6. MORTALITY FROM INJURIES
Figure
Number
Indicator
2012 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average rate
for all groups
Average rate
for all groups
in 2012
Definitions
6-1 Unintentional injuries
94.8
123.6
42.4
The number of deaths from unintentional injuries in accidents (ICD-10 codes V01?X59,
Y85?Y86) per 100,000 age-adjusted population.
6-2 Motor vehicle-related injuries
37.8
231.6
11.4
The number of deaths from motor vehicle-related injuries (ICD-10 codes V02?V04,
V09.0, V09.2, V12?V14, V19.0?V19.2, V19.4?V19.6,V20?V79,
V80.3?V80.5,V81.0?V81.1,V82.0?V82.1, V83?V86, V87.0?V87.8, V88.0?V88.8, V89.0,
V89.2) per 100,000 age-adjusted population.
6-3 Fall-related injuries
13.2
17.9
11.2
The number of deaths from fall-related injuries (ICD-10 codes W00-W19) per 100,000
age-adjusted population.
6-4 Drowning mortality
2.9
123.1
1.3
The number of deaths due to accidental drowning and submersion (ICD-10 codes W65-
W74) per 100,000 age-adjusted population.
6-5 Injury by firearms
12.6
-8.7
13.8
The number of deaths by firearms (ICD-10 codes W32?W34, X72?X74, X93?X95,
Y22?Y24, Y 35.0) per 100,000 age-adjusted population. Causes of death attributable to
firearm mortality include accidental discharge of firearms, intentional self-harm
(suicide) by discharge of firearms, assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms,
discharge of firearms -undetermined intent, and legal intervention involving firearm
discharge. Deaths from injury by firearms exclude deaths due to explosives and other
causes indirectly related to firearms.
6-6 Drug-induced deaths
13.4
-17.8
16.3
The number of drug-induced deaths (ICD-10 codes
F11.0?F11.5, F11.7?F11.9,
F12.0?F12.5, F12.7?F12.9, F13.0?F13.5, F13.7?F13.9, F14.0?F14.5, F14.7?F14.9,
F15.0?F15.5, F15.7?F15.9, F16.0?F16.5, F16.7?F16.9, F17.0, F17.3?F17.5,
F17.7?F17.9, F18.0?F18.5, F18.7?F18.9, F19.0?F19.5, F19.7?F19.9, X40?X44,
X60?X64, X85, Y10?Y14
) per 100,000 age-adjusted population. Causes of death
attributable to drug-induced mortality include selected codes from the ICD-10 title
Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use, accidental
poisoning by and exposure to drugs, medicaments and biological substances;
intentional self-poisoning (suicide) by and exposure to drugs; assault (homicide) by
drugs, medicaments and biological substances; and poisoning by and exposure to
drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined intent. Drug-induced
causes exclude accidents, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to drug use.
Also excluded are newborn deaths associated with mother?s drug use.
6-7 Alcohol-induced deaths
78.6
453.5
14.2
The number of alcohol-induced deaths (ICD-10 codes
F10, G31.2, G62.1, I42.6, K29.2,
K70, R78.0, X45, X65, Y15
) per 100,000 age-adjusted population. Causes of death
attributable to alcohol-induced mortality include mental and behavioral disorders due to
alcohol use, degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol, alcoholic polyneuropathy,
alcoholic cardiomyopathy, alcoholic gastritis, alcoholic liver disease, finding of alcohol in
blood, accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, intentional self-poisoning by and
exposure to alcohol; and poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent.
Alcohol-induced causes exclude accidents, homicides, and other causes indirectly
related to alcohol use.
6-8 Intentional self-harm (suicide)
17.9
10.5
16.2
The number of deaths due to intentional self-harm (ICD-10 codes X60-X84, Y87.0) per
100,000 age-adjusted population.
6-9 Assault (homicide)
17.3
193.2
5.9
The number of deaths due to assault (homicide; ICD-10 codes X85-X09, Y87.1) per
100,000 age-adjusted population.
(Number of deaths per 100,000 population age-adjusted to 2000 standard. The causes of death are classified by the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases or ICD-10.
Drug-induced deaths include accidental, suicidal, and homicidal poisoning by drugs, but also disorders due to use of psychoactive substances. Alcohol-induced deaths include accidental,
suicidal, and homicidal by drugs, but also disorders due to use of alcohol)
AMERICAN INDIANS? STANDING IN ARIZONA IN 2012
ON 70 INDICATORS OF HEALTH STATUS (continued)
Health Status Profile of American Indians in Arizona, 2012 Data Book
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