@article{ref1,
title="QuickStats: Injury deaths as a percentage of total deaths, by age group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2021",
author="Hedegaard, Holly B. and Garnett, Matthew F. and Spencer, Merianne R.",
volume="70",
number="31",
pages="1066-1066",
abstract="* Injury deaths were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause-of-death codes U01-U03, V01-Y36, Y85-Y87, and Y89 and include all intents (unintentional, suicide, homicide, undetermined intent, and legal intervention).   Injuries accounted for the majority of deaths among persons aged 15-39 years, with the highest percentages among those aged 15-19 (76.0%) and 20-24 years (78.2%). The percentage of injury deaths was lowest among those aged <1 year (7.9%), 60-64 years (7.5%), and ≥65 years (3.4%).   Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm7031a3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7031a3"
}