Table 2.

Percent change in cause-specific injury mortality/100,000 persons after adjusting unspecified injury (United States, 1999–2010)

Intent/age group	Cause	Unadjusted			Adjusted
		1999	2010	% change in rates	1999	2010	% change in rates
Unintentional injury, 65+	Falls	29.4	52.1	77%	32.5	52.4	61%
	MVT	21.5	15.0	-30%	23.8	15.1	-37%
	Suffocation	9.9	8.2	-17%	10.9	8.3	-24%
	Fire/burn	3.5	2.7	-23%	3.7	2.7	-24%
	Natural/environmental	2.8	1.5	-46%	3.1	1.5	-51%
	Poisoning	2.0	3.4	66%	2.3	3.4	51%
	Drowning	1.2	1.3	9%	1.3	1.3	0%
Homicide, 0–24 years	Firearm	4.4	2.7	-16%	4.4	3.8	-13%
	Cut/pierce	0.5	0.4	-11%	0.5	0.4	-8%
	Suffocation	0.2	0.1	-49%	0.2	0.1	-48%
	Struck by or against	0.1	0.02	-83%	0.1	0.02	-82%
Homicide, 45–64 years	Firearm	2.1	2.1	-1%	2.1	2.3	5%
	Cut/pierce	0.59	0.56	-5%	0.60	0.61	2%
	Suffocation	0.15	0.16	9%	0.15	0.18	16%
	Struck by or against	0.15	0.07	-54%	0.15	0.08	-51%
Homicide, 65+	Firearm	0.89	0.82	-8%	0.91	0.88	-3%
	Cut/pierce	0.34	0.24	-28%	0.34	0.26	-25%
	Suffocation	0.24	0.17	-32%	0.25	0.18	-28%
	Struck by or against	0.13	0.05	-61%	0.13	0.05	-59%

Note: % change in rates was calculated as “(age-adjusted mortality in 2010 – age-adjusted mortality in 1999)/age-adjusted mortality in 1999*100%”.

MVT: motor vehicle traffic crashes.