Indicator Profile of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Deaths
Why Is This Important?
Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the second leading cause of injury death in Utah. In 2008, MVCs accounted for 268 deaths.
Data Notes
ICD-9 codes E810-E819; 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; ICD-9 and ICD-10 adjusted for comparability. Data have been age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.Data Sources
Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health; Population Estimates: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS); National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;Other Views
- Rates by Ethnicity, Utah, 2004-2006
- Rates by Race, Utah, 2004-2006
- Rates by Small Area, Utah, 2006-2008
- Rates by Age and Sex, Utah, 2006-2008
- Rates by Local Health District, Utah, 2006-2008
Definition
Motor vehicle deaths among Utah residents per 100,000.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 10/27/09,
Published on 10/27/09
