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QuickStats: Number of Deaths from Hornet, Wasp, and Bee Stings,* Among Males and Females — National Vital Statistics System, United States,† 2000–2017
July 26 2019
July 26 2019
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Abstract
During 2000–2017, a total of 1,109 deaths from hornet, wasp, and bee stings occurred,
for an annual average of 62 deaths. Deaths ranged from a low of 43 in 2001 to a high
of 89 in 2017. Approximately 80% of the deaths were among males.
Source: National Vital Statistics System. Underlying cause of death data, 1999–2017.
https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.