Coping with Causing a Serious Accident
Every year in the United States, accidents kill about 100,000 and seriously injure over 20
million people. Yet statistics about the number of people who accidentally cause injury
or death to another are not available. A conservative estimate, however, is over 1 million
people per year.
Accidents take a heavy toll
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 | | Pedestrians & cyclists: Over 6,000 |
| | pedestrians & bicyclists die and over
100,000 require emergency room car
after being hit by cars.
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| | Car crashes: In all, about 1.6 million |
| | accidents per year lead to deaths or
serious injuries.
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| | Car crashes: In the U.S., over 40,000 |
| | people are killed and 2.3 million
suffer disabling injuries in car
accidents every year.
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| | Other accidents: Workplace, home, |
| | and recreational accidents in the U.S.
kill 50,000 people and injure another
18 million per year.
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| | Around the world: The World Health |
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motor vehicle accidents kill 1.2
million people per year and injure 20
to 50 million.
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| | By comparison: About 1,200,000 |
| | Americans have heart attacks every
year, and about 1,300,000 are
diagnosed with cancer -- while about
1,400,000 people cause accidental
death or injury.
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Statistics About Accidents & CADI's
Accidental Impacts
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Estimated number of CADIs
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More than 1 million Americans per year accidentally hurt
or kill others
Injuries and Deaths Due to Accidents in the USA, 2002*
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* Accident statistics from National Safety Council, Injury Facts, 2003 Edition. Estimated number of CADIs
based on my own research.
** American Heart Association *** American Cancer Society
