Monday, January 17, 2011

CDC - violent deaths in America

Centers for Disease Control
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Report - 2007

Cause of Death
Number
of Deaths
Percentage of All Deaths in Age Group
All Violence-Related Injury Deaths53,371100.0%
Suicide Firearm17,352 32.5%
Homicide Firearm12,632 23.7%
Suicide Suffocation8,161 15.3%
Suicide Poisoning6,358 11.9%
Homicide Cut/pierce1,981 3.7%
Homicide Unspecified1,846 3.5%
Suicide Fall731 1.4%
Homicide Suffocation637 1.2%
Suicide Cut/pierce619 1.2%
Homicide Other Spec., NECN586 1.1%
All Others2,468 4.6%

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