Definition of hurtle for English Language Learners. : 1  to move or fall with great speed and force. : 2  to cause (something or someone) to move or go with great speed and force.
Alaska (23.1 per 100,000) Alaska is the second highest nationally for rates of suicide at 23.1. However, according to the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, this state actually has the highest rate of suicide per capita in the entire country.
New York has the lowest rate of injury deaths at 40 per 100,000 people, and North Dakota has the lowest rate of overdose deaths at just 2.6 per 100,000. Suicides are the second-leading cause of injury death, with 41,000 a year. Car accidents come next. Motor vehicle deaths have decreased by 25 percent in the past decade, but more than 33,000 Americans still die each year from motor vehicle crashes, the report finds.