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Two on the ground were also killed. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in the United States, and the second-deadliest incident involving commercial aircraft in the United States, after the 9/11 attacks. December 28, 1978 10 24 179 United Airlines Flight 173: Portland: Oregon: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...
From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35%.
There were about 3.1 million deaths in the US last year, for an age-adjusted rate of 750 deaths for every 100,000 people. In 2022, there were 799 deaths for every 100,000 people.
Florida Keys, Gulf Coast of the United States: Including 45 deaths from the capsizing of a boat in the Straits of Florida and 11 deaths from a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico: 60 1967 1967 Chicago blizzard: Winter storm Midwestern United States: 26 deaths in Chicago 59–67 1856 Great Train Wreck of 1856: Accident – railroad
With an average of 123.6 deaths per 100,000 from 2003 through 2010 the most dangerous occupation in the United States is the cell tower construction industry. [103] Selected occupations with high fatality rates, 2011, in the United States [104]
The actual number of deaths for 2020 is more than a Facebook post indicated, and the CDC is reporting excessive deaths for this year. Fact check: 2020 has been more deadly in the US compared with ...
This article includes a list of U.S. states sorted by birth and death rate, expressed per 1,000 inhabitants, for 2021, using the most recent data available from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.