Indicator Profile of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Deaths
Why Is This Important?
Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause of injury death for all ages in Utah. In 2006, MVCs accounted for 296 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
- by Ethnicity, Utah, 1998-2003
- by Race, Utah, 1998-2003
- by Small Area, Utah, 2002-2006
- by Age and Sex, Utah, 2004-2006
- by Local Health District, Utah, 2004-2006
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: | Number of Utah residents in the group specified in the numerator. |
Page Content Updated On 10/24/07,
Published on 11/01/07
