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Diseases » Accidental injury » Prognosis
 

Prognosis of Accidental injury

Life Expectancy and Survival Rates

Average life years lost from Accidental injury: 32.0 years (SEER)1; 26.5 in North Carolina2; 26.6 average YPLL/person for unintentional injuries in Michigan3. ...see also deaths and Accidental injury

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Accidental injury: 101,537 deaths in USA 2001 (CDC); 97,860 deaths (NVSR Sep 2001)

Death Statistics for Accidental injury

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Accidental injury:

  • 35.7 per 100,000 people died from unintentional injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 63,817 male deaths in the USA 2000 (American Heart Association, 2002)
  • Caused 4% of all deaths in Australia 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
  • Caused 4,820 deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
  • Caused 3,168 male deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
  • Caused 1,652 female deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
  • more death statistics...»

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About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Accidental injury usually refers to the likely outcome of Accidental injury. The prognosis of Accidental injury may include the duration of Accidental injury, chances of complications of Accidental injury, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Accidental injury, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Accidental injury. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.



Footnotes:
1. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2. Years of Potential Life Lost in North Carolina, NCMJ March/April 2002, Volume 63, Number 2
3. Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, MDCH, Michigan, USA

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