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United States Injury Facts

 There were 179,065 injury deaths in the United States in 2006. The number one cause was motor vehicle crashes as seen below.

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In 2007 there were 29,756,887 injuries reported to hospitals.. The number one cause was falls at 27%.

 

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Cost of Injury

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Burden of Injury

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World Health Statistics

World Report on Child injury Prevention

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