QuickStats: Number of Deaths From Hornet, Wasp, and Bee Stings, Among Males and Females — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Number of Deaths from Hornet, Wasp, and Bee Stings, Among Males and Females — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000–2017
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Xu, Jiaquan
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  During 2000–2017, a total of 1,109 deaths from hornet, wasp, and bee stings occurred, for an annual average of 62 deaths. Deaths ranged from a low of 43 in 2001 to a high of 89 in 2017. Approximately 80% of the deaths were among males.
  
  Source: National Vital Statistics System. Underlying cause of death data, 1999–2017. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.
  
  Reported by: Xu, Jiaquan, MD
  
  
• Subjects:
  Insect Bites and Stings/mortality
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68(29):649
• 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:
  29
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0e9b7bf82503f96c1654af6595e1d043eba59b8f6aa8201ce54d7e5fe6c572c3c581946af4f98ca1d65a5f1d9fcf2103e9a10fa8a165a2479e3957772476fe7b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/80460/cdc_80460_DS1.pdf
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