No Age Is Safe: Preventable Injury Deaths by Age Group in the United States

Age groups are combined into decade ranges for clarity. Percentages reflect each group's share of total preventable injury deaths (197,449) recorded in the United States in 2024. Note that the 80 to 84 and 85 and older age groups are presented separately rather than combined, as the 85 and older group recorded a disproportionately high death toll that would be obscured by merging it with the 80 to 84 cohort.
Chart: The Schiller Kessler GroupSource: Center for Disease Control (CDC)Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper