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Unintentional Injuries

• The rate of deaths due to unintentional injury has remained fairly consistent, with a high of 23.0 deaths per 100,000 New Yorkers in 1995 and 2001 and a low of 20.6 deaths per 100,000 New Yorkers in 1998.
• The rate of hospitalizations due to unintentional injury has remained fairly consistent, with a high of 688.4 hospitalizations per 100,000 New Yorkers in 2006 and a low of 587.5 hospitalizations per 100,000 New Yorkers in 1999.
• Emergency Department (ED) Visit data has only been collected since 2005. The rates of ED visits due to unintentional injury per 100,000 residents were 6,874.0 and 6,965.0 for years 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Specific Statistics for Unintentional Injuries

• Incidence of Unintentional Injury, Deaths, New York State Residents, 1995-2006.
  This graph shows the annual frequency and rate per 100,000 New York State residents of deaths due to all injuries of NYS residents from 1995 through 2006.
• Incidence of Unintentional Injury, Hospitalizations, New York State Residents, 1995-2006.
  This graph shows the annual frequency and rate per 100,000 New York State residents of hospitalizations due to unintentional injuries of NYS residents from 1995 through 2006.
• Incidence of Unintentional Injury, Emergency Department (ED) Visits, New York State Residents, 2005-2006.
  This graph shows the annual frequency and rate per 100,000 New York State residents of outpatient emergency department (ED) visits due to unintentional injuries of NYS residents from 2005 through 2006.
• Incidence of Unintentional Injuries, Deaths, Hospitalizations and Emergency Department (ED) Visits, New York State Residents, 1995-2006.
  This table shows the annual frequency and rate per 100,000 New York State residents of deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits of NYS residents due to unintentional injuries from 1995 through 2006.
• Incidence of Unintentional Injuries, Deaths and Hospitalizations, 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.
• Incidence of Unintentional Injuries, Emergency Department (ED) Visit, 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 outpatient Emergency Department 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.

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