Every year, an average of 67,124 child pedestrians are injured. 704 of those child pedestrians die. As it grows darker earlier, child pedestrians become harder to see. 36% of the deaths of children under 16 occurred between 3:00 and 7:00 PM. This infographic from Children's Safety Network covers deaths, risk factors, and more about child pedestrians.
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WALKING SAFE: Child Pedestrian Safety
Every year:* 67,124 child** pedestrians are fatally or nonfatally injured(WISQARS, 2005-2010)
Children ages 15-19 suffer the most pedestrian injures (WISQARS, 2005-2010)
|
Age Group |
Average Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries per Year |
|
0-4 yrs |
6,456 |
| 5-9 yrs |
12,575 |
|
10-14 yrs |
19,462 |
|
15-19 yrs |
28,631 |
|
20-24 yrs |
25,331 |
|
25-29 yrs |
20,683 |
|
30-34 yrs |
15,638 |
|
35-39 yrs |
15,004 |
|
40-44 yrs |
16,561 |
|
45-49 yrs |
16,083 |
|
50-54 yrs |
14,379 |
|
55-59 yrs |
10,597 |
|
60-64 yrs |
7,774 |
|
65-69 yrs |
5,304 |
|
70-74 yrs |
4,248 |
|
75-79 yrs |
4,247 |
|
80-84 yrs |
3,067 |
|
85+ yrs |
2,311 |
704 of these child pedestrians die (WISQARS, 2005-2010)
RISK FACTORS INCLUDE:
AGE (WISQARS, 2005-2010)
|
Age |
Average Deaths |
Percent |
|
0-4 |
155 |
22% |
|
5-9 |
111 |
16% |
|
10-14 |
134 |
19% |
|
15-19 |
305 |
43% |
GENDER Boys account for 66% or 2/3 child pedestrian deaths (WISQARS, 2005-2010)
LOCATION Living in a dense, low-income, urban residential area (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2009)
RACE American Indian/Alaskan Native & Black children die at 1.6 times the rate of White children and 2.4 times the rate of Asian/Pacific Islander children (WISQARS, 2005-2010)
DID YOU KNOW?
36% of deaths of children <16 occurred between 3pm and 7pm (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2009)
Texting pedestrians are nearly 4x more likely than undistracted pedestrians to display unsafe crossing behaviors (Thompson, Rivara, Ayyagari, & Ebel, 2012)
ABOUT
*Numbers are pulled from WISQARS Fatal and Nonfatal data for 2005-2010 and then averaged
**For the purpose of this infographic, a child is defined as ages 19 or under, unless otherwise specified
For detailed sources: childrenssafetynetwork.org/publications/pedestrian-safety-infographic
SOURCES
WISQARS. (2005-2010). Fatal Injury Data. WISQARS (p. Accessed July 29, 2013 by R. Willmer). Atlanta, GA. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html
WISQARS. (2005-2010). Nonfatal Injury Data. WISQARS (p. Accessed July 29, 2013 by R. Willmer). Atlanta, GA. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/nonfatal.html
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2009). Policy statement--Pedestrian safety. Pediatrics, 124(2), 802–12. doi:10.1542/peds.2009-1143
Thompson, L. L., Rivara, F. P., Ayyagari, R. C., & Ebel, B. E. (2012). Impact of social and technological distraction on pedestrian crossing behaviour: an observational study. Injury prevention journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040601