Trauma Facts
- More than 180,000 people die from injuries each year - 1 person every 3 minutes (CDC).
- Injuries are the leading cause of death for people ages 1-44 in the US (CDC).
- Injuries cost more than $406 billion annually in medical care and lost productivity (Finkelstein et al.).
Injury & Violence Prevention and Control
10 Leading Causes of Death from Injury by age group in the U.S.
World Health Organization (W.H.O.) - Facts on injuries and violence
National Institutes of Health - National Institute of General Medical Sciences Trauma Fact Sheet
Texas Department of State Health Services Trauma Data
