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9,527 residents die of unintentional injuries in Pennsylvania in 2017

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There were 9,527 Pennsylvania residents who died of unintentional injuries in 2017, a 13.3 percent increase over the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.

In 2016, 8,410 Pennsylvania residents died of unintentional injuries.

The National Center for Health Statistics is the nation’s primary health statistics agency. The CDC and other health-related organizations can use NCHS data for a variety of ends.

Total unintentional injuries deaths by state in 2017 and 2016

State2017 deaths2016 deaths
California13,84013,213
Florida13,05912,561
Texas10,76310,536
Pennsylvania9,5278,410
Ohio8,9717,999
New York7,6877,354
Illinois6,0195,508
North Carolina5,9855,476
Michigan5,6235,313
Georgia4,7124,701
New Jersey4,4823,839
Tennessee4,4354,238
Arizona4,1844,010
Indiana3,9783,496
Virginia3,9223,710
Massachusetts3,8213,831
Missouri3,7763,625
Wisconsin3,7463,575
Washington3,4553,221
Kentucky3,2643,194
South Carolina3,1473,012
Colorado3,0372,880
Minnesota2,7882,697
Louisiana2,7802,710
Alabama2,7032,755
Oklahoma2,5632,592
Maryland2,4082,271
Connecticut2,0781,978
Oregon2,0762,105
West Virginia1,8921,705
Mississippi1,7381,803
Arkansas1,6251,604
Kansas1,5671,444
Iowa1,5361,608
Nevada1,4961,395
New Mexico1,4601,487
Utah1,2381,211
Maine990909
New Hampshire907924
Idaho876849
Nebraska811772
Rhode Island718675
Delaware608516
Hawaii585577
Montana579626
South Dakota537505
Alaska436439
Vermont394372
Wyoming348371
North Dakota339371

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