Males incurred as many or more deaths due to preventable injuries than females at all ages from birth to age 86 in 2024. The difference between the preventable injury-related death totals ranged from 10 more male deaths at age 6 to 1,434 more male deaths at age 35. The excess number of deaths for males was most evident from the mid-20s to the early-60s, when the gap begins to narrow. From age 87 on, deaths of females exceeded those of males by as little as 62 at age 87 to as many as 472 at ages 100 and older.
Throughout life, males have greater preventable injury death rates than females. Death rates for both sexes are lowest from birth until the mid-teen years, where rates rise rapidly. Rates then remain fairly constant until the early 70s, where they again rise steadily with increasing age.
Using the slider control at the top of this interactive chart, one can observe the changes in the number of fatalities during the period 2018 to 2024 for the leading causes of preventable death.
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics mortality data for 2024, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.