Unintentional Injuries, Chart, 1998 Estimated 1998 Deaths
Due to Unintentional Injuries 
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Accident Type
Age
0-4
5-14
15-24
25-44
45-64
65-74
75+
Total
All Automobile
800
1,800
9,300
13,200
8,000
3,600
4,500
41,200
Falls
80
80
240
1,000
1,700
2,000
11,500
16,600
Poisoning by solids,
liquids30
40
600
5,000
2,150
270
310
8,400
Pedestrian
170
410
554
1,614
1,249
210
958
5,220
Drowning
500
350
650
1,300
700
250
350
4,100
Fires, burns
310
260
230
850
800
450
800
3,700
Suffocation
by ingested object140
60
60
240
400
600
1,700
3,200
Firearms
30
80
310
260
130
40
50
900
Poisoning by
gases, vapors10
30
60
200
120
90
90
600
All other causes
300
200
1,150
2,850
3,200
1,700
4,100
13,500
TOTAL
2,200
2,900
12,600
24,900
17,200
9,000
23,400
92,200
Source:
Compiled by Guncite.com
from National Health Safety Council, Injury
Facts, 1998
Conclusion:
Accidental deaths by gun occur less than any
other recorded cause of accidental death except poisoning
by gas and vapor
Question:
So why do we not hear people calling for heavier
restrictions on cars, tall buildings, poisonous substances,
water, fire and things that can accidentally result in
strangulation?