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MMWR Surveillance Summaries
Vol. 67, No. SS-11
September 28, 2018
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Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 27 States, 2015
Shane P.D. Jack, PhD; Emiko Petrosky, MD; Bridget H. Lyons, MPH; et al.
In 2015, approximately 62,000 persons died in the United States as a result of violence-related injuries. This report summarizes data from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) regarding violent deaths from 27 states that collected statewide data for 2015. The majority of these deaths were suicides, followed by homicides. Results are reported by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, location and method of injury, circumstances of injury, and other selected characteristics.
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