QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Deaths Involving Injuries From Recreational and Nonrecreational Use of Watercraft, by Month — United States, 2015–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Percentage Distribution of Deaths Involving Injuries from Recreational and Nonrecreational Use of Watercraft, by Month — United States, 2015–2017
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hedegaard, Holly.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  During 2015–2017, there were 1,389 deaths involving injuries from recreational and nonrecreational use of watercraft (an average of 463 deaths per year). The percentage of deaths that occurred by month ranged from 2.7% in December to 18.2% in July. The majority of deaths (57%) occurred during May–August.
  
  Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality File. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm.
  
  Reported by: Holly Hedegaard.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68(28):633
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  28
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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