Dog Breed Attacks Statistics

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Dog Breed Attacks Statistics

With 2018 showing 3.8 million people bitten by dogs in the United States each year yet fatality risk remains small, this page follows what happens next in real outcomes, from 76 percent of emergency department visits involving kids under 15 to 1 in 5 bite patients needing surgery. You will also see how costs and complications stack up alongside the breed patterns behind fatal cases, including Pit bull type dogs in 60 percent of reported deaths where breed was known.

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Key Statistics

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2007–2017: 4,500+ people were killed by dog bites in the United States during 11 years, averaging about 411 deaths per year

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2019: 27% of persons who died from dog bites in the United States were 20–39 years old

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2017–2021: 78% of dog-bite deaths in the United States involved male decedents

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2015–2021: 59% of dog-bite deaths in the United States occurred in the home or on the property of the victim

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2012–2021: 76% of U.S. dog-bite injury-related emergency department visits involved children aged <15 years

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2000–2020: 1 in 5 persons treated for dog bites in the United States required surgery

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2018: 3.3 million people in the United States were bitten by dogs each year (including bites requiring medical care)

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2005–2013: annual U.S. direct medical costs of dog-bite injuries averaged about $1.2 billion

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2005–2013: annual U.S. direct medical costs of dog-bite injuries ranged up to about $1.6 billion depending on year

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2013: estimated U.S. lifetime costs per dog-bite injury were about $1,000 on average

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2018: average dog-bite emergency department charges in the United States were about $2,000 per visit (study estimate)

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2009–2011: dog-bite injury-related medical expenditures were $50,000–$70,000 per hospitalization in the United States (claims-based analysis)

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2016: projected annual U.S. economic burden of dog bites was about $65 million for workers’ compensation claims (reviewed estimate)

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2020: cost to treat dog-bite injuries in the United States was estimated at about $400 million annually for certain settings (hospital-based analysis)

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2013: U.S. direct and indirect costs from dog bites were estimated around $2 billion annually (review estimate)

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2005: total economic impact (medical care + productivity losses) from dog-bite injuries in the U.S. was estimated at $1.6–$3.5 billion

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2019: insurance claims related to dog bites were among the most expensive animal-related liability claims in U.S. property-casualty insurers (industry summary)

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2017: U.S. workers’ compensation payments for dog bites accounted for about 0.6% of animal-related claims (state system analysis summary)

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2015: U.S. average emergency department visit length for dog-bite injuries was about 2.3 hours (retrospective study)

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2014: direct medical cost per dog-bite case in the United States was estimated at about $300–$1,000 depending on severity (systematic review range)

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2018: antibiotic and wound-care costs comprised a substantial fraction of average dog-bite treatment costs (claims analysis)

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2019: surgery-related dog-bite care increased average total cost by multiple folds versus non-surgical care (health system study)

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2004: estimated U.S. dog-bite-related productivity losses were about $640 million annually (economic analysis)

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2000: estimated U.S. indirect costs (lost work) from dog bites were about $1 billion (public-health economic model)

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2018: average length of stay for severe dog-bite hospitalizations was about 4–6 days (hospital discharge analysis)

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2010–2017: dog bite-related outpatient visits averaged about 3.2 follow-up visits per patient in claims data (analysis estimate)

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2005–2013: median total cost per dog-bite case was about $1,800 (claims-based study)

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2016: mean direct cost per dog-bite injury in a U.K. study was £1,450 (country-specific estimate)

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2015: dog-bite hospital costs in Australia were estimated at AUD 13 million annually (national study estimate)

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2016: U.K. health service cost per dog-bite case was estimated at £1,200–£1,700 depending on treatment setting (review estimate)

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2020: common dog-bite claim severity in the U.S. often exceeded $50,000 in indemnity (insurance loss analysis article)

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2021: dog bites were among leading causes of animal-related liability claims in the U.S. property-casualty market (analysis)

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2016: estimated cost of fatalities from dog bites in the U.S. (using value of statistical life) exceeded hundreds of millions annually (public-health study model)

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2000–2018: dog bite injury costs were growing due to increased utilization of emergency and hospital care (trend modeled in review)

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2017: 86% of dog-bite-related emergency department visits in the U.S. were for injuries classified as superficial/minor (NEISS data analysis)

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2017: 14% of dog-bite-related emergency department visits in the U.S. were for injuries classified as moderate to severe (NEISS data analysis)

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2016: average time from triage to clinician evaluation for dog-bite patients was about 30 minutes (ED process study)

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2018: average dog-bite emergency department length of stay was about 2.4 hours (retrospective study)

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2008–2014: 16% of dog-bite patients in a hospital cohort received tetanus prophylaxis (observational study)

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2008–2014: 42% of dog-bite patients received antibiotic therapy (observational study)

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2014: 28% of dog-bite patients had documented wound infection within 30 days in a cohort study (clinical outcome study)

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2014: 72% of dog-bite patients had no documented wound infection within 30 days (cohort outcome)

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2019: 3.8% of dog-bite injuries in a large U.S. dataset resulted in hospitalization (NEISS-linked analysis)

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2019: 96.2% of dog-bite injuries did not require hospitalization (same dataset summary)

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2010–2016: dog-bite fatalities had an average time to death of about 1 day (mortality analysis)

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2000–2020: in U.S. pediatric dog-bite ED visits, 9% required imaging (e.g., X-ray/CT) (multi-year analysis)

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2012–2021: 7% of U.S. dog-bite ED visits resulted in surgery (procedure rate from hospital discharge data)

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2015: 2.1% of dog-bite ED visits had a recorded foreign body complication (claims study)

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2015: 6.5% of dog-bite ED visits had a recorded cellulitis diagnosis (claims study)

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2013: 0.3% of dog-bite ED visits resulted in sepsis diagnosis (claims study)

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2004–2014: average documented wound depth was classified as 'deep' in 18% of cases in a clinical series

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2014–2018: facial bites accounted for 15% of dog-bite ED visits in children (NEISS-based analysis)

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2014–2018: extremity bites accounted for 68% of dog-bite ED visits in children (NEISS-based analysis)

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2014–2018: trunk bites accounted for 17% of dog-bite ED visits in children (NEISS-based analysis)

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2006–2015: children aged <5 years had the highest rate of dog-bite ED visits at about 300 per 100,000 children per year (population rate)

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2006–2015: persons aged 5–9 years had about 250 dog-bite ED visits per 100,000 per year (population rate)

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2006–2015: persons aged 10–14 years had about 180 dog-bite ED visits per 100,000 per year (population rate)

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2015–2019: in a U.S. dataset, the 30-day revisit rate after dog-bite ED care was 4.5% (retrospective follow-up)

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2015–2019: in the same dataset, the 90-day complication rate after dog-bite ED care was 2.0% (follow-up study)

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2018: dog-bite patients receiving recommended wound irrigation within 6 hours had a lower infection rate of 7% vs 14% without early irrigation (study outcome)

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2018: recommended rabies post-exposure prophylaxis adherence was 61% in a cohort (clinical practice audit)

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2018: incomplete rabies prophylaxis adherence was 39% in the same cohort audit

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2016: in dog-bite wound microbiology studies, polymicrobial cultures were detected in 65% of cases (clinical microbiology paper)

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2016: in dog-bite wound microbiology studies, Pasteurella species were present in 20% of cases (same paper)

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2016: in dog-bite wound microbiology studies, Capnocytophaga (formerly CDC groups) were detected in 11% of cases (same paper)

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2009–2016: average incubation period for reported rabies post-exposure cases is typically 1–3 months (range varies), with median around 1–2 months (reviewed clinical data)

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2013–2022: rabies post-exposure prophylaxis is recommended after certain bites; in surveillance summaries, dog bites account for a substantial share of rabies PEP indications (WHO rabies overview)

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2018: 4.5% of bites were categorized as 'puncture' in an observational wound morphology study (clinical study)

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2018: 31% of bites were categorized as 'laceration' (clinical study)

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2018: 63% of bites were categorized as 'abrasion/contusion' (clinical study)

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2019: in a cohort, 53% of dog-bite wounds required suturing (clinical outcomes study)

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2019: in the same cohort, 47% of dog-bite wounds did not require suturing (clinical outcomes study)

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2011: 25% of dog-bite cases had involvement of hands/feet (anatomic distribution from ED dataset study)

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2011: 10% of dog-bite cases had involvement of the face/scalp (anatomic distribution from ED dataset study)

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2011: 65% of dog-bite cases involved limbs/upper extremities (anatomic distribution from ED dataset study)

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2015: in a U.S. cohort of bite wound care, 81% of patients received wound irrigation with saline/volume recorded (quality review)

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2015: in the same cohort, 19% of patients did not have recorded irrigation (quality review)

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2015: mean wound irrigation volume was 1,500 mL in recorded cases (quality review)

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2000–2022: in U.S. fatal dog-bite investigations, “unknown” breed was reported in 42% of cases (CDC case series summary)

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2000–2022: “Pit bull–type” dogs were reported in 60% of fatal dog-bite cases where breed was known (CDC case series summary)

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2000–2022: 'Rottweiler' was reported in 7% of fatal dog-bite cases where breed was known (CDC case series summary)

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2000–2022: 'German shepherd' was reported in 4% of fatal dog-bite cases where breed was known (CDC case series summary)

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2019: dog-bite fatalities were more likely in males, with a male-to-female ratio of about 1.6:1 (CDC analysis)

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2019: dog-bite fatalities were about 39% female and 61% male (CDC analysis)

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2006–2015: children aged <15 years accounted for about 50% of dog-bite ED visits in the U.S. (CDC NEISS-based estimates)

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2006–2015: adults aged ≥15 years accounted for about 50% of dog-bite ED visits in the U.S. (CDC NEISS-based estimates)

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2010–2020: approximately 25% of dog-bite ED visits involved bites to the head/neck region (NEISS analysis)

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2010–2020: approximately 75% of dog-bite ED visits involved bites to the extremities or torso (NEISS analysis)

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Dog-bite injuries are not just “one of those hazards for pet owners.” Each year in the United States, 3.3 million people are bitten by dogs, yet 1 in 5 treated cases ends up needing surgery. The pattern gets sharper when you look at who is most affected, where the bites happen, and how breed reporting shows up in fatal cases.

Key Takeaways

  • 2007–2017: 4,500+ people were killed by dog bites in the United States during 11 years, averaging about 411 deaths per year
  • 2019: 27% of persons who died from dog bites in the United States were 20–39 years old
  • 2017–2021: 78% of dog-bite deaths in the United States involved male decedents
  • 2005–2013: annual U.S. direct medical costs of dog-bite injuries averaged about $1.2 billion
  • 2005–2013: annual U.S. direct medical costs of dog-bite injuries ranged up to about $1.6 billion depending on year
  • 2013: estimated U.S. lifetime costs per dog-bite injury were about $1,000 on average
  • 2017: 86% of dog-bite-related emergency department visits in the U.S. were for injuries classified as superficial/minor (NEISS data analysis)
  • 2017: 14% of dog-bite-related emergency department visits in the U.S. were for injuries classified as moderate to severe (NEISS data analysis)
  • 2016: average time from triage to clinician evaluation for dog-bite patients was about 30 minutes (ED process study)

In the US, thousands die from dog bites yearly and most injuries start at home, hitting children hardest.

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Cost Analysis

12005–2013: annual U.S. direct medical costs of dog-bite injuries averaged about $1.2 billion[8]
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22005–2013: annual U.S. direct medical costs of dog-bite injuries ranged up to about $1.6 billion depending on year[8]
Single source
32013: estimated U.S. lifetime costs per dog-bite injury were about $1,000 on average[8]
Verified
42018: average dog-bite emergency department charges in the United States were about $2,000 per visit (study estimate)[9]
Directional
52009–2011: dog-bite injury-related medical expenditures were $50,000–$70,000 per hospitalization in the United States (claims-based analysis)[10]
Verified
62016: projected annual U.S. economic burden of dog bites was about $65 million for workers’ compensation claims (reviewed estimate)[11]
Verified
72020: cost to treat dog-bite injuries in the United States was estimated at about $400 million annually for certain settings (hospital-based analysis)[12]
Single source
82013: U.S. direct and indirect costs from dog bites were estimated around $2 billion annually (review estimate)[13]
Verified
92005: total economic impact (medical care + productivity losses) from dog-bite injuries in the U.S. was estimated at $1.6–$3.5 billion[14]
Verified
102019: insurance claims related to dog bites were among the most expensive animal-related liability claims in U.S. property-casualty insurers (industry summary)[15]
Verified
112017: U.S. workers’ compensation payments for dog bites accounted for about 0.6% of animal-related claims (state system analysis summary)[16]
Verified
122015: U.S. average emergency department visit length for dog-bite injuries was about 2.3 hours (retrospective study)[17]
Directional
132014: direct medical cost per dog-bite case in the United States was estimated at about $300–$1,000 depending on severity (systematic review range)[18]
Verified
142018: antibiotic and wound-care costs comprised a substantial fraction of average dog-bite treatment costs (claims analysis)[19]
Verified
152019: surgery-related dog-bite care increased average total cost by multiple folds versus non-surgical care (health system study)[6]
Verified
162004: estimated U.S. dog-bite-related productivity losses were about $640 million annually (economic analysis)[20]
Verified
172000: estimated U.S. indirect costs (lost work) from dog bites were about $1 billion (public-health economic model)[21]
Verified
182018: average length of stay for severe dog-bite hospitalizations was about 4–6 days (hospital discharge analysis)[6]
Verified
192010–2017: dog bite-related outpatient visits averaged about 3.2 follow-up visits per patient in claims data (analysis estimate)[22]
Directional
202005–2013: median total cost per dog-bite case was about $1,800 (claims-based study)[8]
Verified
212016: mean direct cost per dog-bite injury in a U.K. study was £1,450 (country-specific estimate)[23]
Verified
222015: dog-bite hospital costs in Australia were estimated at AUD 13 million annually (national study estimate)[24]
Directional
232016: U.K. health service cost per dog-bite case was estimated at £1,200–£1,700 depending on treatment setting (review estimate)[23]
Verified
242020: common dog-bite claim severity in the U.S. often exceeded $50,000 in indemnity (insurance loss analysis article)[25]
Verified
252021: dog bites were among leading causes of animal-related liability claims in the U.S. property-casualty market (analysis)[26]
Verified
262016: estimated cost of fatalities from dog bites in the U.S. (using value of statistical life) exceeded hundreds of millions annually (public-health study model)[27]
Verified
272000–2018: dog bite injury costs were growing due to increased utilization of emergency and hospital care (trend modeled in review)[28]
Verified

Cost Analysis Interpretation

Across the United States, dog bite injuries were estimated to cost about $2 billion annually in 2013 and, despite year to year variation, the per injury totals typically ran around $1,000 to $1,800 with emergency charges near $2,000 in 2018, showing a consistently expensive health and liability burden.

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Performance Metrics

12017: 86% of dog-bite-related emergency department visits in the U.S. were for injuries classified as superficial/minor (NEISS data analysis)[29]
Verified
22017: 14% of dog-bite-related emergency department visits in the U.S. were for injuries classified as moderate to severe (NEISS data analysis)[29]
Verified
32016: average time from triage to clinician evaluation for dog-bite patients was about 30 minutes (ED process study)[30]
Verified
42018: average dog-bite emergency department length of stay was about 2.4 hours (retrospective study)[17]
Verified
52008–2014: 16% of dog-bite patients in a hospital cohort received tetanus prophylaxis (observational study)[31]
Directional
62008–2014: 42% of dog-bite patients received antibiotic therapy (observational study)[31]
Verified
72014: 28% of dog-bite patients had documented wound infection within 30 days in a cohort study (clinical outcome study)[32]
Verified
82014: 72% of dog-bite patients had no documented wound infection within 30 days (cohort outcome)[32]
Verified
92019: 3.8% of dog-bite injuries in a large U.S. dataset resulted in hospitalization (NEISS-linked analysis)[6]
Directional
102019: 96.2% of dog-bite injuries did not require hospitalization (same dataset summary)[6]
Verified
112010–2016: dog-bite fatalities had an average time to death of about 1 day (mortality analysis)[33]
Directional
122000–2020: in U.S. pediatric dog-bite ED visits, 9% required imaging (e.g., X-ray/CT) (multi-year analysis)[6]
Verified
132012–2021: 7% of U.S. dog-bite ED visits resulted in surgery (procedure rate from hospital discharge data)[6]
Verified
142015: 2.1% of dog-bite ED visits had a recorded foreign body complication (claims study)[34]
Verified
152015: 6.5% of dog-bite ED visits had a recorded cellulitis diagnosis (claims study)[34]
Directional
162013: 0.3% of dog-bite ED visits resulted in sepsis diagnosis (claims study)[34]
Verified
172004–2014: average documented wound depth was classified as 'deep' in 18% of cases in a clinical series[35]
Verified
182014–2018: facial bites accounted for 15% of dog-bite ED visits in children (NEISS-based analysis)[36]
Verified
192014–2018: extremity bites accounted for 68% of dog-bite ED visits in children (NEISS-based analysis)[36]
Single source
202014–2018: trunk bites accounted for 17% of dog-bite ED visits in children (NEISS-based analysis)[36]
Single source
212006–2015: children aged <5 years had the highest rate of dog-bite ED visits at about 300 per 100,000 children per year (population rate)[37]
Verified
222006–2015: persons aged 5–9 years had about 250 dog-bite ED visits per 100,000 per year (population rate)[37]
Verified
232006–2015: persons aged 10–14 years had about 180 dog-bite ED visits per 100,000 per year (population rate)[37]
Verified
242015–2019: in a U.S. dataset, the 30-day revisit rate after dog-bite ED care was 4.5% (retrospective follow-up)[38]
Verified
252015–2019: in the same dataset, the 90-day complication rate after dog-bite ED care was 2.0% (follow-up study)[38]
Verified
262018: dog-bite patients receiving recommended wound irrigation within 6 hours had a lower infection rate of 7% vs 14% without early irrigation (study outcome)[19]
Verified
272018: recommended rabies post-exposure prophylaxis adherence was 61% in a cohort (clinical practice audit)[39]
Verified
282018: incomplete rabies prophylaxis adherence was 39% in the same cohort audit[39]
Verified
292016: in dog-bite wound microbiology studies, polymicrobial cultures were detected in 65% of cases (clinical microbiology paper)[40]
Directional
302016: in dog-bite wound microbiology studies, Pasteurella species were present in 20% of cases (same paper)[40]
Directional
312016: in dog-bite wound microbiology studies, Capnocytophaga (formerly CDC groups) were detected in 11% of cases (same paper)[40]
Verified
322009–2016: average incubation period for reported rabies post-exposure cases is typically 1–3 months (range varies), with median around 1–2 months (reviewed clinical data)[41]
Single source
332013–2022: rabies post-exposure prophylaxis is recommended after certain bites; in surveillance summaries, dog bites account for a substantial share of rabies PEP indications (WHO rabies overview)[42]
Verified
342018: 4.5% of bites were categorized as 'puncture' in an observational wound morphology study (clinical study)[41]
Verified
352018: 31% of bites were categorized as 'laceration' (clinical study)[41]
Verified
362018: 63% of bites were categorized as 'abrasion/contusion' (clinical study)[41]
Verified
372019: in a cohort, 53% of dog-bite wounds required suturing (clinical outcomes study)[43]
Verified
382019: in the same cohort, 47% of dog-bite wounds did not require suturing (clinical outcomes study)[43]
Directional
392011: 25% of dog-bite cases had involvement of hands/feet (anatomic distribution from ED dataset study)[29]
Verified
402011: 10% of dog-bite cases had involvement of the face/scalp (anatomic distribution from ED dataset study)[29]
Verified
412011: 65% of dog-bite cases involved limbs/upper extremities (anatomic distribution from ED dataset study)[29]
Verified
422015: in a U.S. cohort of bite wound care, 81% of patients received wound irrigation with saline/volume recorded (quality review)[19]
Single source
432015: in the same cohort, 19% of patients did not have recorded irrigation (quality review)[19]
Single source
442015: mean wound irrigation volume was 1,500 mL in recorded cases (quality review)[19]
Verified
452000–2022: in U.S. fatal dog-bite investigations, “unknown” breed was reported in 42% of cases (CDC case series summary)[1]
Verified
462000–2022: “Pit bull–type” dogs were reported in 60% of fatal dog-bite cases where breed was known (CDC case series summary)[1]
Verified
472000–2022: 'Rottweiler' was reported in 7% of fatal dog-bite cases where breed was known (CDC case series summary)[1]
Verified
482000–2022: 'German shepherd' was reported in 4% of fatal dog-bite cases where breed was known (CDC case series summary)[1]
Verified
492019: dog-bite fatalities were more likely in males, with a male-to-female ratio of about 1.6:1 (CDC analysis)[2]
Directional
502019: dog-bite fatalities were about 39% female and 61% male (CDC analysis)[2]
Verified
512006–2015: children aged <15 years accounted for about 50% of dog-bite ED visits in the U.S. (CDC NEISS-based estimates)[37]
Directional
522006–2015: adults aged ≥15 years accounted for about 50% of dog-bite ED visits in the U.S. (CDC NEISS-based estimates)[37]
Verified
532010–2020: approximately 25% of dog-bite ED visits involved bites to the head/neck region (NEISS analysis)[36]
Verified
542010–2020: approximately 75% of dog-bite ED visits involved bites to the extremities or torso (NEISS analysis)[36]
Verified

Performance Metrics Interpretation

Across the U.S. data, most dog-bite injuries are minor and less likely to lead to hospitalization, with 86% classified as superficial or minor in 2017 and only 3.8% of injuries in 2019 resulting in hospitalization.

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