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Drowning far outweighs all of those categories for ages 1 - 9 https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_highlighting_unintentional

Drowning far outweighs all of those categories for ages 1 - 9 https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_highlighting_unintentional_injury_2011-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_inj... In the large majority of motor vehicle incidents the child is an occupant of the vehicle : https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812383 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/...

keanzu 7y ago
I see they have a category "Unintentional Pedestrian, Other" unable to find a glossary. Possibly refers to being hit by MV while a pedestrian? Unintentional Poisoning seems really common for adults?! Misuse of prescription drugs apparently.
- yCombLinks 7y ago
  That's also illegal drugs, IE opiod overdoses https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5605a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5605a1.htm
Defenestresque 7y ago
The graph in your first link is absolutely fascinating. I found the number of "Unintentional Poisoning" and "Suicide" deaths especially surprising (due to the high numbers)
- pmarreck 7y ago
  Jesus. Multiple types of suffocation for babies < 1 yr old
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- slavik81 7y ago
  Unintentional poisonings have rocketed up the charts in the past few years. It didn't used to be in first place. That's the fentanyl crisis you're seeing.
  - keanzu 7y ago
    The document we were looking at for poisoning was from 2011. 10 Leading Causes of Injury Deaths by Age Group HighlightingUnintentional Injury Deaths, United States – 2011
    - slavik81 7y ago
      It seems I'm getting old, but you can watch it happen: 2007 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw... 2008 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2008-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2009 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2009-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2010 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_deaths_2010-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_... 2011 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_highlighting_unintentional_injury_2011-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_inj... All Data - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html
- DanBC 7y ago
  In the US children aged under 9 cannot be counted as a death by suicide. Suicide means "the deceased ended their life, and had the intent to do so". The US says that people under the age of 9 cannot make a reasoned decision about killing themselves, and thus cannot have the intent to die. So there will be some people under 9 who killed themselves. It will be a very small number. But their death will be counted as something other than suicide.
hutzlibu 7y ago
From your link: 5-9: Unintentional Drowning 128 Unintentional Fire/Burn 81 I would not call that "far outweighs".
- yCombLinks 7y ago
  I can agree with that not "far outweighing", but those are mostly home fires : https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/105/6/1355#ref-3 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/105/6/1355#re... not "activities that children engage in"

keanzu 7y ago

I see they have a category "Unintentional Pedestrian, Other" unable to find a glossary. Possibly refers to being hit by MV while a pedestrian? Unintentional Poisoning seems really common for adults?! Misuse of prescription drugs apparently.

yCombLinks 7y ago
That's also illegal drugs, IE opiod overdoses https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5605a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5605a1.htm

Defenestresque 7y ago

The graph in your first link is absolutely fascinating. I found the number of "Unintentional Poisoning" and "Suicide" deaths especially surprising (due to the high numbers)

pmarreck 7y ago
Jesus. Multiple types of suffocation for babies < 1 yr old
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slavik81 7y ago
Unintentional poisonings have rocketed up the charts in the past few years. It didn't used to be in first place. That's the fentanyl crisis you're seeing.
- keanzu 7y ago
  The document we were looking at for poisoning was from 2011. 10 Leading Causes of Injury Deaths by Age Group HighlightingUnintentional Injury Deaths, United States – 2011
  - slavik81 7y ago
    It seems I'm getting old, but you can watch it happen: 2007 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw... 2008 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2008-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2009 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2009-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2010 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_deaths_2010-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_... 2011 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_highlighting_unintentional_injury_2011-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_inj... All Data - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html
DanBC 7y ago
In the US children aged under 9 cannot be counted as a death by suicide. Suicide means "the deceased ended their life, and had the intent to do so". The US says that people under the age of 9 cannot make a reasoned decision about killing themselves, and thus cannot have the intent to die. So there will be some people under 9 who killed themselves. It will be a very small number. But their death will be counted as something other than suicide.

hutzlibu 7y ago

From your link: 5-9: Unintentional Drowning 128 Unintentional Fire/Burn 81 I would not call that "far outweighs".

yCombLinks 7y ago
I can agree with that not "far outweighing", but those are mostly home fires : https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/105/6/1355#ref-3 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/105/6/1355#re... not "activities that children engage in"