2013 Report on the Burden of Unintentional Poisoning in NC

In North Carolina in 2012, a total of 1,101 people died from unintentional poisoning. Unintentional poisonings are the second leading cause of injury death in the state after motor vehicle crashes. Unintentional deaths from poisoning exceed the number of deaths from hypertension, atherosclerosis, homicide, HIV, or liver disease. Download the report