Oregon ranks eighth as the state with the highest number of fatalities in the U.S. According to a new study, 418 out of every 100,000 people in Oregon die in an accident at home.

Compared with national benchmarks, Oregon’s home-fatality toll jumps off the page.

Tidings Data Snapshot

Oregon vs. U.S. Home Fatality Rates 418 per 100k Oregon Home Fatality Rate (Study) ≈ 37.5 per 100k U.S. Home-Injury Death Rate (2023) 66.5 per 100k U.S. All Unintentional Injury Deaths (2023)

Sources: Anidjar & Levine study; National Safety Council (2023 home injury data); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (all-injury mortality data) – Dailytidings.com Tidings Insight

Home-fatality rates vary widely by definition and reporting, so Oregon’s figure should be taken as a comparison point

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