Indicator Profile of Unintentional Injury Deaths

Why Is This Important?

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.

In Utah, unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death and disability. They account for approximately 680 deaths and 9,000 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.

Unintentional Injury Deaths, Utah and U.S., 1981-2006

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Data Notes

ICD-9 codes E800-E869, E880-E929; ICD-10 codes V01-X59, Y85-Y86. Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population. Does not include legal intervention. 

Data Sources

Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health;  National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;  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; 

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Definition

Number of unintentional deaths due to all causes per 100,000 persons in the population of reference.

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. Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.)
Denominator: Total number of persons in the population.

Page Content Updated On 10/24/07, Published on 11/01/07
Violence and Injury Prevention Program, Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Community and Family Health Services, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT Telephone: (801) 538-6864. Email: vipp@utah.gov. Website: www.health.utah.gov/vipp
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