Potpourri
LEADING CAUSES
20-40
MEN
MOTOR VEHICLE
100

Age group of largest number of pedestrian deaths in traffic crashes?

25-34

100

WHAT ARE THE TOP 9 OF 10 CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE US?

MEDICAL

100

NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 2021?

69,555

100

TYPE FATALITY EVENT WITH SMALLEST MARGIN (M V. F?)

FALLS

100
PERCENT OF ALL DEATHS (2021)?

21

200

Percentage of drivers DUI when pedestrian dies?

10%

200
CANCER & HEART DIEASE

WHAT WERE THE TOP TWO LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH?

200

NUMBER THAT WERE DUE TO FALLS?

813

200

WHAT PERCENT OF DROWNING VICITMS ARE MEN?

75%

200

WHAT WAS THE MONTH WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF AUTO RELATED DEATHS?

OCTOBER
300

WHAT WAS THE MOST LIKELY AGE OF POISONING?

39

300

What was the 5th leading cause of death?

Stroke

300

HOW MANY AUTOMOBILE DEATHS IN THE US 50-60 YOA?

37,514

300

WHAT PERCENT OF MEN, STRUCK BY OR AGAINST SOMETHING?

84%

300
WHAT DAY WAS THE MOST DEADLY ON US ROADS?
AUGUST 7, 2021
400
Age group with greatest number of parking lot deaths?

0-5 Years

400

10TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE US?

WHAT IS NEPHRITIS?
400
NUMBER DUE TO DROWNING?

113

400

THE 4th LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH (NEARLY EQUAL TO WOMEN)?

CHOKING

400

WHAT WAS THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF DAY FOR A FATAL CRASHE?  (SPRING AND SUMMER)

8 pm THRU Midnight

500

Most likely age of driver in a fatal crash?

25-34.  35-44 comes in second.

500

WHAT IS THE 4TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE US?

PREVENTABLE INJURY
500
Number of motorcyclists deaths?

~5,000/year (relatively constant since 2007)

500

WHAT WAS THE ONLY TOP 10 CATEGORY THAT IS 5x GREATER FOR MEN?

STRUCK BY OR AGAINST SOMETHING

500

WHAT WAS THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF DAY FOR FATAL CRASHES (NOV - MAR)?

4 pm THRU 8 pm