Deaths from Falls
Deaths from Falls: 15,019 deaths in USA 2001 (CDC); 13,162 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 5.0 per 100,000 in Canada 19971
Suicide deaths related to Falls: 0.6 per 100,000 with 171 cases of "self-inflicted" fall deaths in Canada 19971
Death statistics for Falls: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Falls:
- 5.5 per 100,000 people died from a fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.3 per 100,000 people died from an unintentional fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 0.2 per 100,000 people died from a suicidal fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 52 people per 100,000 population over 65 die from falls in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 7.2 per 100,000 males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 3.9 per 100,000 females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- Death statistics by racial and gender groups in the USA:
- 4.1 per 100,000 Hispanic people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.4 per 100,000 Hispanic males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 2.8 per 100,000 Hispanic females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.3 per 100,000 non-Hispanic people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 7.3 per 100,000 non-Hispanic males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 3.9 per 100,000 non-Hispanic females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.6 per 100,000 non-Hispanic white people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 7.5 per 100,000 non-Hispanic white males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 4.2 per 100,000 non-Hispanic white females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 3.3 per 100,000 non-Hispanic black people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.2 per 100,000 non-Hispanic black males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 2 per 100,000 non-Hispanic black females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
Footnotes:
1. Canadian Injury Data, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997
Last revision: May 29, 2003
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