Injury facts
One evidence page per hazard: how many, who, where, and what prevents it. Every figure here names its publisher, the year it was published and the region it covers, and quotes the sentence it was taken from, because the reader this is written for is the one who will quote it back.
Road & transport
Crashes, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and the roads they share.
“Approximately 1.16 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.”
Children & young people
Injuries at home, at school, in cars and at play, from infancy to the teenage years.
“For people age 5-29 years, 3 of the top 5 causes of death are injury-related, namely road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide.”
Drowning & water
Pools, beaches, rivers, boats and the minutes that decide a drowning.
“There are around 300 000 annual drowning deaths worldwide.”
Falls & older adults
The leading cause of injury death after 65, and the most preventable.
“An estimated 684 000 individuals die from falls globally of which over 80% are in low- and middle-income countries.”
Violence & self-harm
Interpersonal violence, abuse and suicide, and the campaigns that work to prevent them.
“Of the 4.4 million injury-related deaths, unintentional injuries take the lives of 3.16 million people every year and violence-related injuries kill 1.25 million people every year.”
Workplace & farm
Occupational deaths and injuries on sites, in plants, on farms and on the road for work.
“Nearly three million workers die every year due to work-related accidents and diseases”
Fire, burns & scalds
House fires, scalds, contact burns and the alarms and habits that prevent them.
“An estimated 180 000 deaths every year are caused by burns.”
Poisoning & home hazards
Medicines, carbon monoxide, radon, heat and lightning: the hazards inside and around a home.
“Radon is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year.”
Sport & recreation
Concussion, playground and sports injuries, and safe play.
“About 7 out of 10 emergency department visits for sports- and recreation-related TBIs and concussions are among children ages 17 and under.”
Disaster & climate
Storms, heat, floods and the preparedness weeks that exist because of them.
“The death toll is at 2 million, with 90% are in developing countries”
Patient & food safety
Avoidable harm in health care and from food.
“Around 1 in every 10 patients is harmed in health care and more than 3 million deaths occur annually due to unsafe care.”
How injury prevention works
The short explainers behind the figures — what injury prevention is, the three levels, the Haddon matrix, and the rest.