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Fatal unintentional injuries ("accidents") take the lives of more than 1,800 Minnesotans on average each year. Nearly 35% are caused by falls; another 31% are traffic related. Most are preventable.
| Top Ten Causes of Unintentional-Injury Deaths in Minnesota, 2004-2008 |
| Cause |
Deaths |
Percent
of Total |
Yearly
Average |
| Fall |
3,160 |
34.51 |
632 |
| Motor vehicle traffic |
2,807 |
30.66 |
561 |
| Poisoning |
1,320 |
14.42 |
264 |
| Suffocation |
383 |
4.18 |
77 |
| Drowning |
239 |
2.61 |
48 |
| Fire/flame |
153 |
1.67 |
31 |
| ATV/ Snowmobile, nontraffic |
137 |
1.5 |
27 |
| Natural/environmental |
143 |
1.56 |
29 |
| Land transport, other |
86 |
0.94 |
17 |
| Unspecified |
298 |
3.25 |
60 |
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
More information on fatal injuries in Minnesota: Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/injury/pub/mort/index.cfm
All injuries, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5307a1.htm
Additional Pages
Minnesota Injury Facts, 2009-2010 Homepage
Traffic injuries, Minnesota
Traffic injuries, U.S.
National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S.
DOT, http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCSA
Workplace injuries, Minnesota
Workplace injuries, U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, http://www.bls.gov/bls/safety.htm
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-146/
Injuries in the home, Minnesota
Injuries in the home, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/data.html
Recreational injuries, Minnesota
Recreational injuries, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/data.html
Minnesota injuries by age
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 1-19
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 20-39
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 40-59
Minnesota Injury Facts, Ages 60-85+
Minnesota Department of Health:
Emergency Department-treated Traumatic Brain Injury, Minnesota 1998 - 2003 (PDF, 708 KB, 28 pages)
Nonfatal Hospitalized Traumatic Brain Injury, Minnesota 1998 - 2003 (PDF, 241 KB, 28 pages)
Ten Leading Causes of Nonfatal Hospitalized Injury by Age Group, Minnesota 1998-2001
Ten Leading Causes of Nonfatal ED-treated Injury by Age Group, Minnesota 1998-2001
Minnesota injuries by gender
Minnesota injuries by costs
Minnesota Department of Health, http://www.health.state.mn.us/injury/pub/ed2001/index.cfm (see "Impact")
Minnesota Department of Public Safety, http://www.dps.state.mn.us/ots/crashdata/codes_project.asp
Prevention recommendations
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Minnesota Injury Facts 2009-2010 Edition: Fatal Injuries