Unintentional Injury Mortality - Charts
What this chart shows: Unintentional Injury Mortality Rates (per 100,000) by Gender in Larimer County, 1999-2006
Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- Colorado Health Information Dataset
What these data tell us:
In Larimer County (1999-2006), males had a higher rate of death from unintentional injury than females. These data are supported by national statistics, which show men to be at almost two times the risk of death due to unintentional injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WISQARS Injury Mortality Reports). The Mayo Clinic states that the higher risk of death in males may be because males are more likely to engage in aggressive behaviors that put them at risk for unintentional injury.For males in Larimer County, during this period, the groups most impacted by unintentional injury deaths were those aged 25-34 and 15-24 (both 17% of total male unintentional injury deaths), while females experienced a large percentage of unintentional injury deaths in the over 85 group (23% of total female unintentional injury deaths). The main cause of unintentional injury death in males aged 25-34 and 15-24, was motor vehicle related (60% for those aged 25-34 and 76% for those aged 15-24), while the two most common causes of unintentional injury death in females over 85 were fall related (46%) and other unspecified non-transport injuries (46%).
What this chart shows: Total Unintentional Injury Deaths by Race/ Ethnicity in Larimer County, 1999-2006
Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- Colorado Health Information Dataset
What these data tell us:
In Larimer County (1999-2006), the majority of unintentional injury deaths were in Whites (91%). Additionally, those of Hispanic ethnicity comprised 9% of unintentional injury deaths. The death statistics are representative of the overall community demographics with those of White race constituting 91%, and those of Hispanic ethnicity making up 10%, of the overall population (American Community Survey, 2006). The Asian community in Larimer County (which constituted about 2% of the population in 2006) had an absence of deaths from this cause during the period discussed.The breakdown by race/ethnicity in Colorado is similar to that of Larimer County, with Whites and Hispanics having the highest unintentional injury death totals, respectively (click here to see Colorado data). However, national data indicate that Native Americans have the highest mortality rates for unintentional injury (followed by Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian groups, respectively). National data indicate that Native Americans are more likely to experience unintentional injuries associated with motor vehicles, poisoning, drowning, falls, firearms, and environmental exposure while Blacks are more likely to experience injuries that are motor vehicle, poisoning and fire-related. To see the unintentional injury data for the United States click here.
Additional Information:
Unintentional Injury Deaths by Race/Ethnicity in Colorado, 1999-2006
|
|
American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
Black |
Hispanic |
White |
|
1999 |
10 |
18 |
59 |
271 |
1,417 |
|
2000 |
21 |
36 |
65 |
292 |
1,593 |
|
2001 |
21 |
25 |
59 |
309 |
1,597 |
|
2002 |
13 |
13 |
68 |
311 |
1,709 |
|
2003 |
30 |
26 |
58 |
324 |
1,667 |
|
2004 |
15 |
16 |
70 |
315 |
1,689 |
|
2005 |
19 |
20 |
63 |
324 |
1,810 |
|
2006 |
24 |
26 |
75 |
290 |
1,753 |
Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- Colorado Health Information Dataset
Unintentional Injury Mortality Rates by Race/ Ethnicity for the United States, 1999-2005*
|
|
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
Hispanic |
White |
Black |
American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
|
1999 |
17 |
31 |
35 |
40 |
56 |
|
2000 |
18 |
30 |
35 |
38 |
52 |
|
2001 |
17 |
31 |
36 |
38 |
52 |
|
2002 |
18 |
31 |
38 |
37 |
55 |
|
2003 |
18 |
31 |
38 |
36 |
57 |
|
2004 |
17 |
30 |
39 |
36 |
54 |
|
2005 |
18 |
31 |
40 |
39 |
55 |
* Age-Adjusted Rates
Data Source: National Center for Injury Prevention & Control- Web-based Injury Statistics Query & Reporting System (WISQARS)
Data Tables:
Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate by Gender in Larimer County, 1999-2006*
|
Female |
Male |
|
|
1999 |
29 |
37 |
|
2000 |
26 |
49 |
|
2001 |
19 |
40 |
|
2002 |
32 |
42 |
|
2003 |
23 |
53 |
|
2004 |
24 |
58 |
|
2005 |
31 |
42 |
|
2006 |
25 |
50 |
* Age-Adjusted Rates
Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- Colorado Health Information Dataset
Total Unintentional Injury Deaths by Race/ Ethnicity in Larimer County, 1999-2006
|
American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
Black |
Hispanic |
White |
|
|
0 |
0 |
7 |
63 |
636 |
Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- Colorado Health Information Dataset