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accidental causes of death

Cause of Death from 1999 - 2014

Injury Intent: Unintentional Injury Mechanism & All Other Leading Causes: Natural/Environmental

Cause Deaths
Total 25946
Exposure to excessive natural cold 10599
Exposure to excessive natural heat 6240
Victim of cataclysmic storm 2524
Bitten or struck by other mammals 1163
Contact with hornets, wasps and bees 921
Victim of lightning 648
Lack of food 648
Victim of avalanche, landslide and other earth movements 549
Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature 532
Bitten or struck by dog 486
Victim of flood 297
Unspecified privation 184
Exposure to high and low air pressure and changes in air pressure 173
Exposure to other and unspecified animate mechanical forces 159
Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods 143
Contact with other specified venomous arthropods 136
Contact with venomous spiders 112
Exposure to excessive heat of man-made origin 111
Contact with venomous snakes and lizards 101
Bitten or crushed by other reptiles 78
Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin 21
Contact with unspecified venomous animal or plant 20
Contact with marine animal 19
Exposure to sunlight 14
Lack of water 11
Bitten or struck by crocodile or alligator 9
Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves 7
Contact with scorpions 7
Victim of earthquake 7
Contact with centipedes and venomous millipedes (tropical) 5
Travel and motion 4
Exposure to noise 3
Bitten by rat 3
Exposure to other and unspecified man-made environmental factors 3
Victim of volcanic eruption 3
Prolonged stay in weightless environment 3
Contact with venomous marine animals and plants 1
Contact with other specified venomous plants 1
Victim of unspecified effect of earthquake 1
Exposure to vibration 0
Contact with other specified venomous animals 0
Victim of cataclysmic earth movements caused by earthquake 0
Victim of tsunami 0
Victim of other specified effects of earthquake 0

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1999-2014 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December 2015. Data are from the Compressed Mortality File 1999-2014 Series 20 No. 2T, 2015, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html on May 10, 2016 12:05:59 PM

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