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Inj Prev 12:212-218 doi:10.1136/ip.2005.010983
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Incidence and lifetime costs of injuries in the United States

Table 4

 The incidence rate of injuries (per 100 000) by age, sex, and mechanism, 1985 versus 2000

MV/other road user Falls Firearm/gunshot Poisoning Fire/burn
1985 2000 1985 2000 1985 2000 1985 2000 1985 2000
Male 1966 1895 4577 3865 137 87 671 438 601 276
    0–4 627 720 7400 7388 2 5 1996 1089 819 661
    5–14 957 1733 6612 5716 72 143 654 68 381 127
    15–24 3780 3392 4321 3176 220 197 453 431 824 433
    25–44 2418 2374 3159 2660 246 87 654 528 787 266
    45–64 1590 1323 3347 2639 48 34 525 351 257 260
    65–74 958 969 4872 3934 41 27 512 662 515 95
    75+ 994 903 8704 8331 54 39 322 236 443 91
Female 1828 1734 4575 4489 116 10 595 479 647 284
    0–4 743 440 7612 5885 2 2 1869 463 600 427
    5–14 1116 1338 6645 4561 94 10 661 246 105 127
    15–24 2966 3353 4794 2978 116 23 250 1309 612 228
    25–44 2329 2168 3485 2988 256 11 558 356 1195 178
    45–64 1221 1362 2894 4137 10 7 431 192 394 512
    65–74 1234 1181 3206 5120 5 4 597 1244 259 316
    75+ 1807 837 6576 14,104 6 3 177 155 441 332

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