Deaths From Unintentional Injury Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2000–2013
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Description
Provides data on unintentional death rates in the U.S., and highlights differences by various demographics and urbanization. Figure 5 compares unintentional deaths for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas by cause of death. Includes rural and urban data on deaths caused by falls, motor vehicle accidents, suffocation, poisoning, and fire.
Author(s)
Ellen Kramarow, Li-Hui Chen, Holly Hedegaard, Margaret Warner
Date
05/2015
Organization
National Center for Health Statistics
Tagged as
Injuries
· Mortality
· Older adults
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data