This chart provides the preliminary preventable injury-related death totals by sex for 2022, as well as the breakdown of fatalities by leading causes of death.
Overall, males accounted for 67% of the 227,664 preventable injury-related deaths in 2022. The largest differences in the proportion of fatalities were:
- struck by or against (88% male)
- drowning (74% male)
- motor vehicle (72% male)
- poisoning (72% male)
The causes with the smallest difference between the proportion of male and female fatalities were falls (51% male) and choking (56% male).
Differences in deaths and death rates by age, sex, and cause for 2018 through preliminary 2022 may be explored using the interactive chart on the details page.
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics mortality data for 2022, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.
*2022 data are preliminary (downloaded on: 3-8-2024)