UNINTENTIONAL INJURY DEATHS UP 1% IN 1997

Unintentional injury deaths increased in 1997, according to provisional estimates from the National Safety Council. The death total was 94,000, an increase of 1% from 1996. Motor vehicle deaths accounted for 42,900 of these, which was a 1% decrease from 1996. The 1997 death total for unintentional work injuries was approximately 5,100, up 2% from 1996. Unintentional injury deaths in the home totaled about 27,000, up 2% from 1996. Approximately 21,400 deaths were due to unintentional public nonmotor vehicle injuries in 1997, also a 2% increase.

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• Publication Date: 1998-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 20
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Fatalities; Occupational safety; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents; National safety council
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00751677
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 7 1998 12:00AM