Indicator Profile of Unintentional Injury Deaths
Why Is This Important?
In Utah, unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death and disability. They account for approximately 760 deaths and 9,500 hospitalizations each year. In addition, thousands of less severe injuries are being treated in doctor's offices, clinics, emergency departments, homes, schools, work sites, etc.Most injuries can be prevented by choosing safe behaviors, using safety equipment, and obeying safety laws. High-priority prevention areas include: motor vehicle crash injury, pedestrian injury, bicycle injury, and fall-related injury.
Data Notes
ICD-9 codes E800-E869, E880-E929; ICD-10 codes V01-X59, Y85-Y86. Does not include legal intervention. Note that American Indian/AK Native category has significantly higher rate of unintentional injury death than that of the White category. Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.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); Population Estimates: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;Other Views
- Rates by Ethnicity, Utah, 2004-2006
- Rates by Local Health District, Utah, 2006-2008
- Rates by Small Area, Utah, 2006-2008
- Rates, Utah and U.S., 1981-2008
Definition
Unintentional deaths due to all causes per 100,000 population.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of unintentional injury deaths. (ICD-9 codes E800-E869, E880-E929; ICD-10 codes V01-X59, Y85-Y86) |
| Denominator: | Total number of persons in the population of Utah. |
Page Content Updated On 10/28/09,
Published on 10/29/09
