Indicator Profile of Poisoning Incidents
Why Is This Important?
In 2003 the rate of unintentional and undetermined poisoning deaths (13.9 per 100,000) surpassed the rate of motor vehicle crash deaths (13.2 per 100,000) in Utah. Until this time, motor vehicle crashes have been responsible for more lives lost than any other cause of injury.Moreover, for Utahns ages 25-44, poisoning is the overall leading cause of death.
Poisoning is the second leading reason for injury hospitalizations, after falls.
Data Notes
Utah drug deaths are a subset of Utah poisoning deaths. The vast majority of Utah poisoning deaths are due to drug/medication consumption. Poisoning deaths include: accidental drug deaths (X40-X44), accidental alcohol deaths (X45), accidental chemical, chemical vapor, and other substance deaths (X46, X48, X49), accidental deaths by gases (X47), undetermined drug deaths (Y10-Y14), undetermined alcohol deaths (Y15), undetermined chemical, chemical vapor, and other substance deaths (Y16, Y18, Y19), undetermined deaths by gases (Y17), suicide drug deaths (X60-X64), suicide alcohol deaths (X65), suicide chemical, chemical vapor, and other substance deaths (X66, X68, X69), suicide deaths by gases (X67), and homicide poisonings (X85). Utah's poisoning death rate exceeds the U.S. poisoning death rate. Utah experienced a slight decrease in poisoning deaths in 2001, but poisoning deaths have increased rapidly since then. On average, fewer than 2 deaths from alcohol poisoning (X45, Y15, X65) occur per year in Utah. These deaths are not included as part of the "drug" category on this graph; they are included however as part of the total Utah poisoning deaths.Data Sources
Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS);Other Views
- Injury Death in Utah, 2001-2003 and 2004-2006
- Deaths by Intent and Type, Utah, 2000-2006
- Deaths by Age and Sex, Utah, 2004-2006
- ED Visits and Hospitalizations Due to Poison Ingestion by Age Group, Utah, 2000-2005
- Deaths Caused by Prescribable Opioids (With or Without Other Legal Drugs) by Year, Utah, 1999-2006
- Deaths by Small Area, Utah, 2000-2006
Definition
The number of incidents (ED visits, hospitalizations, deaths) resulting from the ingestion of poison per 10,000 population (ED visits, hospitalizations) or per 100,000 (deaths). This includes unintentional poisonings, intentional poisonings, and poisonings of undetermined intent.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | The number of incidents (ED visits, hospitalizations, deaths) resulting from the ingestion of poison. |
| Denominator: | Total number of persons in the population of Utah. |
Page Content Updated On 02/07/08,
Published on 02/12/08
