Indicator Report - Injury: Unintentional Injury Deaths
Why Is This Important?
Between 1999 and 2010, unintentional injuries were consistently the leading cause of death among people 1 to 44 years of age in New Mexico. The number of unintentional injury deaths ranged from 891 in 1999 to 1,208 in 2010. Many more people are hospitalized, visit the emergency department, and visit physiciain offices or clinics for unintentional injuries each year.Unintentional Injury Death Rates, New Mexico and U.S. 1999-2007
Data Notes
Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Standard PopulationOther Views
Definition
Deaths due to all causes of unintentional injuryHow We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of unintentional injury deaths. (ICD-10 codes V01-X59, Y85-Y86) |
| Denominator: | The mid-year estimated population of New Mexico |
Page Content Updated On 12/11/2009,
Published on 06/14/2012
