Introduction: The objective of this study was to measure and characterize deaths from everyday accidents in France from 2000 to 2012. Method: The results were derived from a "reference list of AcVC" based on the External Causes of Injury section of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and expressed in terms of numbers, crude rates, and age-standardized rates. Results: In 2012, there were 21,470 deaths from AcVC in metropolitan France (age-standardized rate: 28.1/100,000). An excess mortality rate was observed among men: 36.7/100,000 versus 21.3/100,000 among women. Regional disparities were observed. Two-thirds of deaths from stroke occurred among those aged 75 and older. Falls (12/100,000), suffocation (3.8/100,000), drowning (1.4 per 100,000), poisoning (2.8 per 100,000), and fire-related accidents (0.6 per 100,000) were the leading causes of death from accidental causes. Between 2000 and 2012, the mortality rate from accidental causes decreased by 2.2% per year. This decrease, which varied by type of CVD, was observed primarily among those under 15 years of age (-5.4% per year). However, an increase in the number of CVD deaths has been observed since 2006. Conclusion: CVD remains a major cause of death in France. Many deaths could be prevented through appropriate preventive measures.