Report: NY ranks low in fatal injuries

The report, by the nonprofit Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found 37.1 per 100,000 adult New Yorkers suffered deaths from injuries, according to federal data from 2007-09.

The national rate was 57.9 per 100,000.

Only New Jersey had a lower rate, with 36.1 per 100,000.

Total lifetime medical costs due to fatal injury in New York were $76.4 million, the report found.

New York also scored a nine out of 10 on steps states can take to prevent injuries, such as requiring motorcycle helmets or having an active prescription drug monitoring program. California was the only other state to score as high.

Injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally, and they are the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 1 and 44, the report said.