National Safety Council Video Offers Stats on Leading Causes of Accidental Death by Age Group

https://www.nsc.org/membership/member-resources/injury-facts Among the most frequently cited causes of death from an accident, depending on the age group, are suffocation (during infancy); automobile accident; drug overdose; and falls. A key paragraph from the text from the National Safety Council at the above-cited webpage: "Accidental injury has become the No. 3 cause of death for the first time in U.S. history. Injury statistics examined by NSC data experts confirm that preventable deaths rose 10% in 2016. Based on new injury statistics, an American is accidentally injured every second and killed every three minutes by a preventable event – a drug overdose, a vehicle crash, a fall, a drowning or another preventable incident. A total of 14,803 more people died accidentally in 2016 than in 2015, the largest single-year percent rise since 1936." The National Safety Council is a widely-admired nationwide non-profit organization. Their website bears a copyright date of 2020. NSC is a registered-trademark designation for the National Safety Council.