Traumatic Brain Injury Related Deaths
Leading Causes by Age Group
New York State Residents, 2012-2014
Age Group
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
0<1
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
Homicide
Homicide
MVT^, Unspecified
5 (64%)
5 (31%)
4 (41%)
Fall
MVT^, Pedestrian
*
3 (15%)
MVT^, Occupant
*
Unspecified
*
25-44
45-64
65+
Total
MVT^, Pedestrian
Suicide
Homicide
Suicide
Suicide
Fall
Fall
5 (33%)
17 (23%)
40 (25%)
133 (29%)
194 (34%)
624 (67%)
796 (35%)
Homicide
Suicide
Homicide
Suicide
Homicide
Fall
Suicide
Suicide
2 (26%)
3 (19%)
14 (18%)
35 (22%)
92 (20%)
127 (22%)
113 (12%)
495 (22%)
Fall
MVT^, Pedestrian
Homicide
MVT^, Occupant
MVT^, Unspecified
MVT^, Pedestrian
MVT^, Pedestrian
MVT^, Pedestrian
Homicide
2 (13%)
2 (26%)
2 (15%)
11 (15%)
26 (16%)
41 ( 9%)
52 ( 9%)
52 ( 6%)
229 (10%)
MVT^, Unspecified
MVT^, Pedal Cyclist
MVT^, Unspecified
MVT^, Occupant
MVT^, Unspecified
Homicide
Unspecified
MVT^, Pedestrian
*
9 (12%)
19 (12%)
40 ( 9%)
50 ( 9%)
34 ( 4%)
175 ( 8%)
MVT^, Pedestrian
*
Transport, NonTraffic
MVT^, Unspecified
MVT^, Pedestrian
MVT^, Pedestrian
Fall
MVT^, Unspecified
MVT^, Unspecified
MVT^, Unspecified
*
*
33 ( 7%)
31 ( 5%)
21 ( 2%)
135 ( 6%)
MVT^, Occupant
7 (10%)
Pedestrian, NonTraffic
12 ( 7%)
MVT^, Unspecified
*
Pedal Cyclist, NonTraffic
MVT^, Motorcyclist
MVT^, Motorcyclist
MVT^, Motorcyclist
Homicide
MVT^, Occupant
*
*
*
4 ( 5%)
8 ( 5%)
28 ( 6%)
17 ( 3%)
18 ( 2%)
90 ( 4%)
Fire / Flame
Fall
MVT^, Motorcyclist
Fall
MVT^, Occupant
Unspecified
MVT^, Occupant
Unspecified
7
*
Pedestrian, NonTraffic
*
3 ( 4%)
6 ( 4%)
Transport, NonTraffic
28 ( 6%)
16 ( 3%)
64 ( 3%)
Unspecified
MVT^, Occupant
15 ( 2%)
Pedestrian, NonTraffic
MVT^, Motorcyclist
8
*
2 ( 1%)
Pedestrian, NonTraffic
10 ( 2%)
Transport, NonTraffic
14 ( 2%)
MVT^, Pedal Cyclist
4 ( 0%)
Pedal Cyclist, NonTraffic
58 ( 3%)
Pedestrian, NonTraffic
2 ( 1%)
8 ( 1%)
Pedestrian, NonTraffic
3 ( 0%)
Transport, NonTraffic
24 ( 1%)
Transport, NonTraffic
7 ( 1%)
3 ( 0%)
21 ( 1%)
9
Fire / Flame
Fall
2 ( 3%)
Unspecified
*
Transport, NonTraffic
*
*
10
MVT^, Pedal Cyclist
MVT^, Motorcyclist
*
Pedal Cyclist, NonTraffic
Unspecified
8 ( 2%)
Pedestrian, NonTraffic
*
*
2 ( 1%)
7 ( 1%)
Yearly Average (percent of age group)
MVT^ = Motor Vehicle Traffic
*Data based on three year total frequencies of less than six are not reportable
Intentional Injury
Unintentional Injury
Source: NYSDOH, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
www.health.ny.gov/prevention/injury_prevention/
Vital Statistics Death File, August 2016