In 2001, there were 853,471 nonfatal head and neck injuries among individuals aged 15-19 in the United States; there were a total of 3,101,118 nonfatal injuries in this age group.

Sara Vyrostek, Joseph Annest, and George Ryan. September 3, 2004. “Surveillance for Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries --- United States, 2001.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Surveillance Summary, Tables 14 and 15.

In 2002, the leading cause of death among adolescents 15-19 was unintentional injuries from accidents (7,137 total deaths in this age group, 51.7 percent of all deaths).

Robert Anderson and Betty Smith. March 7, 2005. “Deaths: Leading Causes for 2002. National Vital Statistics Report.

In 2000, the medical costs of treating all injuries among 10-19 year olds was $7.4 billion ($9.5 billion in 2006 dollars).

EA Finkelstein, IC Fiebelkorn, PS Corso, and SC Binder. January 16, 2004. “Medical Expenditures Attributable to Injuries --- United States, 2000.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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