HSAM 2013

6. MORTALITY FROM INJURIES

Figure

Number

Indicator

2013 rate for

American

Indians

Percent above

or below the

average rate

for all groups

Average rate

for all groups

in 2013

Definitions

6-1 Unintentional injuries

104.5

125.7

46.3 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

31.7

178.1

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

10.3

-14.9

12.1 The number of deaths from fall-related injuries (ICD-10 codes W00-W19) per 100,000

age-adjusted population.

6-4 Drowning mortality

1.3

18.2

1.1 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

13.0

-7.8

14.1

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

18.7

10.7

16.9

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

84.7

439.5

15.7

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)

21.9

28.8

17.0 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)

17.7

200.0

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 2013

ON 69 INDICATORS OF HEALTH STATUS (continued)

Health Status Profile of American Indians in Arizona, 2013 Data Book