MB]

Mortality: Drug overdose/drug poisoning deaths

• Deaths per 100,000 population: 19.7 (2016)
• Drug overdose deaths involving any opioid per 100,000 population: 13.1 (2016)
• Drug overdose deaths involving heroin per 100,000 population: 4.8 (2016)

Source: Health, United States, 2017, table 27 [PDF – 9.8 MB]