Summary Unintentional injuries was responsible for 1·77 million (95% UI 1·55–1·95) deaths in 2019. The age-standardised death rate from unintentional injuries decreased from 30·3 per 100 000 (27·3–32·2) in 2010 to 23·1 per 100 000 (20·2–25·4) in 2019.

Definition Death or bodily damage due to an injury that was unplanned or caused by external factors.

Total sources
Incidence 384
Prevalence 0
Remission 0
Causes of death 7726
Other 0
Table 1: Total sources used in GBD 2019 estimation
What is new in GBD 2019?
  • •The ratio of outpatient to inpatient care was modelled in MR-BRT for each sub-cause prior to modelling in DisMod-MR 2.1. The MR-BRT ratio modelling step produced an estimated age pattern for the ratio of outpatient cases to inpatient cases, which added more precise age adjustments in the estimation of outpatient injury burden. Across these sub-causes, hospital data were adjusted to account for location-specific access to medical care using a scalar derived from the HAQ Index.
  • •Population-weighted mean temperature was added as a new covariate in CODEm models.
Prevalence
Incidence
Deaths
YLLs
YLDs
DALYs
Cases
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
Cases
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
Deaths
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
YLLs
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
YLDs
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
DALYs
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
2019
Both Sexes
1150
(1070
to 1230)
14 216·3
(13 254·2
to 15 264·1)
560
(515
to 610)
7298·9
(6712·0
to 7977·0)
1·77
(1·55
to 1·95)
23·1
(20·2
to 25·4)
65·8
(57·4
to 73·3)
865·0
(754·8
to 966·8)
37·8
(26·7
to 52·2)
469·6
(331·9
to 648·7)
104
(88·9
to 120)
1334·6
(1144·1
to 1544·8)
Females
487
(453
to 525)
11 713·1
(10 903·5
to 12 625·8)
238
(218
to 259)
6206·9
(5679·8
to 6784·4)
0·712
(0·598
to 0·803)
17·3
(14·5
to 19·5)
22·7
(19·0
to 26·0)
599·4
(505·0
to 688·1)
17·6
(12·4
to 24·1)
421·6
(299·0
to 578·8)
40·2
(33·8
to 47·4)
1020·9
(858·5
to 1204·4)
Males
662
(616
to 713)
16 758·0
(15 606·8
to 18 020·3)
322
(296
to 351)
8332·9
(7677·1
to 9070·6)
1·06
(0·932
to 1·16)
29·3
(25·7
to 32·1)
43·1
(37·8
to 47·9)
1129·8
(987·7
to 1260·4)
20·2
(14·2
to 28·4)
514·7
(362·1
to 721·8)
63·4
(55·0
to 72·5)
1644·6
(1427·8
to 1879·2)
Percentage change 2010-19
Both Sexes
24·4%
(23·7
to 25·2)
5·1%
(4·4
to 5·6)
14·8%
(12·6
to 16·6)
4·1%
(2·1
to 5·8)
–9·8%
(–15·2
to –4·3)
–23·8%
(–28·2
to –19·2)
–26·3%
(–31·1
to –20·4)
–33·6%
(–38·0
to –28·2)
24·4%
(23·6
to 25·2)
4·7%
(4·1
to 5·2)
–13·4%
(–18·5
to –8·4)
–23·8%
(–28·3
to –19·6)
Females
29·3%
(28·6
to 30·0)
8·5%
(7·9
to 8·9)
19·7%
(17·4
to 21·6)
7·5%
(5·4
to 9·3)
–3·6%
(–12·7
to 5·4)
–21·9%
(–29·0
to –14·7)
–26·3%
(–33·8
to –17·8)
–34·5%
(–41·2
to –26·8)
29·0%
(28·1
to 29·9)
7·5%
(6·9
to 8·2)
–9·3%
(–15·9
to –2·8)
–21·9%
(–27·6
to –15·9)
Males
21·1%
(20·3
to 21·9)
2·8%
(2·0
to 3·4)
11·4%
(9·2
to 13·4)
1·7%
(–0·2
to 3·5)
–13·5%
(–19·3
to –7·4)
–24·9%
(–29·7
to –19·8)
–26·3%
(–31·6
to –20·3)
–33·1%
(–37·8
to –27·6)
20·7%
(19·9
to 21·4)
2·4%
(1·8
to 3·0)
–15·8%
(–20·8
to –10·9)
–24·9%
(–29·1
to –20·7)
Numbers in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals.
Table 2: Global prevalence, incidence, deaths, YLLs, YLDs, and DALYs in counts and age-standardised rates for both sexes combined, females, and males, 2019, with percentage change between 2010 and 2019
Deaths YLLs YLDs DALYs
1990 9th 7th 8th 8th
2010 9th 6th 9th 8th
2019 9th 9th 8th 9th
Table 3: Rank among Level 2 causes for global deaths, YLLs, YLDs, and DALYs in 1990, 2010, and 2019, for both sexes combined
Figure 1: Composition of DALYs by constituent level 3 causes for both sexes combined, 2019
Figure 2: Percentage of DALYs attributable to top risk factors for both sexes, 2019
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Figure 3: Age-standardised DALY rates for each location by SDI, both sexes combined, 2019
Figure 4: Composition of DALYs by YLLs and YLDs, age group, and sex, 2019
No Legend
Figure 5: Age-standardised DALY rates (per 100 000) by location, both sexes combined, 2019