Traumatic brain injury-related death rates by mechanism U.S. 2016-2018

From 2016 to 2018, there were around 4.5 deaths per 100,000 population due to traumatic brain injury from falls across United States. This statistic illustrates rates of unintentional traumatic brain injury-related deaths in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by mechanism.

Rates of unintentional traumatic brain injury-related death in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by mechanism (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Death rate per 100,000 populaiton
Motor vehicle crashes	3.3
Falls	4.5
Struck by or against an object	0.1
Other	1.1

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From 2016 to 2018

Number of respondents

181,227 respondents

Special properties

Age-adjusted

Supplementary notes

Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Adjustments made by 12 age groups: 0–4, 5–9, 10–14, 15–19, 20–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, 74–84, and ≥85 years.
Traumatic brain injuries are defined by the following ICD-10 diagnosis codes: S01, S02.0, S02.1, S02.3, S02.7-S02.9, S04.0, S06, S07.0, S07.1, S07.8, S07.9, S09.7-S09.9, T90.1, T90.2, T90.4, T90.5, T90.8, and T90.9.

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