Indicator Report - Unintentional Injury Hospital Discharges - Children Age 0-4 by County, 2006-2010
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 hospitalizations among all ages ranged from 4,650 in 1999 to 7,448 in 2006. Even more people visit the emergency department and physician offices or clinics for unintentional injuries each year.Unintentional Injury Hospital Discharges - Children Age 0-4 by County, 2006-2010
Data Sources
Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data, New Mexico Department of Health.Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.Other Views
Definition
Inpatient hospital stays due to all causes of unintentional injuryHow We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of unintentional injury hospital discharges. (ICD-9 codes E800-E869, E880-E929) |
| Denominator: | The mid-year estimated population of New Mexico |
Page Content Updated On 06/05/2012,
Published on 06/14/2012
