QuickStats: Percentage of Injury Deaths That Occurred in the Decedent’s Home for the Five Most Common Causes† of Injury Death — United States, 2016

In 2016, 31% of deaths from all causes of injury occurred in the person’s home.

The percentage varied by the cause of injury. More than half of the deaths attributable to poisoning (52%) occurred in the home.

Approximately 44% of deaths from firearms and suffocation occurred in the home.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality File. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6726a6.htm

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