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Accidental Injury Becomes #3 Cause of Death For The First Time in U.S. History

Preventable injury related deaths by age and cause, United StatesITASCA, Ill., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Unintentional, preventable injuries – commonly known as "accidents" – claimed a record high 161,374 lives in 2016 to become the third leading cause of death in the United States for the first time in recorded history, according to...