This chart provides the preventable injury-related death totals by sex for 2018, as well as the breakdown of fatalities by leading causes of death.
Overall, males accounted for 65% of the 167,127 preventable injury-related deaths in 2018. The largest differences in the proportion of fatalities were:
- struck by or against(87% male)
- drowning (76% male)
- motor vehicle (71% male)
The cause with the smallest difference between the proportion of male and female fatalities was falls (50% male) and choking (55% male).
Differences in deaths and death rates by age, sex, and cause for 1999 through 2018 may be explored using the interactive chart on the details page.
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- Data Table
Source: National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality data for 2018, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.