Incidence, deaths, and lifetime costs of injury among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Table 2 Estimated annual AI/AN premature mortality costs by injury (2008–2010 IHS service population)

Injury Category	Estimated Annual Number of Deaths	Productivity Costs (2017 USD millions)
Injury Category	Estimated Annual Number of Deaths	Labor	Household Productivity	Total (Labor + Household Productivity)	Total Cost per Injury Death
All injuries^a	2657	3175	727	3902	1.47
Unintentional injuries	1914	2151	509	2660	1.39
Suicide	473	646	140	786	1.66
Homicide	271	378	78	456	1.68
Injuries by cause
Motor vehicle	971	1285	297	1582	1.63
Pedestrian-related motor vehicle	179	233	51	284	1.59
Firearms	316	453	87	541	1.71
Poisoning	664	760	189	949	1.43
Falls	127	64	15	78	0.62
Drowning	71	92	18	110	1.55
Fire and smoke	51	55	14	69	1.36
Alcohol-related injuries	991	887	233	1119	1.13

^aNote: The “All injuries” category was calculated as unintentional injuries + the two intentional injury intents of homicide and suicide. The sum of costs across injury categories (excluding homicide and suicide) does not add up to the costs of unintentional injuries because categories include intentional and unintentional injuries

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