Beyond Accidents: The Leading Causes of Preventable Deaths in the United States

Percentages reflect each cause's share of total preventable injury-related deaths (197,449) recorded in the United States in 2024. Seven causes are presented rather than ten because the remaining entries in the source data reflect broad ICD-10 administrative classification categories , which function as catch-all coding buckets rather than distinct, identifiable causes of death and have been excluded to ensure clarity and editorial accuracy.
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