Costs of Unintentional Injuries statistics


		AMOUNT, 1992					AMOUNT, 1993					AMOUNT, 1994					AMOUNT, 1995					AMOUNT, 1996					AMOUNT, 1997					AMOUNT, 1998					Percent
		(bil.dol)					(bil.dol)					(bil.dol)					(bil.dol)					(bil.dol)					(bil.dol)					(bil.dol)					distribution, 1998
COST
		Motor					Motor					Motor					Motor					Motor					Motor					Motor					Motor
	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other	Total ¹	vehicle	Work	Home	Other

Total	399.0	156.6	115.9	85.1	56.7	407.5	167.3	111.9	86.5	58.9	440.9	176.5	120.7	94.3	63.2	434.8	170.6	119.4	95.1	63.3	444.1	176.1	121.0	95.7	65.3	478.3	200.3	127.7	99.9	66.1	480.5	191.6	125.1	113.5	66.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Wage and productivity losses ²	211.2	60.6	62.5	53.1	39.4	216.1	63.4	59.9	55.3	42.3	227.0	66.4	60.9	59.9	43.0	222.4	63.5	59.8	59.5	42.9	224.7	63.8	60.2	60.1	43.9	238.4	70.2	63.4	63.7	44.5	246.1	67.8	62.9	74.3	44.7	51.2	35.4	50.3	65.5	67.4
Medical expense	75.2	20.7	22.0	21.6	12.2	74.7	22.7	20.7	21.5	11.3	77.8	23.0	21.1	21.8	13.1	75.1	21.5	19.2	22.8	12.8	74.6	21.2	19.0	22.4	13.1	76.3	21.9	20.7	21.9	12.9	77.8	20.7	19.9	23.8	14.5	16.2	10.8	15.9	21.0	21.9
Administrative expenses ³	46.9	35.2	14.5	1.7	1.1	50.0	38.3	14.4	2.0	1.3	70.1	45.9	23.7	4.2	3.3	73.6	47.8	25.5	4.4	3.3	76.3	50.0	25.6	4.6	3.8	82.4	56.2	26.5	4.5	3.9	81.9	56.3	25.6	4.6	4.1	17.0	29.4	20.4	4.0	6.2
Motor vehicle damage	38.1	38.1	3.4	(NA)	(NA)	40.7	40.7	4.1	(NA)	(NA)	39.1	39.1	2.0	(NA)	(NA)	36.2	36.2	1.4	(NA)	(NA)	39.5	39.5	1.6	(NA)	(NA)	49.8	49.8	2.0	(NA)	(NA)	44.9	44.9	2.2	(NA)	(NA)	9.3	23.4	1.8	(NA)	(NA)
Employer cost ⁴	17.5	2.0	10.2	3.3	2.6	17.3	2.2	9.7	3.4	2.7	18.7	2.1	10.6	3.6	2.8	19.3	1.6	11.0	3.9	3.1	19.8	1.6	11.3	4.0	3.2	21.3	2.2	11.9	4.3	3.4	21.4	1.9	12.0	6.2	1.7	4.5	1.0	9.6	5.5	2.5
Fire loss	10.1	(NA)	3.3	5.4	1.4	8.7	(NA)	3.1	4.3	1.3	8.2	(NA)	2.4	4.8	1.0	8.2	(NA)	2.5	4.5	1.2	9.2	(NA)	3.3	4.6	1.3	10.1	(NA)	3.2	5.5	1.4	8.4	(NA)	2.5	4.6	1.3	1.8	(NA)	2.0	4.0	2.0

NA Not available. 1 Excludes duplication between work and motor vehicle: $15.3 billion in 1992, $17.1 billion in 1993,and $13.8 billion in 1994, $13.6 billion in 1995,$13.9 billion in 1996, $15.7 billion in 1997, and $16.0 in 1998.
2 Actual loss of wages and household production, andthe present value of future earnings lost.
3 Includes the administrative cost of public and privateinsurance, and police and legal costs.
4 Estimate of the uninsured costs incurred by employers,representing the money value of time lost by noninjured workers.

Source: National Safety Council, Itasca, IL,Accident Facts, annual through 1998; beginning 1997, Injury Facts, 1999 edition (copyright).

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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214. Costs of Unintentional Injuries