Introduction - The objective of this study is to measure and characterize deaths from everyday accidents in France from 2000 to 2006. Methods - The results were derived from the "accidents" category under external causes of injury in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), and expressed in terms of numbers, crude rates, and age-standardized rates. Results - In 2006, there were 18,549 deaths from AcVC in metropolitan France (standardized rate of 25.2 per 100,000). Excess mortality is observed among men: 32.2 per 100,000 among men versus 19.4 per 100,000 among women (male-to-female mortality rate ratio: 1.7). Two-thirds of deaths from stroke occurred after the age of 74. Falls (11.9/100,000), suffocation (3.8/100,000), drowning (1.6/100,000), poisonings (1.5/100,000), and fire-related accidents (0.7/100,000) were the leading causes of accidental death. The mortality rate from accidental death decreased by 11% between the 2000–2002 and 2004–2006 periods. This decrease was observed primarily among those under 15 years of age. Discussion-Conclusion - AcVCs remain a major cause of death in France, despite the decline observed between 2000 and 2006. Many deaths could likely still be prevented through appropriate prevention and regulatory measures. (R.A.)