QuickStats: Rates of Deaths Attributed to Unintentional Injury From Fire Or Flames, by Age Group and Urbanization Level - National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Rates of Deaths Attributed to Unintentional Injury from Fire or Flames, by Age Group and Urbanization Level - National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2018
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Description:
  In 2018, the death rates attributed to unintentional injury from fire or flames were lowest among those aged 15-24 years and highest among those aged ≥75 years. In rural areas, death rates decreased with age from 2.0 per 100,000 for persons aged 0-4 years to 0.3 for those aged 15-24 years, and then increased with age to 5.6 for those aged ≥75 years. The pattern was similar for urban areas, where rates were 0.5 per 100,000 for persons aged 0-4 years, decreased to 0.1 for those aged 15-24 years, and then increased with age to 2.8 for those aged ≥75 years. Across all age groups, death rates were approximately two to four times higher in rural areas compared with urban areas.
  
  Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), Mortality data; 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm.
  
  Reported by: Merianne R. Spencer, MPH; Holly Hedegaard, MD; Matthew Garnett, MPH.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69 (34):1185
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics ; Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  34
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Center for Health Statistics
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