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Accident Statistics From
The National
Safety Council
About 2,500 teens from
ages 13-19 are fatally injured in passenger vehicle
accidents every year.
Annual fatality statistics from the
National Safety Council 2013
Injury Facts publication. Includes about 4,000
on-the-job fatalities.
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Poisoning |
34,900 |
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Motor vehicle |
34,600 |
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Falls |
27,500 |
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Choking |
4,600 |
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Drowning |
3,600 |
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Fires, Flames and Smoke |
2,800 |
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Mechanical Suffocation |
1,600 |
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All Other |
13,300 |
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Total |
122,900 |
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Most important types included are: natural heat and cold, firearms, struck by or against
object, machinery, electric current, and air, water, and rail transport.
As noted, the lifetime odds of
being killed in an accident are approximately 1-in-30
for males, and 1-in-50 for females. As difficult as that may be to
believe, the facts support the statement. Rounding the numbers for the
sake of clarity, here's how they are arrived at:
Each
year, approximately 2,000,000 males and 2,000,000 females are born in
the U.S., and over 70,000 males and 40,000 females die in accidents. The
number of people killed in each age bracket stays relatively constant
every year, i.e., the number of one-year-olds killed is about the same,
as with two-year-olds, and 55-year-olds.
During a
male's lifetime, over 70,000 of his peers will be killed in some type of
accident. Dividing 2,000,000 by 70,000+ gives us the 1-in-30
approximation. Likewise, dividing 2,000,000 by 40,000+ gives us the
1-in-50 approximation for females.
Major
causes of additional male deaths: Drunk Driving (6500); Motorcycles
(3500); Pedestrians (1700); Drug Overdoses (9000); Drowning (2000); Work-related
(3000).
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