Injury Statistics

Deaths

  • Leading Causes of Death (PDF): Ranking of all causes of death in NYC overall and by age, based on three years of pooled data (2017-2019). This table highlights the burden of homicide, suicide homicide unintentional and underdetermined injury-related death.

  • Leading Causes of Injury-Related Death (PDF): Ranking of injury-only causes of death in NYC overall and by age, based on three years of pooled data (2017-2019). This table indicates the burden of specific types (mechanisms) of homicide, suicide, unintentional and underdetermined injury-related death.

Hospitalizations

  • Leading Causes of Hospitalization (PDF): Ranking of all causes of hospitalization in NYC overall and by age, based on three years of pooled data (2018-2019). This table highlights the burden of injury-related hospitalizations.

  • Leading Causes of Injury-Related Hospitalization (PDF): Ranking of injury-only causes of hospitalization in NYC overall and by age, based on three years of pooled data (2018-2019). This table indicates the burden of specific types (mechanisms) of assault self-inflicted and unintentional injury-related hospitalizations.

Emergency Department Visits

  • Leading Causes of Emergency Department Visits (PDF): Ranking of all causes of emergency department visits in NYC overall and by age, based on three years of pooled data (2018-2019). This table highlights the burden of injury-related emergency department visits.

  • Leading Causes of Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits (PDF): Ranking of injury-only causes of emergency department visits in NYC overall and by age, based on three years of pooled data (2018-2019). This table indicates the burden of specific types (mechanisms) of assault, self-inflicted and unintentional injury-related emergency department visits.

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For more information on injury-related data and research, email query@health.nyc.gov with "Injury Statistics" in the subject line.