Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the second leading cause of unintentional injury death in Utah, after poisoning. In 2010,
MVCs accounted for 231 deaths.
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Death Rates by Race, Utah, 2006-2008
Data Notes
ICD-10 codes V02-04 [.1-.9], V09.2, V12-14 [.3-.9], V19 [.4-.6], V20-V28 [.3-.9], V29-79 [.4-.9], V80 [.3-.5], V81-82 [.1],
V83-86 [.0-.3], V87 [.0-.8], V89.2.
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.
Data Sources
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS).
Motor vehicle deaths among Utah residents per 100,000. ICD-10 codes V02-04 [.1-.9], V09.2, V12-14 [.3-.9], V19 [.4-.6], V20-V28
[.3-.9], V29-79 [.4-.9], V80 [.3-.5], V81-82 [.1], V83-86 [.0-.3], V87 [.0-.8], V89.2.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Number of Utah resident deaths due to motor vehicle crashes.
Denominator:
Total number of persons in the population of Utah.
Page Content Updated On 10/24/2011,
Published on 08/27/2012
Violence and Injury Prevention Program, Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT
Telephone: (801) 538-6141. Email: vipp@utah.gov. Website: www.health.utah.gov/vipp
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