Death Rates

During 2018-2020, 1,508 deaths occurred involving injuries from recreational and nonrecreational use of watercraft.

This report describes the rate of unintentional traumatic brain injury deaths in persons 19 and younger.

Summary What is already known about this topic? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accounts for most deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases, the fourth leading cause of death in 2019 in the United States. COPD…

Discussion By 2018, the rate of death among PWDH in the United States had decreased by 36.6% from what it was in 2010, surpassing the 2020 national target of ≥33% (7). This decrease, which was primarily attributable to reductions in…

This report describes death rates from unintentional injury from fire or flames.

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