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All Injuries

• The rate of deaths due to injury has remained fairly consistent, with a high of 40.3 injury-related deaths per 100,000 New Yorkers in 1995 and a low of 33.8 deaths per 100,000 New Yorkers in 1998 and 2000.
• The rate of hospitalizations due to injury decreased from 798.0 injury-related hospitalizations in 1995 to a low of 684.0 hospitalizations per 100,000 in 1999. Other than a slight drop in 2001, the rate of hospitalizations has steadily increased each year since 1999 to a high of 811.4 hospitalizations per 100,000 in 2006.
• Emergency Department (ED) Visit data has only been collected since 2005. The rates of ED visits due to injury increased to 7,509.8 per 100,000 New Yorkers in 2006 from 7,396.1 per 100,000 New Yorkers in 2005.

Specific Statistics for All Injuries

• Deaths Due to All Injuries, New York State Residents, 1995 through 2006 (PDF, 15KB, 1pg.)
  This graph shows the annual frequency and rate per 100,000 residents of deaths due to injury from 1995 through 2006.
• Hospitalizations Due to All Injuries, New York State Residents, 1995 through 2006 (PDF, 13KB, 1pg.)
  This graph shows the annual frequency and rate per 100,000 residents hospitalized due to injury in NYS from 1995 through 2006.
• Initial Emergency Department Visits, Treated and Released, Due to All Injuries, New York State Residents, 2005 through 2006 (PDF, 13KB, 1pg.)
  This graph shows the annual frequency and rate per 100,000 residents of ED visits due to injury in New York 2005 through 2006.
• Deaths and Hospitalizations Due to All Injuries, New York State Residents, 2004 through 2006 (PDF, 21KB, 1pg.)
  This table shows the mean annual frequency and rate per 100,000 residents of deaths and hospitalizations in NYS from 2004 through 2006. In addition the mean annual frequency and rate per 100,000 residents for nine different age groups and gender are given. The percent of traumatic brain injury is provided for the hospitalization data. The mean charge of hospitalization, three year cumulative charges, and average length of hospital stay are also included.
• Initial Emergency Department Visits, Treated and Released, Due to All Injuries, New York State Residents, 2005 through 2006 (PDF, 16KB, 1pg.)
  This table shows the overall mean annual frequency and rate per 100,000 residents of ED visits in NYS from 2005 through 2006. In addition the mean annual frequency and rate per 100,000 residents for nine different age groups and gender are given. The percent of traumatic brain injury, mean charge, and two year cumulative charges are provided.
• Deaths Due to Injury, Leading Causes by Age Group, 2004 through 2006 (PDF, 42KB, 1pg.)
  This table shows the 10 leading causes of death due to injury by age group in NYS. It shows the mean annual frequency of deaths from 2004 through 2006.
• Hospitalizations Due to Injury, Leading Causes by Age Group, 2004 through 2006 (PDF, 43KB, 1pg.)
  This table shows the 10 leading causes of hospitalization due to injury by age group in NYS. It shows the mean annual frequency of hospitalizations from 2004 through 2006.
• Emergency Department Visits Due to Injury, Leading Causes by Age Group, 2005 through 2006 (PDF, 43KB, 1pg.)
  This table shows the 10 leading causes of outpatient Emergency Department visits due to injury by age group in NYS. It shows the mean annual frequency of outpatient Emergency Department visits from 2005 through 2006.

For Direct Inquiries Contact:

• New York State Department of Health
  Bureau of Injury Prevention
  Riverview Center
  150 Broadway, 3rd Floor West
  Albany, New York 12204-0677
  PHONE: (518) 473-1143
  FAX: (518) 474-3067
  E-MAIL: injury@health.state.ny.us