SafeKids State Rankings on Summer Injuries

An average of 17 children die each day of an injury in the United States during the summer. The most common injury deaths are caused by drowning (which increases 89% in the summer over the annual monthly average), biking, falls, motor vehicle passenger injuries, and pedestrian injuries, making summer the most dangerous season for child injuries.

SafeKids released their first ever report ranking all 50 states and the District of Columbia according to the number of summertime accidental injury deaths per 100,000 children (ages 0 to 14) in their state, and the change in that rate over a five-year period (the average annual death rate for 1997-1999 vs. the average annual death rate for 2002-2004).

The highest ranked state was Vermont with a rate of 1.63 deaths per 100,000 while Wyoming was the lowest ranked state with 8.27 deaths per 100,000. California ranked #10 with 2.59 deaths per 100,000.

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