Injury mortality among Arizona residents

              INJURY MORTALITY
AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS,
1990-2000
by
Christopher K. Mrela, Ph.D., Assistant Registrar of Vital Statistics
Trentham Coe, Senior Research Data Analyst
March 2002
INJURYMORTALITY AMONG
ARIZONARESIDENTS, 1990-2000
Table of Contents
Page
PURPOSE..................................................................................................1
METHODS AND SOURCES .........................................................................1
DATA ORGANIZATION..............................................................................1
KEY FINDINGS
INJURY MORTALITY BY INTENT
1. ALL INJURY DEATHS ................................................ 3
DATA TABLES ................................................... 11
2. ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY).................... 25
DATA TABLES ................................................... 35
3. INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) ...................... 51
DATA TABLES ................................................... 59
4. ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) ............................................ 77
DATA TABLES ................................................... 81
5. LEGAL INTERVENTION .......................................... 89
DATA TABLES ................................................... 93
6. EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT ...................... 97
DATA TABLES ..................................................101
INJURY MORTALITY BY MECHANISM
7. FIREARM-RELATED DEATHS.................................107
DATA TABLES ..................................................115
8. DRUG-RELATED DEATHS ......................................131
DATA TABLES ..................................................137
9. DROWNING DEATHS.............................................149
DATA TABLES ..................................................155
CAUSE-OF-DEATH CATEGORIES FOR INJURY MORTALITY ...................165
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to provide
information concerning injury mortality among
Arizona residents. The data for 2000 are placed in
a temporal context by comparison with the data
for the preceding ten years.
This publication incorporates the contents of the
five previously published reports on suicide
mortality, firearm-related deaths, drug-related
mortality, unintentional drowning deaths, and
injury mortality among children and adolescents.
The specific health status information focused on
selected types of injury death or selected
population subgroups is supplemented with a
broad overview of patterns of injury mortality
both by the “intent” or manner of injury death
(that is accidents, homicides, suicides, etc.), and
“mechanism” of injury (for example, drowning,
firearms, drugs) among all residents of the State.
The new format of injury mortality statistics
reflects breaks in comparability of mortality data
and continuity in statistical trends effective with
deaths occurring in 2000. Beginning with the
2000 data year in Arizona (1999 nationally) two
major changes have occurred that affect the
computation of mortality rates, tabulation of
leading causes of death and analyses of mortality
data over time. First, a new revision of the
International Classification of Diseases (ICD),
used to classify causes of death, was
implemented. The Tenth Revision (ICD-10) has
replaced the Ninth Revision (ICD-9), which was in
effect since 1979. Second, a new population
standard for the age adjustment of mortality
rates has replaced the standard based on the
1940 population and used since 1943.
Any comparison of causes of mortality in Arizona
between 2000 and previous years needs to take
into account the changes in statistical trends that
can be attributed to changes in the classification
system and/or changes in the age-adjustment
method. Age-adjusted rates can only be
compared to other age-adjusted rates that use
the same population standard. The age-adjusted
mortality rates in this report, based on the (new)
2000 standard, CANNOT BE compared to rates,
which use the 1940 standard population. In
addition, the implementation of ICD-10 changed
the coding rules and rules for selecting the
underlying causes of death. Moreover, cause-of-death
titles have been changed and the cause-of-death
categories regrouped. In particular, the
new categories for neglect, abuse, and
maltreatment as causes of death, or categories of
specific types of drugs causing fatal poisoning are
not comparable to those used before 2000.
METHODS AND SOURCES
Data on the number and characteristics of injury
deaths among Arizona residents were obtained
from the death certificates filed with the Arizona
Department of Health Services.
The causes of injury death for 2000 are classified
by ICD-10. The causes of injury death for 1990-
1999 are classified by ICD-9.
Population denominators for Arizona residents,
used to re-calculate the age-adjusted mortality
rates, are the latest available estimates for 1991-
1999, released in December 1999 by
the Population Statistics Unit in the
Arizona Department of Economic Security
(www.hs.state.az.us/plan/popsets19.htm) and census
enumerations for 1990 and 2000 from the U.S.
Census Bureau (www.census.gov).
In order to increase the reliability of injury-specific
proportions and rates, many of them
were calculated for a full eleven-year period
1990-2000. Eleven year summary rates provide
more accurate descriptions when the number of
events is small and or the events occur in small
populations. The 1995 population counts (i.e.,
population at midpoint) multiplied by eleven,
were used as the denominators for average
annual rate calculations.
DATA ORGANIZATION
Injury Mortality Among Arizona Residents, 1990-
2000 is divided into 9 sections. Sections 1
through 6 are focused on the “intent” or manner
of injury death and provide an overview of all
injury deaths, accidents, intentional self-harm
(suicide), assault (homicide), legal intervention,
and events of undetermined intent.
Sections 7 through 9 are focused on three specific
“mechanisms” of injury mortality: firearms,
drugs, and drownings.
It is hoped that Injury Mortality Among Arizona
Residents, 1990-2000 will be a valuable resource
for public health professionals, policy makers and
all those who are interested in reducing the risk
of injury: the leading cause of preventable death
and disability in Arizona.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
ALL INJURY DEATHS 1
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 3
ALL INJURY DEATHS
1 25 33 50 75 100
1
10
100
1,000
10,000
Age
Figure 1-1
Number of Deaths from Injuries and All Other Causes by Single-Year
of Age Among Arizona Residents: Eleven-Year Summary
for 1990-2000
Note: Log scale.
INJURIES
ALL OTHER
CAUSES
Injuries are the leading
cause of death among
Arizonans ages 1 to 5 and 9
to 33 (Figure 1-1). In the
eleven-year period from
1990 to 2000, unintentional
injuries in accidents,
combined with self-inflicted
injuries in suicide and
injuries purposely inflicted
by other person, accounted
for 9.0 percent of total
deaths (34,490 injury
deaths among 383,463
deaths from all causes in
1990-2000). Among
adolescents and young
adults ages 14-21, injuries
have claimed 4.3 times as
many lives as all other
causes of deaths combined
(4,199 vs. 968), accounting
for more than 81 percent of
total deaths of these
persons in 1990-2000
(Table 1-1).
Figure 1-2
Average Annual Percent of Total Injury Deaths By Intent
Among Arizona Residents: Eleven-Year Summary
for 1990-2000
N = 34,490 total injury deaths in 1990-2000
Accident (unintentional injury)
20,729 deaths
(60.1%)
Intentional
self-harm
(suicide) 8,366
deaths (24.3%)
Assault (homicide)
4,554 deaths (13.2%)
Legal
intervention
175 deaths (0.5%)
Undetermined intent
666 deaths
(1.9%)
Substantially more
Arizonans died in accidents
(60.1 percent) than from
any other cause of injury
death (Figure 1-2).
Intentional self-harm
(suicide) was the second
leading manner of injury
mortality (24.3 percent),
followed by assault (13.2
percent)
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 5
ALL INJURY DEATHS
The age-adjusted
mortality rate for all
injuries declined for the
sixth consecutive year,
from a recent peak of
81.0/100,000 in 1994
to 64.9/100,000 in
2000 (Figure 1-3).
Arizona males were 2.7
times more likely to die
in 2000 from injury
than Arizona females
(96.0/100.000 vs.
35.1/100,000). 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0.0
35.0
70.0
105.0
140.0
Both 71.4 67.0 69.2 74.5 81.0 79.8 76.0 75.2 74.5 71.0 64.9
Male 108.8 99.8 99.0 106.7 122.8 115.9 114.6 112.8 109.5 103.4 96.0
Female 36.1 36.2 40.3 43.8 40.6 45.3 38.5 38.3 39.9 39.1 35.1
Figure 1-3
Age-Adjusted* Mortality Rates for Total Injury Deaths by Gender and Year,
Arizona, 1990-2000
MALE
FEMALE
*Number of deaths per 100,000 popoulation age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard
BOTH
The highest mortality
rates among race/
ethnic groups for all
injuries combined in
both 1990 and 2000
were those of American
Indian residents of the
State (Figure 1-4).
In 2000, the injury
mortality rate among
American Indians was
2.4 times higher than
the rate for Hispanics
and 4.2 times as high
as the injury death rate
of Asians.
183.7
94.6
71.4
65.8
60.3
45.1
American
Indian
Black
ALL
White non-
Hispanic
Hispanic
Asian
Figure 1-4
Comparison of Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for All Injury
Deaths by Race/Ethnic Group, Arizona, 1990 and 2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population in specified group age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard
148.7
79.5
64.9
62.9
59.3
35.2
American
Indian
Black
ALL
Hispanic
White non-
Hispanic
Asian
1990 2000
6 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
ALL INJURY DEATHS
Figure 1-5
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Total Injury Deaths by
County of Residence, Arizona, 2000
45.0
75.1
22.2
72.0
60.0
72.3 49.9
54.9
75.3
75.4
86.5
83.0
92.6
95.0
141.5
Pima
Pinal
Greenlee
Graham
Gila
Maricopa
La Paz
Santa Cruz
Yuma
Cochise
Yavapai
Apache
Navajo
Coconino
Mohave
22.2 - 60.0
60.0 - 75.4
75.4 - 141.5
In 2000, the death rates for
total injuries ranged from a
low of 22.2/100,000 in Santa
Cruz County to a high of
141.5/100,000 in Apache
County (Figure 1-5), a more
than six fold difference.
Compared to the state rate of
64.9/100,000, Apache
County’s rate was 118
percent greater, Navajo
County’s 46 percent greater
and Gila County’s 43 percent
greater. The three major
events accounting for the
injury fatalities, demise by
one’s own or another’s hand
or unintentional injury in an
accident, were the least likely
among the residents of Santa
Cruz, Yuma and Graham
Counties
Figure 1-6
Deaths From Injuries as a Percent of Total Mortality from
All Causes by County of Residence, Arizona, 2000
4.4 - 7.4
7.4 - 8.7
8.7 - 19.9
7.7
7.4
7.8
7.4
8.6
9.2
16.8
13.4
19.9
8.1
9.0
4.4
8.7
7.0
6.8
Pima
Pinal
Greenlee
Graham
Gila
Maricopa
La Paz
Santa Cruz
Yuma
Cochise
Yavapai
Apache
Navajo
Coconino
Mohave
Corresponding to the
excessive injury mortality risk
in Apache County, fatal
injuries accounted in 2000 for
almost 20 percent of the total
deaths to its residents
(Figure 1-6). The proportion
of injury deaths in Coconino
and Navajo Counties also was
excessive (16.8 and 13.4
percent, respectively). These
three counties accounted in
2000 for 52 percent of all
American Indian residents of
Arizona (133,068 out of
255,879), the group at the
highest risk of injury death.
While American Indians made
up only 5 percent of the
State’s total population, they
accounted for 77 percent of
the residents of Apache
County, and 48 percent of the
Navajo County population.
NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION
(age-adjusted to 2000 standard)
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 7
ALL INJURY DEATHS
Between 1990 and 2000
injuries caused 67.5
percent, or 4,367 fatal
injuries among 6,465
total deaths of Arizonans
1-19 years old (Figure
1-7). Unintentional
injuries in accidents
accounted for 1.9 times
as many deaths as
homicides and suicides
combined (2,787 vs.
1,485).
Figure 1-7
Average Annual Percent of Total Deaths By Mortality
Category Among Children and Adolescents 1-19 Years Old,
Arizona, 1990-2000
N = 6,465 deaths in 1990-2000
Unintentional
injury
(2,787 deaths, 43.1%)
Natural cause
(2,098 deaths, 32.5%)
Assault (homicide)
(841 deaths, 13.0%)
Intentional self-harm
(suicide)
(644 deaths, 10.0%)
Undetermined
(75 deaths, 1.2%)
Legal intervention
(20 deaths, 0.3%)
Among age groups,
children 5-9 years old
had the lowest annual
rates of injury death,
followed by children
10-14 years of age,
preschoolers 1-4 years
old, infants <1 and
adolescents 15 to 19
years of age (Figure 1-
8).
Figure 1-8
Rates of Injury Deaths by Age Group Among
Persons 0-19 Years Old, Arizona 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
15-19
<1
10-14
1-4
5-9
Number of injury deaths per 100,000 persons in specified age group:
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ALL INJURY DEATHS
22.8
16.5
14.9
12.8
12.3
10.4
American
Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
ALL
ARIZONANS
White
non-Hispanic
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Figure 1-9
Mortality Rates for All Injury Deaths by Race/Ethnic Group
Among Children 1-14 Years Old, Arizona, 2000
Number of injury deaths per 100,000 population in specified group
The highest among ethnic
groups mortality rates for
all injury deaths of
children 1-14 years old in
2000 were those of
American Indians (22.8/
100,000), compared to
16.5/100,000 among
Asians, 14.9/100,000
among Blacks, 12.8/
100,000 among Hispanics,
and 10.4/ 100,000 among
White non-Hispanics
(Figure 1-9).
162.0
122.3
62.6
61.6
51.5
American
Indian
Black
ALL
ARIZONANS
Hispanic
White
non-Hispanic
Asian
0.0 45.0 90.0 135.0 180.0
Figure 1-10
Mortality Rates for All Injury Deaths by Race/Ethnic Group
Among Adolescents 15-19 Years Old, Arizona, 2000
Number of injury deaths per 100,000 population in specified group
0.0
The injury death rates for
adolescents 15-19 years
old in 2000 also were
substantially higher among
American Indians, than
they were among Blacks,
Hispanics and White non-
Hispanics (Figure 1-10).
There were no deaths
among Asian adolescents
in 2000.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 9
1
ALL INJURY DEATHS
DATA TABLES
1-1 NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM INJURIES AND All OTHER CAUSES
BY SINGLE-YEAR OF AGE AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS:
ELEVEN-YEAR SUMMARY FOR 1990-2000 ............................................ 13
1-2 TOTAL MORTALITY AND INJURY MORTALITY BY INTENT,
GENDER, AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ......................................... 15
1-3 TOTAL MORTALITY AND INJURY MORTALITY BY COUNTY
OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000................................. 16
1-4 INJURY MORTALITY BY INTENT, RACE/ETHNIC GROUP
AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................... 17
1-5 ALL INJURY DEATHS BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 18
1-6 MORTALITY RATES FOR INJURIES BY INTENT AND FOR NATURAL
CAUSES AMONG AGE GROUPS OF PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 19
1-7 NUMBER OF INJURY DEATHS BY INTENT AND YEAR
AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD BY AGE GROUP,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 20
1-8 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD BY
INTENT, AGE GROUP AND RACE/ETHNICITY, ARIZONA, 2000................. 21
1-9 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD BY
INTENT AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, ARIZONA, 2000.......................... 22
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 11
TABLE 1-1
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM INJURIES AND All OTHER CAUSES BY
SINGLE-YEAR OF AGE AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS:
ELEVEN-YEAR SUMMARY FOR 1990-2000
Age
Total deaths
from all causes
Injury death*
Not an injury
death
<1 6223 312 5911
1 591 296 295
2 380 204 176
3 249 136 113
4 231 132 99
5 167 86 81
6 153 71 82
7 165 77 88
8 144 65 79
9 137 73 64
10 163 89 74
11 159 79 80
12 197 115 82
13 235 137 98
14 253 184 69
15 377 286 91
16 571 440 131
17 655 541 114
18 817 690 127
19 821 666 155
20 759 625 134
21 914 767 147
22 826 657 169
23 859 666 193
24 840 619 221
25 883 644 239
26 863 617 246
27 897 589 308
28 997 651 346
29 1070 672 398
30 1078 614 464
31 1177 630 547
32 1260 634 626
33 1253 630 623
34 1432 687 745
35 1434 662 772
36 1506 678 828
37 1578 657 921
38 1631 641 990
39 1613 596 1017
40 1752 609 1143
41 1938 652 1286
42 1911 597 1314
43 2091 600 1491
44 2030 557 1473
45 2102 554 1548
46 2031 465 1566
47 2091 465 1626
48 2189 394 1795
49 2278 422 1856
50 2373 355 2018
51 2406 322 2084
52 2484 327 2157
53 2710 310 2400
54 2691 287 2404
55 2824 271 2553
56 3084 282 2802
57 3227 261 2966
58 3503 263 3240
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 13
TABLE 1-1 (continued)
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM INJURIES AND ALL OTHER CAUSES BY
SINGLE-YEAR OF AGE AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS:
ELEVEN-YEAR SUMMARY FOR 1990-2000
59 3740 225 3515
60 3938 248 3690
61 4326 234 4092
62 4620 217 4403
63 4864 219 4645
64 5425 235 5190
65 5829 210 5619
66 6366 230 6136
67 6943 234 6709
68 7327 231 7096
69 8027 268 7759
70 8479 262 8217
71 8888 268 8620
72 9407 254 9153
73 9835 277 9558
74 10349 288 10061
75 10691 291 10400
76 10881 290 10591
77 11051 306 10745
78 11248 301 10947
79 11185 305 10880
80 11318 269 11049
81 11266 293 10973
82 11291 291 11000
83 10960 275 10685
84 10697 261 10436
85 10049 237 9812
86 9772 244 9528
87 9015 229 8786
88 8493 223 8270
89 7729 170 7559
90 6907 162 6745
91 6155 163 5992
92 5270 110 5160
93 4511 114 4397
94 3731 68 3663
95 2975 67 2908
96 2292 53 2239
97 1764 33 1731
98 1295 24 1271
99 970 18 952
100 706 14 692
101 460 11 449
102 326 7 319
103 212 2 210
104 123 6 117
105 92 1 91
106 41 0 41
107 25 0 25
108 22 0 22
109 10 0 10
110 4 0 4
111 4 0 4
112 2 0 2
113 2 0 2
114 5 0 5
115 1 0 1
Unknown 276 144 132
All ages 383463 34490 348973
* Includes accidental (or unintentional) injuries + self-inflicted injuries in suicide +
injuries inflicted by other person (s) in homicide + injuries due to legal intervention +
injuries which were undetermined whether they were purposely or accidentally inflicted.
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TABLE 1-2
TOTAL MORTALITY AND INJURY MORTALITY BY INTENT, GENDER AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Both ALL INJURY DEATHS 2574 2477 2645 2909 3267 3431 3384 3457 3571 3494 3281
Unintentional injury 1538 1425 1572 1686 1879 1973 2091 2104 2182 2192 2087
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 692 658 660 755 816 858 762 810 845 773 737
Assault (homicide) 302 334 351 387 477 530 459 443 447 430 394
Legal intervention 12 6 19 11 9 18 17 25 21 27 10
Events of undetermined intent 30 54 43 70 86 52 55 75 76 72 53
Male ALL INJURY DEATHS 1910 1789 1957 2139 2417 2513 2496 2541 2565 2481 2351
Unintentional injury 1082 953 1109 1170 1303 1371 1453 1450 1477 1481 1407
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 573 541 532 618 663 671 619 662 674 613 604
Assault (homicide) 226 248 268 286 378 417 368 352 348 315 295
Legal intervention 9 6 17 10 9 18 17 21 20 27 10
Events of undetermined intent 20 41 31 55 64 36 39 56 46 45 35
Female ALL INJURY DEATHS 664 688 688 770 850 918 888 916 1006 1013 930
Unintentional injury 456 472 463 516 576 602 638 654 705 711 680
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 119 117 128 137 153 187 143 148 171 160 133
Assault (homicide) 76 86 83 101 99 113 91 91 99 115 99
Legal intervention 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
Events of undetermined intent 10 13 12 15 22 16 16 19 30 27 18
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 15
TABLE 1-3
TOTAL MORTALITY AND INJURY MORTALITY BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total State Total, all causes 28471 29173 30814 33295 34282 35428 36579 37151 38395 39673 40202
-- Injury deaths 2574 2477 2645 2909 3267 3431 3384 3457 3571 3494 3281
Apache Total, all causes 391 389 406 397 369 380 459 390 418 436 453
-- Injury deaths 108 121 94 102 89 77 144 99 96 92 90
Cochise Total, all causes 797 801 806 885 836 919 936 977 1027 1005 1067
-- Injury deaths 64 64 62 48 76 81 71 71 76 80 93
Coconino Total, all causes 397 413 439 465 451 526 474 464 542 486 501
-- Injury deaths 71 69 82 89 107 106 116 95 93 88 84
Gila Total, all causes 462 491 488 537 500 586 540 580 624 636 578
-- Injury deaths 39 32 40 51 43 56 55 53 51 50 47
Graham Total, all causes 220 228 237 217 229 259 274 234 269 290 244
-- Injury deaths 11 20 15 25 25 30 28 26 20 38 17
Greenlee Total, all causes 58 64 47 78 50 65 59 59 67 67 73
-- Injury deaths 6 7 4 5 4 5 4 4 6 4 5
Maricopa Total, all causes 15805 16048 17085 18310 19001 19340 20339 20327 21041 22348 22600
-- Injury deaths 1359 1251 1295 1454 1645 1727 1699 1790 1860 1858 1673
Mohave Total, all causes 1070 1112 1183 1330 1390 1464 1441 1639 1807 1752 1917
-- Injury deaths 95 100 112 106 131 124 99 117 126 123 147
Navajo Total, all causes 521 465 556 628 598 580 658 658 611 682 656
-- Injury deaths 98 77 104 109 112 116 112 121 102 116 88
Pima Total, all causes 5571 5738 5952 6398 6648 6689 6876 6995 6993 7229 7329
-- Injury deaths 445 426 478 517 552 595 533 575 577 620 662
Pinal Total, all causes 1004 1051 1059 1088 1220 1323 1275 1345 1452 1426 1541
-- Injury deaths 111 133 123 101 158 154 147 131 154 140 132
Santa Cruz Total, all causes 139 181 167 199 187 188 180 213 215 197 204
-- Injury deaths 7 12 13 20 13 15 10 10 20 20 9
Yavapai Total, all causes 1218 1293 1410 1491 1520 1693 1661 1804 1876 1899 1897
-- Injury deaths 87 81 105 110 104 108 104 111 143 138 141
Yuma Total, all causes 686 730 723 846 820 888 863 913 922 928 946
-- Injury deaths 54 65 66 53 76 83 79 75 88 80 74
La Paz Total, all causes 132 169 171 142 159 186 183 170 207 165 185
-- Injury deaths 19 19 19 14 14 17 26 21 28 13 17
Unknown Total, all causes 0 0 85 284 304 342 361 383 324 127 11
-- Injury deaths 0 0 33 105 118 137 157 158 131 34 2
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TABLE 1-4
INJURY MORTALITY BY INTENT, RACE/ETHNIC GROUP AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
White non- All injury deaths 1766 1607 1716 1895 2086 2267 2104 2213 2329 2150 2105
Hispanic Unintentional injury 1012 896 989 1059 1206 1294 1291 1340 1407 1357 1342
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 579 524 537 619 642 704 615 645 682 589 586
Assault (homicide) 149 146 153 171 185 222 155 160 171 146 131
Legal intervention 5 4 11 6 4 13 9 13 14 11 7
Events of undetermined intent 21 37 26 40 49 34 34 55 55 47 39
Hispanic All injury deaths 362 443 459 510 595 638 674 641 681 753 690
Unintentional injury 227 268 263 295 325 344 385 355 399 443 409
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 53 68 65 73 98 89 86 86 98 106 92
Assault (homicide) 77 96 120 127 155 191 187 184 169 184 180
Legal intervention 2 1 5 2 1 5 5 8 5 11 3
Events of undetermined intent 3 10 6 13 16 9 11 8 10 9 6
Black All injury deaths 98 88 99 108 159 145 121 141 128 132 115
Unintentional injury 45 36 48 51 56 64 56 72 68 64 66
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 15 22 13 12 14 19 13 19 11 19 10
Assault (homicide) 36 29 34 43 82 60 49 46 48 43 38
Legal intervention 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 0
Events of undetermined intent 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 0 5 1
American All injury deaths 322 314 341 375 390 351 452 420 393 386 325
Indian Unintentional injury 241 218 255 269 273 251 335 315 283 281 243
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 40 40 39 48 51 41 42 48 46 43 41
Assault (homicide) 34 50 39 42 52 52 66 46 52 49 36
Legal intervention 4 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 3 0
Events of undetermined intent 3 5 8 13 13 7 7 10 11 10 5
Asian All injury deaths 20 21 23 17 28 21 22 32 31 34 33
Unintentional injury 10 7 16 11 15 16 16 14 19 22 19
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 5 2 4 3 10 3 5 12 8 7 7
Assault (homicide) 3 12 3 3 2 2 0 5 4 5 7
Events of undetermined intent 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 17
TABLE 1-5
ALL INJURY DEATHS BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
<1 29 29 36 23 41 22 28 27 20 32 22
1-4 58 70 71 74 82 85 74 68 78 55 56
5-9 31 34 32 41 28 38 40 42 31 22 33
10-14 49 41 59 65 55 76 61 61 53 41 43
15-19 197 216 195 248 254 297 279 252 238 217 230
20-24 296 234 259 267 376 344 327 317 333 289 292
25-29 278 250 259 284 310 334 298 327 311 288 234
30-34 243 234 257 301 346 341 332 307 305 284 245
35-39 230 206 247 282 300 337 335 346 372 335 244
40-44 167 190 194 219 257 343 317 333 365 340 290
45-49 147 142 141 177 192 208 225 239 272 292 265
50-54 106 109 95 106 142 140 145 166 176 209 207
55-59 101 89 103 114 113 106 115 110 136 155 160
60-64 113 101 103 79 117 107 98 103 106 119 107
65-69 113 95 105 94 102 118 103 99 108 108 128
70-74 97 123 121 112 132 129 107 144 133 110 141
75-79 111 106 121 120 132 129 136 138 163 176 161
80-84 96 86 108 126 114 114 134 162 142 159 148
85-89 53 64 72 100 88 85 112 118 118 139 154
90-94 41 35 38 51 54 45 73 53 72 69 86
95-99 8 12 16 17 22 14 18 26 14 27 21
100+ 1 7 2 2 1 7 5 3 5 7 2
Unknown 9 4 11 7 9 12 22 16 20 21 12
Total 2574 2477 2645 2909 3267 3431 3384 3457 3571 3494 3281
18 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 1-6
MORTALITY RATES1 FOR INJURIES BY INTENT AND FOR NATURAL CAUSES AMONG
AGE GROUPS OF PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Age Group and Cause of Death 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
UNDER 1 YEAR2
Mortality from all causes
Deaths from natural causes
Deaths from injuries
(Accidents)
(Homicide)
(Unknown intent)
874.8
832.7
42.1
(33.4)
(8.7)
(0.0)
858.3
815.7
42.6
(32.3)
(8.8)
(1.5)
834.8
781.9
52.9
(36.7)
(16.2)
(0.0)
769.2
735.8
33.3
(26.1)
(5.8)
(1.4)
785.7
726.5
59.2
(45.1)
(9.9)
(4.2)
758.4
728.0
30.4
(19.3)
(11.1)
(0.0)
767.0
729.7
37.3
(30.6)
(5.3)
(1.3)
717.3
678.9
38.4
(23.8)
(7.9)
(4.0)
759.6
733.9
25.7
(18.0)
(1.3)
(5.1)
679.5
638.5
39.7
(32.3)
(7.5)
(0.0)
668.4
642.5
25.9
(17.6)
(7.1)
(1.2)
1-4 YEARS
Mortality from all causes
Deaths from natural causes
Deaths from injuries
(Accidents)
(Homicide)
(Unknown intent)
49.3
25.3
24.0
(20.7)
(3.3)
(0.0)
56.5
28.2
28.2
(25.8)
(1.6)
(0.8)
50.4
22.4
27.9
(24.8)
(2.8)
(0.4)
55.0
27.3
27.7
(24.7)
(3.0)
(0.0)
55.0
25.0
30.0
(23.9)
(5.4)
(0.7)
51.9
20.5
31.4
(27.0)
(4.0)
(0.4)
48.1
20.4
27.8
(23.7)
(3.0)
(1.1)
47.1
21.2
25.9
(22.7)
(1.1)
(1.1)
53.9
25.2
28.0
(24.8)
(3.2)
(0.0)
36.7
17.7
19.1
(17.0)
(2.1)
(0.0)
36.7
18.4
18.4
(17.4)
(1.0)
(0.0)
5-9 YEARS
Mortality from all causes
Deaths from natural causes
Deaths from injuries
(Accidents)
(Homicide)
(Unknown intent)
21.3
10.3
11.0
(9.2)
(1.4)
(0.4)
22.5
10.7
11.8
(11.1)
(0.4)
(0.4)
25.2
13.5
11.7
(10.6)
(1.1)
(0.0)
26.2
12.6
13.6
(12.3)
(1.3)
(0.0)
20.3
11.3
9.0
(8.0)
(1.0)
(0.0)
21.1
8.9
12.1
(11.5)
(0.6)
(0.0)
21.6
9.2
12.4
(9.2)
(2.3)
(0.9)
24.1
12.1
12.1
(10.7)
(0.8)
(0.3)
19.3
10.2
8.5
(7.2)
(1.1)
(0.3)
15.4
9.0
5.8
(5.0)
(0.5)
(0.3)
19.2
10.8
8.5
(7.2)
(1.3)
(0.0)
10-14 YEARS
Mortality from all causes
Deaths from natural causes
Deaths from injuries
(Accidents)
(Homicide)
(Suicide)
(Unknown intent)
30.6
11.6
19.0
(15.5)
(1.9)
(1.6)
(0.0)
23.4
7.9
15.5
(10.9)
(1.5)
(2.3)
(0.8)
33.4
11.8
21.7
(12.1)
(5.5)
(3.7)
(0.4)
38.4
15.7
22.7
(14.3)
(3.8)
(3.8)
(0.7)
34.4
15.7
18.7
(12.3)
(1.4)
(3.1)
(2.0)
36.8
9.7
27.1
(17.0)
(4.4)
(3.7)
(2.0)
30.5
11.4
19.1
(13.5)
(3.1)
(2.2)
(0.3)
31.1
12.3
18.9
(13.5)
(2.1)
(2.1)
(0.6)
24.8
8.7
15.7
(9.0)
(3.5)
(2.9)
(0.3)
22.9
10.1
11.5
(8.7)
(1.7)
(0.8)
(0.3)
22.2
10.8
11.4
(9.3)
(0.3)
(1.5)
(0.3)
15-19 YEARS
Mortality from all causes
Deaths from natural causes
Deaths from injuries
(Accidents)
(Homicide)
(Suicide)
(Other 3)
90.5
15.7
74.7
(47.5)
(10.7)
(16.1)
(0.4)
97.0
16.4
80.6
(40.3)
(19.0)
(18.3)
(3.0)
85.9
14.9
71.0
(39.0)
(18.6)
(12.4)
(1.1)
117.0
20.0
97.1
(48.9)
(23.9)
(22.7)
(1.6)
115.6
18.3
97.3
(43.9)
(27.9)
(23.7)
(1.9)
130.4
20.5
109.9
(52.8)
(33.4)
(18.7)
(5.0)
114.6
20.8
93.8
(46.1)
(24.4)
(18.2)
(5.1)
103.1
23.1
80.0
(35.7)
(19.0)
(23.7)
(1.6)
90.9
16.2
72.6
(39.9)
(16.8)
(15.2)
(0.6)
81.4
14.4
63.8
(35.8)
(16.2)
(10.2)
(1.2)
78.9
16.3
62.6
(35.9)
(14.4)
(11.1)
(1.1)
1 Number of deaths per 100,000 population in specified age group per year.
2 Number of births was used as the denominator for death rate calculations among infants.
3 Events of undetermined intent and/or legal intervention (see Table 1-7).
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 19
TABLE 1-7
NUMBER OF INJURY DEATHS BY INTENT AND YEAR AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD
BY AGE GROUP, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
<1 ALL INJURY DEATHS 29 29 36 23 41 22 28 27 20 32 22
Accidents 23 22 25 18 32 14 23 18 14 26 15
Assault (homicide) 6 6 11 4 7 8 4 6 4 6 6
Events of undetermined intent 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 1
1-4 ALL INJURY DEATHS 58 70 71 74 82 85 74 68 78 55 56
Accidents 50 64 63 66 66 74 64 62 69 49 53
Assault (homicide) 8 4 7 8 15 11 8 3 9 6 3
Events of undetermined intent 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0
5-9 ALL INJURY DEATHS 31 34 32 41 28 38 40 42 31 22 33
Accidents 26 32 29 37 25 36 32 38 26 19 28
Assault (homicide) 4 1 3 4 3 2 8 3 4 2 5
Events of undetermined intent 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10-14 ALL INJURY DEATHS 49 41 59 65 55 76 61 61 53 41 43
Accidents 40 29 33 41 36 51 44 45 30 31 35
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 4 6 10 11 9 11 7 7 12 7 6
Assault (homicide) 5 4 15 11 4 13 10 7 11 3 1
Legal intervention 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Events of undetermined intent 0 2 1 2 6 1 0 2 1 1 1
15-19 ALL INJURY DEATHS 197 216 195 248 254 297 279 252 238 217 230
Accidents 124 108 107 125 115 147 142 113 131 122 132
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 42 49 34 58 62 52 56 75 50 36 41
Assault (homicide) 28 50 50 61 72 89 72 56 55 51 53
Legal intervention 0 1 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 4 1
Events of undetermined intent 3 8 3 4 4 5 6 4 2 4 3
20 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 1-8
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD BY INTENT, AGE GROUP AND
RACE/ETHNICITY, ARIZONA, 2000
Age group Race/ethnicity All injury deaths Total accidents
Intentional self-harm
(suicide)
Assault
(homicide)
Legal
intervention
Events of
undetermined
intent
<1 Total, all groups 22 15 0 6 0 1
White non-Hispanic 11 8 0 2 0 1
Hispanic 6 2 0 4 0 0
Black 3 3 0 0 0 0
American Indian 1 1 0 0 0 0
Asian 1 1 0 0 0 0
1-4 Total, all groups 56 53 0 3 0 0
White non-Hispanic 20 20 0 0 0 0
Hispanic 27 24 0 3 0 0
Black 2 2 0 0 0 0
American Indian 6 6 0 0 0 0
Asian 1 1 0 0 0 0
5-9 Total, all groups 33 28 0 5 0 0
White non-Hispanic 9 8 0 1 0 0
Hispanic 14 10 0 4 0 0
Black 3 3 0 0 0 0
American Indian 6 6 0 0 0 0
Asian 1 1 0 0 0 0
10-14 Total, all groups 43 35 6 1 0 1
White non-Hispanic 26 20 5 0 0 1
Hispanic 9 8 0 1 0 0
Black 1 1 0 0 0 0
American Indian 6 5 1 0 0 0
Asian 1 1 0 0 0 0
15-19 Total, all groups 230 132 41 53 1 3
White non-Hispanic 99 62 26 11 0 0
Hispanic 77 42 8 23 1 3
Black 16 4 3 9 0 0
American Indian 38 24 4 10 0 0
Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 21
TABLE 1-9
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD BY INTENT AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, ARIZONA, 2000
All injury deaths Total accidents
Intentional self-harm
(suicide)
Assault
(homicide)
Legal intervention
Events of
undetermined
intent
<1 Total State 22 15 0 6 0 1
Apache 2 1 0 1 0 0
Cochise 1 1 0 0 0 0
Coconino 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gila 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greenlee 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 9 4 0 5 0 0
Mohave 1 1 0 0 0 0
Navajo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pima 6 5 0 0 0 1
Pinal 1 1 0 0 0 0
Santa Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yavapai 2 2 0 0 0 0
Yuma 0 0 0 0 0 0
1-4 Total State 56 53 0 3 0 0
Apache 2 2 0 0 0 0
Cochise 1 1 0 0 0 0
Coconino 2 2 0 0 0 0
Gila 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greenlee 1 1 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 33 32 0 1 0 0
Mohave 2 2 0 0 0 0
Navajo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pima 12 11 0 1 0 0
Pinal 1 1 0 0 0 0
Santa Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yavapai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuma 2 1 0 1 0 0
5-9 Total State 33 28 0 5 0 0
Apache 3 3 0 0 0 0
Cochise 1 1 0 0 0 0
Coconino 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gila 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graham 1 1 0 0 0 0
Greenlee 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 1-9 (continued)
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD BY INTENT AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, ARIZONA, 2000
5-9 Maricopa 15 14 0 1 0 0
Mohave 0 0 0 0 0 0
Navajo 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pima 9 5 0 4 0 0
Pinal 1 1 0 0 0 0
Santa Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yavapai 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yuma 1 1 0 0 0 0
10-14 Total State 43 35 6 1 0 1
Apache 2 1 1 0 0 0
Cochise 1 1 0 0 0 0
Coconino 1 0 1 0 0 0
Gila 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greenlee 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 18 14 3 1 0 0
Mohave 6 6 0 0 0 0
Navajo 2 2 0 0 0 0
Pima 6 6 0 0 0 0
Pinal 3 2 1 0 0 0
Santa Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 1
Yavapai 2 2 0 0 0 0
Yuma 1 1 0 0 0 0
15-19 Total State 230 132 41 53 1 3
Apache 10 9 0 1 0 0
Cochise 7 7 0 0 0 0
Coconino 9 6 2 1 0 0
Gila 4 3 0 1 0 0
Graham 4 4 0 0 0 0
Greenlee 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 122 62 26 31 1 2
Mohave 7 6 1 0 0 0
Navajo 7 4 1 2 0 0
Pima 41 17 9 14 0 1
Pinal 11 7 2 2 0 0
Santa Cruz 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yavapai 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yuma 2 1 0 1 0 0
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 23
ACCIDENTS 2
(UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 25
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0.0
15.0
30.0
45.0
60.0
75.0
Female 24.5 24.1 23.3 24.8 27.0 26.4 27.1 26.3 26.9 26.6 24.9
Male 61.4 53.3 59.9 62.9 66.9 65.2 66.6 64.1 62.6 61.9 58.0
Both 42.6 38.3 40.9 43.3 46.5 45.7 46.5 45.0 44.7 44.1 41.1
Figure 2-1
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Accidents (unintentional
injuries) by Gender and Year, Arizona, 1990-2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard
MALE
FEMALE
BOTH
The mortality rate for
unintentional injuries in
accidents declined by 6.8
percent from 44.4 deaths
per 100,000 population in
1999 to 41.4/100,000 in
2000. In 2000, male
compared to female
residents of Arizona were
2.3 times more likely to
die from unintentional
injury (Figure 2-1).
21.3
6.6
5.1
2.1
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
Motor vehicle
accidents
Falls
Poisoning
by drugs
Drowning and
submersion
Fire, flames,
smoke
Excessive
natural heat
Choked on object
other than food
Poisoning by gases
and vapors
Choked on food
Accident involving
aircraft
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Figure 2-2
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for Leading Causes of
Accidental (unintentional ) Injury, Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven were used as denominators.
Motor vehicle accidents,
falls, poisoning by drugs,
medicaments and
biological substances,
drownings, and exposure
to smoke, fire and flames
were the five leading
causes of unintentional
injury death in Arizona in
1990-2000 (Figure 2-2).
Excessive heat due to
weather conditions was
the sixth leading cause of
unintentional injury death,
followed by choking and
poisoning by gases and
vapors. Small aircraft
accidents causing fatal
injury to occupant were
the tenth leading cause of
accidental injury death in
Arizona.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 27
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
In 1990-2000, the
average annual death
rate for motor vehicle
crashes among Arizona
males was 2.2 times
that for females
(Figure 2-3).
Poisoning by drugs
ranked second for
males, but third for
females. In contrast,
deaths from falls
ranked second for
females, but third for
males. The fourth and
fifth causes of
accidental injury death
– drowning and smoke,
fire and flames – were
the same for both
males and females.
Figures 2-4, 2-5, 2-6,
2-7 and 2-8 show
variation across
race/ethnic groups in
the five leading causes
of unintentional injury
mortality. The five
groups share most of
the leading causes in
common. For some of
the racial and Hispanic
origin groups, one of
the five leading causes
is exclusive to that
group. For Asians,
deaths due to
accidental discharge of
firearms ranked fourth,
but they were not
ranked in the top five
for the four other
race/ethnicity groups.
13.5
2.0
1.4
0.5
0.4
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Falls
Drowning
and
submersion
Accidental
discharge
of firearms
Poisoning
by
drugs
0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0
Figure 2-4
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading
Causes of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among Asians,
Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven were used as denominators.
29.2
8.1
6.8
3.2
1.3
Motor vehicle
accidents
Poisoning
by drugs
Falls
Drowning and
submersion
Fire, flames,
smoke
Figure 2-3
Average-Annual*Mortality Rates for Accidental
(unintentional) Injury by Gender,
Arizona, 1990-2000
13.4
6.3
2.1
1.0
0.7
Motor vehicle
accidents
Falls
Poisoning
by drugs
Drowning and
submersion
Fire, flames,
smoke
MALE FEMALE
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven were used as denominators.
28 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
74.3
6.7
5.2
5.1
4.8
Motor vehicle
accidents
Falls
Excessive
natural cold
Drowning and
submersion
Poisoning
by drugs
0.0 15.0 30.0 45.0 60.0 75.0 90.0
Figure 2-5
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading Causes of
Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among American Indians
Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven were used as denominators.
The average annual death
rate for motor vehicle
accidents among
American Indians (Figure
2-5) was the highest
among racial/ethnic
groups in the State.
Deaths due to excessive
natural cold ranked third
for the American Indian
population, but not ranked
in the top 5 for the other
racial/ethnic groups.
19.4
9.3
3.0
2.5
1.6
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Poisoning
by
drugs
Drowning
and
submersion
Falls
Fire,
flames,
smoke
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Figure 2-6
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading Causes
of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among Blacks,
Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven were used as denominators.
In 1990-2000, the
average annual death rate
for accidental poisoning by
drugs and medicaments
was substantially higher
among Black (9.3/
100,000; Figure 2-6)
compared to Asian (0.4/
100,000), American
Indian (4.8/100,000),
Hispanic (4.5/100,000),
and White non-Hispanic
(5.1/100,000) residents
of Arizona.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 29
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
In 1990-2000, motor
vehicle accidents and
poisoning by drugs ranked
first and second as the top
causes of unintentional
injury for the Hispanic
population. Falls ranked
third, drowning and
submersion fourth, and
fire, flames and smoke
ranked fifth for this ethnic
group.
20.1
4.5
2.7
1.9
0.7
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Poisoning
by
drugs
Falls
Drowning
and
submersion
Fire,
flames,
smoke
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Figure 2-7
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading Causes
of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among Hispanics,
Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven were used as denominators.
White non-Hispanic
residents of the State had
the highest average
annual rate of deaths from
falls and fall-related
injuries (8.1/100,000,
Figure 2-8) among the
racial/ethnic groups. The
high ranking of fall injuries
is largely a reflection of
the relatively old age
distribution of the White
non-Hispanic population.
Among White non-
Hispanics, 17.7 percent
were elderly 65 years or
older in 2000. Among
ethnic minority groups
only 4.8 percent were this
old.
17.9
8.1
5.1
1.9
1.0
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Falls
Poisoning
by
drugs
Drowning
and
submersion
Fire,
flames,
smoke
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Figure 2-8
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading Causes of
Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among White non-Hispanics,
Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven were used as denominators.
30 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
11.1
7.5
4.0
1.4
1.3
Mechanical
suffocation
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Drowning
and
submersion
Choked on
object other
than food
Choked
on
food
0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0
Figure 2-9
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading
Causes of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among Infants,
Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 births per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000.
The 1995 birth count (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven was used as the denominator.
The top five causes of
unintentional injury death
among infants for 1990-
2000 were mechanical
suffocation, motor vehicle
accidents, drowning,
choking on object other
than food, and choking on
food (Figure 2-9).
7.4
3.1
0.9
0.4
0.4
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Drowning
and
submersion
Fire,
flames,
smoke
Accidental
discharge
of firearms
Mechanical
suffocation
0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0
Figure 2-10
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading Causes of
Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among Children (1-14 Years Old),
Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven weres used as denominators.
Among children 1-14
years old, the average
annual mortality rate for
motor vehicle crashes
(7.4/100,000) was 2.4
times greater in 1990-
2000 than the rate for
drowning (3.1/100,000).
During 1990-2000,
accidental discharge of
firearms posed the same
mortality risk as mech-anical
suffocation (0.4/
100,000; Figure 2-10).
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ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
The leading cause of
unintentional injury death
among adolescents 15-19
years old were motor
vehicle accidents that
accounted for 77.7
percent of all accidental
fatalities among Arizona
adolescents in 1990-2000
(Figure 2-11, Table 2-
11). The average annual
mortality rate of 32.3
deaths per 100,000
adolescents per year was
the highest rate among
the age groups.
32.3
2.0
1.4
1.2
0.8
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Drowning
and
submersion
Accidental
discharge
of firearms
Poisoning
by
drugs
Poisoning
by gases
and vapors
0.0 9.0 18.0 27.0 36.0
Figure 2-11
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading Causes
of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among Adolescents
(15-19 Years Old), Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven weres used as denominators.
The average annual
mortality rate for
accidental poisoning by
drugs among young adults
20-44 years old (Figure
2-12) was the highest
rate among the age
groups. Accidental
overdoses accounted for
more than one-fifth (20.7
percent) of all fatal
accidents in this age
group during 1990-2000
(Table 2-12).
26.8
9.9
1.8
1.4
0.9
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Poisoning
by
drugs
Drowning
and
submersion
Falls
Poisoning
by gases
and vapors
0.0 9.0 18.0 27.0 36.0
Figure 2-12
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading Causes
of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among Young Adults
(20-44 Years Old), Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven weres used as denominators.
32 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
20.2
6.0
3.5
1.4
0.9
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Poisoning
by
drugs
Falls
Drowning
and
submersion
Accident
involving
aircraft
0.0 7.0 14.0 21.0 28.0
Figure 2-13
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading
Causes of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among
Middle-Aged Adults (45-64 Years Old), Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven weres used as denominators.
Accident involving small
aircraft ranked fifth
among the leading causes
of unintentional injury
death for middle-aged
adults 45-64 years old
(Figure 2-13), but it was
not ranked in the top five
for the other age groups.
38.3
24.5
2.9
2.2
2.0
Falls
Motor
vehicle
accidents
Choked on
object other
than food
Fire,
flames,
smoke
Excessive
natural
heat
0.0 9.0 18.0 27.0 36.0 45.0
Figure 2-14
Average-Annual* Mortality Rates for the Five Leading
Causes of Accidental (unintentional) Injury Among
Elderly (65 Years or Older), Arizona, 1990-2000
*Number of deaths from specified cause per 100,000 population per year from 1990 to 2000.
The rates were computed using an 11-year total number of deaths for 1990-2000. The 1995
population figures (i.e., population at mid-point) multiplied by eleven weres used as denominators.
During 1990-2000, falls
and fall-related injuries
were the leading cause of
unintentional injury death
among elderly 65 years or
older (Figure 2-14).
Deaths due to exposure to
excessive natural heat
ranked fifth among the
leading causes of
accidental death for this
age group.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 33
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY)
In 2000, the age-adjusted
mortality rates for all
accidents ranged from a low
of 16.7/100,000 in Santa
Cruz County to a high of
117.5/100,000 in Apache
County (Figure 2-15).
Figure 2-15
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Accidents (unintentional
injuries by County of Residence, Arizona, 2000
The age-adjusted mortality
rates for motor vehicle
accidents ranged from a low
of 11 deaths per 100,000
residents of Santa Cruz
County to a high of 75.9
deaths per 100,000
residents of Apache County
(Figure 2-16).
Figure 2-16
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Motor Vehicle Accidents
by County of Residence, Arizona, 2000
Mohave
Coconino
Navajo
Apache
Greenlee
Gila
Yavapai
Maricopa
La Paz
Yuma
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Cochise
Graham
51.3
51.0
33.3
34.6
45.7
67.0
52.9
49.8
16.7
46.7
43.9
47.3
68.2
112.5
54.7
51.4 -
45.8 -
16.7 -
112.5
51.3
45.7
NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION (age-adjusted to 2000 standard)
ARIZONA RATE = 41.1
NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION (age-adjusted to 2000 standard)
ARIZONA RATE = 17.5
Mohave
Coconino
Navajo
Apache
Greenlee
Gila
Yavapai
Maricopa
La Paz
Yuma
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Cochise
Graham
21.1
27.3
75.9
38.7
23.0
10.1
20.7
14.6
26.3
15.0
11.0
24.3
31.6
30.4
34.2
27.4 -
20.8 -
10.1 -
75.9
27.3
20.7
34 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
2
ACCIDENTS (UNINTENTIONAL
INJURY) DATA TABLES
2-1 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 .......................................... 37
2-2 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG MALES, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ................................................ 38
2-3 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG FEMALES, ARIZONA, 1990-2000............................................. 39
2-4 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG
WHITE NON-HISPANIC RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, 1990-2000................. 40
2-5 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG HISPANIC RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ....................... 41
2-6 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG BLACK RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, 1990-2000............................ 42
2-7 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, 1990-2000........... 43
2-8 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG ASIAN RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ............................ 44
2-9 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG INFANTS ARIZONA, 1990-2000 .............................................. 45
2-10 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG CHILDREN (1-14 YEARS OLD), ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ................ 46
2-11 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG ADOLESCENTS (15-19 YEARS OLD), ARIZONA, 1990-2000......... 47
2-12 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG YOUNG ADULTS (20-44 YEARS OLD), ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ....... 48
2-13 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG
MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS (45-64 YEARS OLD), ARIZONA, 1990-2000......... 49
2-14 ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR
AMONG ELDERLY (65 YEARS AND OLDER), ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ........... 50
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 35
TABLE 2-1
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 20729 1538 1425 1572 1686 1879 1973 2091 2104 2182 2192 2087
Railway accidents 154 13 10 15 7 18 19 21 18 14 6 13
Motor vehicle accident 10084 866 781 800 817 897 1023 1051 972 1001 980 896
Water transport accident 61 2 4 5 6 9 4 5 7 6 7 6
Accident involving
aircraft
241 18 23 30 16 29 19 26 27 17 16 20
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
2413 81 77 125 153 224 221 268 289 362 383 230
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
304 40 28 24 26 22 30 28 27 28 31 20
Falls 3105 177 197 208 248 263 237 286 359 352 404 374
Fire, flames, smoke 482 43 31 38 53 60 45 42 43 36 45 46
Excessive natural heat 321 31 9 9 15 41 49 38 20 51 35 23
Excessive natural cold 188 17 17 24 19 18 9 13 22 19 15 15
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Contact with venomous
spiders
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Lightning 31 2 5 5 1 3 3 2 0 3 5 2
Storms and floods 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
992 82 78 84 99 77 105 95 95 96 87 94
Choked on food 284 20 16 21 17 21 29 27 29 31 38 35
Choked on other objects 308 15 19 38 47 30 20 23 29 31 22 34
Mechanical suffocation 235 18 17 23 21 22 26 17 22 22 28 19
Accidental discharge of
firearms
212 18 19 29 33 22 28 12 17 16 7 11
Exposure to electric
current
100 9 11 13 6 11 12 11 9 5 6 7
Overexertion 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
62 2 1 6 9 9 8 9 7 5 3 3
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
207 8 12 10 15 25 20 24 20 13 17 43
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 37
TABLE 2-2
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG MALES, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 14256 1082 953 1109 1170 1303 1371 1453 1450 1477 1481 1407
Railway accidents 143 13 9 14 6 18 18 17 17 14 5 12
Motor vehicle accident 6908 597 522 558 553 624 698 729 666 664 680 617
Water transport accident 48 1 3 4 6 7 4 2 6 6 5 4
Accident involving
aircraft
199 17 15 24 12 24 18 21 20 16 13 19
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
1927 64 60 97 122 171 181 220 237 287 304 184
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
244 34 23 16 23 20 20 24 23 21 27 13
Falls 1606 91 100 115 142 137 122 143 186 168 201 201
Fire, flames, smoke 311 32 18 28 32 43 26 24 30 24 23 31
Excessive natural heat 239 19 4 4 12 33 37 32 15 43 23 17
Excessive natural cold 162 16 14 23 17 14 5 12 20 18 12 11
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Contact with venomous
spiders
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lightning 24 2 3 5 0 3 2 2 0 2 4 1
Storms and floods 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
750 66 61 61 79 50 86 69 69 76 65 68
Choked on food 182 13 12 14 10 13 18 18 14 24 20 26
Choked on other objects 181 12 13 25 32 17 9 11 15 17 12 18
Mechanical suffocation 178 15 11 18 16 15 20 13 20 14 19 17
Accidental discharge of
firearms
192 17 16 28 27 21 27 12 14 14 7 9
Exposure to electric
current
90 7 11 10 5 10 12 10 9 4 5 7
Overexertion 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
33 2 1 4 6 3 4 5 4 1 2 1
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
112 5 4 5 10 15 10 11 14 5 10 23
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
38 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 2-3
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG FEMALES, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 6473 456 472 463 516 576 602 638 654 705 711 680
Railway accidents 11 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1
Motor vehicle accident 3176 269 259 242 264 273 325 322 306 337 300 279
Water transport accident 13 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 2
Accident involving
aircraft
42 1 8 6 4 5 1 5 7 1 3 1
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
486 17 17 28 31 53 40 48 52 75 79 46
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
60 6 5 8 3 2 10 4 4 7 4 7
Falls 1499 86 97 93 106 126 115 143 173 184 203 173
Fire, flames, smoke 171 11 13 10 21 17 19 18 13 12 22 15
Excessive natural heat 82 12 5 5 3 8 12 6 5 8 12 6
Excessive natural cold 26 1 3 1 2 4 4 1 2 1 3 4
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Lightning 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Storms and floods 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
242 16 17 23 20 27 19 26 26 20 22 26
Choked on food 102 7 4 7 7 8 11 9 15 7 18 9
Choked on other objects 127 3 6 13 15 13 11 12 14 14 10 16
Mechanical suffocation 57 3 6 5 5 7 6 4 2 8 9 2
Accidental discharge of
firearms
20 1 3 1 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 2
Exposure to electric
current
10 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Overexertion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
29 0 0 2 3 6 4 4 3 4 1 2
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
95 3 8 5 5 10 10 13 6 8 7 20
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 39
TABLE 2-4
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG WHITE NON-HISPANIC RESIDENTS OF
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 13193 1012 896 989 1059 1206 1294 1291 1340 1407 1357 1342
Railway accidents 70 9 4 6 2 8 10 10 9 4 3 5
Motor vehicle accident 5718 536 446 476 452 540 613 569 546 564 507 469
Water transport accident 55 2 3 4 5 7 4 5 7 5 7 6
Accident involving
aircraft
225 16 23 29 15 27 18 21 24 17 16 19
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
1640 56 51 84 115 145 156 181 187 248 258 159
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
156 25 11 7 16 13 16 16 14 14 11 13
Falls 2593 148 162 168 211 204 195 242 301 307 335 320
Fire, flames, smoke 309 34 25 22 28 32 32 23 31 23 28 31
Excessive natural heat 217 18 8 7 9 29 34 26 11 34 24 17
Excessive natural cold 37 4 3 4 1 6 2 3 2 4 2 6
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Contact with venomous
spiders
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lightning 14 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 1
Storms and floods 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
605 53 49 50 56 47 63 62 57 61 55 52
Choked on food 183 11 9 12 12 15 20 13 20 22 28 21
Choked on other objects 226 9 14 25 36 21 17 15 24 21 16 28
Mechanical suffocation 140 11 11 17 11 12 18 11 14 9 10 16
Accidental discharge of
firearms
111 12 13 12 19 14 15 5 8 6 3 4
Exposure to electric
current
69 5 6 8 2 10 10 9 6 2 4 7
Overexertion 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
51 2 1 6 7 8 7 5 6 4 3 2
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
160 8 10 6 10 16 17 20 16 12 13 32
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
40 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 2-5
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG HISPANIC RESIDENTS OF
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 3713 227 268 263 295 325 344 385 355 399 443 409
Railway accidents 41 2 5 4 2 5 2 5 4 6 2 4
Motor vehicle accident 2097 145 172 147 170 171 197 219 194 207 250 225
Water transport accident 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accident involving
aircraft
9 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
499 17 17 27 26 42 47 61 61 75 81 45
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
40 3 7 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 9 1
Falls 286 11 21 16 22 31 23 24 35 27 38 38
Fire, flames, smoke 71 2 3 7 9 13 3 6 7 6 7 8
Excessive natural heat 54 6 1 2 3 4 9 6 5 13 2 3
Excessive natural cold 9 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lightning 8 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
Storms and floods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
201 13 15 19 17 17 27 21 15 20 16 21
Choked on food 50 4 5 4 2 2 4 8 2 6 6 7
Choked on other objects 22 0 1 5 5 2 1 2 0 2 3 1
Mechanical suffocation 45 1 2 3 5 5 5 1 3 8 11 1
Accidental discharge of
firearms
64 4 4 6 9 6 9 7 6 6 2 5
Exposure to electric
current
21 3 4 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 2 0
Overexertion 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
28 0 0 3 0 6 0 3 3 1 3 9
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 41
TABLE 2-6
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG BLACK RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 626 45 36 48 51 56 64 56 72 68 64 66
Railway accidents 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Motor vehicle accident 281 25 12 22 18 21 37 18 34 37 30 27
Water transport accident 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Accident involving
aircraft
2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
134 3 6 8 8 14 9 15 19 17 23 12
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
9 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
Falls 36 7 2 2 5 3 1 3 3 2 4 4
Fire, flames, smoke 23 0 3 0 7 1 3 6 0 1 1 1
Excessive natural heat 16 2 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 2 1 1
Excessive natural cold 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lightning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storms and floods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
43 2 5 3 4 5 3 4 6 2 3 6
Choked on food 10 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
Choked on other objects 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2
Mechanical suffocation 14 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 2 0 1 1
Accidental discharge of
firearms
13 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Exposure to electric
current
4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Overexertion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
6 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
42 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 2-7
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN RESIDENTS OF
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 2964 241 218 255 269 273 251 335 315 283 281 243
Railway accidents 40 2 1 5 3 5 7 5 5 4 1 2
Motor vehicle accident 1859 152 148 142 171 154 162 232 188 180 170 160
Water transport accident 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accident involving
aircraft
3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
121 5 3 6 4 23 8 8 17 19 16 12
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
95 12 8 11 7 6 10 7 11 9 9 5
Falls 168 10 11 19 10 22 17 16 19 13 20 11
Fire, flames, smoke 76 6 0 9 9 13 7 7 4 6 9 6
Excessive natural heat 29 5 0 0 2 4 1 4 4 2 5 2
Excessive natural cold 131 10 14 20 16 9 7 9 17 13 11 5
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lightning 8 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Storms and floods 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
128 13 8 11 20 8 10 7 16 10 12 13
Choked on food 38 4 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 2 3 6
Choked on other objects 52 5 4 8 5 6 2 6 3 8 3 2
Mechanical suffocation 33 6 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 4 5 1
Accidental discharge of
firearms
20 1 0 5 1 2 4 0 2 3 1 1
Exposure to electric
current
5 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Overexertion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
12 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 43
TABLE 2-8
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG ASIAN RESIDENTS OF
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 165 10 7 16 11 15 16 16 14 19 22 19
Railway accidents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor vehicle accident 110 7 3 13 6 8 12 12 8 12 16 13
Water transport accident 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accident involving
aircraft
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Falls 16 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 1
Fire, flames, smoke 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Excessive natural heat 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Excessive natural cold 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storms and floods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
11 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1
Choked on food 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Choked on other objects 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanical suffocation 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Accidental discharge of
firearms
4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exposure to electric
current
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overexertion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
44 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 2-9
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG INFANTS ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 232 24 23 25 18 32 14 23 18 14 26 15
Railway accidents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor vehicle accident 60 6 5 6 5 4 6 7 3 5 7 6
Water transport accident 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Accident involving
aircraft
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falls 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Fire, flames, smoke 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0
Excessive natural heat 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Excessive natural cold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lightning 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storms and floods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
32 4 6 5 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 3
Choked on food 10 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Choked on other objects 11 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0
Mechanical suffocation 88 3 7 10 7 14 4 8 8 8 15 4
Accidental discharge of
firearms
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exposure to electric
current
2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overexertion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
7 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 45
TABLE 2-10
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG CHILDREN (1-14 YEARS OLD),
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 1421 115 124 125 144 127 161 140 145 125 99 116
Railway accidents 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Motor vehicle accident 757 72 65 67 67 57 81 82 81 64 59 62
Water transport accident 8 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Accident involving
aircraft
5 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
7 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
15 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 2 2
Falls 18 2 2 3 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 0
Fire, flames, smoke 89 4 2 9 9 23 14 8 1 7 8 4
Excessive natural heat 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
Excessive natural cold 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lightning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storms and floods 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
314 20 30 21 31 28 39 28 32 33 22 30
Choked on food 20 0 3 1 1 2 3 4 0 3 1 2
Choked on other objects 17 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 3 0
Mechanical suffocation 36 6 3 4 4 0 6 1 6 4 0 2
Accidental discharge of
firearms
42 2 4 6 9 5 6 2 4 3 0 1
Exposure to electric
current
6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Overexertion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
46 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 2-11
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG ADOLESCENTS (15-19 YEARS OLD),
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 1366 124 108 107 125 115 147 142 113 131 122 132
Railway accidents 9 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
Motor vehicle accident 1061 92 83 73 98 94 114 114 86 106 100 101
Water transport accident 8 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0
Accident involving
aircraft
7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
39 2 3 3 1 3 5 3 6 5 5 3
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
25 3 4 1 3 0 4 1 3 1 4 1
Falls 21 2 3 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 3
Fire, flames, smoke 10 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0
Excessive natural heat 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Excessive natural cold 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lightning 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Storms and floods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
67 7 2 11 5 5 8 7 9 4 2 7
Choked on food 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Choked on other objects 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mechanical suffocation 11 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 0
Accidental discharge of
firearms
45 7 5 8 10 2 4 4 2 2 0 1
Exposure to electric
current
4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Overexertion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 47
TABLE 2-12
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG YOUNG ADULTS (20-44 YEARS OLD),
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 8524 661 585 653 693 811 877 898 874 908 858 706
Railway accidents 106 10 7 8 5 13 16 15 12 9 1 10
Motor vehicle accident 4773 412 383 385 391 435 491 503 472 478 439 384
Water transport accident 28 1 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 3
Accident involving
aircraft
115 9 11 16 11 12 8 15 11 4 8 10
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
1766 61 65 100 118 179 171 204 205 259 269 135
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
151 27 15 13 12 13 13 14 11 15 11 7
Falls 244 20 14 17 19 27 27 27 26 21 27 19
Fire, flames, smoke 139 17 9 13 14 14 9 8 20 10 11 14
Excessive natural heat 76 9 0 2 2 8 15 6 7 15 6 6
Excessive natural cold 68 6 5 13 7 5 4 3 10 7 6 2
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lightning 15 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 0
Storms and floods 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
327 33 23 27 38 23 39 31 32 28 27 26
Choked on food 51 3 3 4 1 7 7 5 7 5 5 4
Choked on other objects 41 2 4 6 5 5 2 3 7 3 2 2
Mechanical suffocation 61 6 4 5 7 4 7 4 6 3 8 7
Accidental discharge of
firearms
102 8 7 12 13 10 18 6 6 10 7 5
Exposure to electric
current
59 7 7 6 3 9 6 7 2 4 4 4
Overexertion 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
8 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
24 0 0 1 3 8 3 3 3 3 0 0
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
48 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 2-13
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS (45-64 YEARS OLD),
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 3706 264 225 239 266 327 319 348 380 412 469 457
Railway accidents 18 1 1 5 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 0
Motor vehicle accident 1803 160 130 120 126 158 167 179 168 185 214 196
Water transport accident 14 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 2
Accident involving
aircraft
94 8 5 12 5 13 9 6 14 8 6 8
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
534 13 7 14 30 36 39 53 70 93 101 78
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
88 6 6 6 8 6 9 8 9 10 14 6
Falls 311 19 19 22 22 28 25 22 38 31 39 46
Fire, flames, smoke 91 8 6 7 8 9 10 8 8 7 10 10
Excessive natural heat 90 9 3 2 7 13 11 12 4 15 9 5
Excessive natural cold 52 3 6 6 3 9 1 4 6 5 4 5
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Lightning 9 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0
Storms and floods 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
128 8 8 8 14 8 10 9 9 16 24 14
Choked on food 72 4 3 5 6 5 7 3 6 9 14 10
Choked on other objects 44 0 0 6 9 4 4 6 4 6 2 3
Mechanical suffocation 16 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 3 1 3
Accidental discharge of
firearms
16 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 4 1 0 2
Exposure to electric
current
21 1 3 2 3 0 3 2 4 0 1 2
Overexertion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
19 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 0
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
47 5 3 1 5 4 4 4 4 2 4 11
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 49
TABLE 2-14
ACCIDENTAL (UNINTENTIONAL INJURY) DEATHS BY YEAR AMONG ELDERLY (65 YEARS AND OLDER),
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total accidents 5389 346 358 417 438 464 451 523 560 577 603 652
Railway accidents 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Motor vehicle accident 1604 123 114 147 130 147 162 162 159 157 156 147
Water transport accident 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Accident involving
aircraft
20 1 1 1 0 4 2 4 0 3 2 2
Poisoning by
drugs/medicaments
53 4 2 8 1 6 5 4 2 4 5 12
Poisoning by gases and
vapors
24 3 2 3 0 3 4 3 0 2 0 4
Falls 2504 134 159 165 200 203 181 232 291 297 337 305
Fire, flames, smoke 146 13 13 8 20 11 10 16 12 12 13 18
Excessive natural heat 129 13 5 4 4 18 21 17 7 14 16 10
Excessive natural cold 50 3 6 5 7 2 4 3 4 7 4 5
Contact with venomous
snakes and lizards
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with venomous
spiders
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contact with hornets,
wasps, bees
2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bitten or struck by dog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lightning 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Storms and floods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidental drowning and
submersion
114 10 8 10 10 9 6 16 9 13 11 12
Choked on food 128 8 6 10 9 6 11 14 16 13 17 18
Choked on other objects 190 9 12 23 28 17 12 13 14 19 14 29
Mechanical suffocation 23 1 2 2 2 3 5 1 1 2 1 3
Accidental discharge of
firearms
7 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Exposure to electric
current
8 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
Overexertion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adverse effects of drugs
in therapetic use
35 1 0 3 5 5 5 4 5 3 1 3
Misadventures to
patients during
medical/surgical care
125 3 8 6 6 10 13 16 11 8 13 31
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
50 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
INTENTIONAL 3
SELF-HARM(SUICIDE)
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 51
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0.0
7.0
14.0
21.0
28.0
35.0
Female 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.6 8.8 6.4 6.4 7.1 6.5 5.2
Male 32.6 30.5 29.1 32.4 33.5 31.5 28.7 29.5 28.6 25.7 24.7
Both 19.0 17.9 17.4 19.1 20.2 19.8 17.2 17.7 17.7 15.8 14.6
Figure 3-1
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Intentional Self-Harm
(suicide) by Gender and Year, Arizona, 1990-2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard
MALE
FEMALE
BOTH
During 2000, a total of
737 Arizona residents
committed suicide, a
decrease of 36 or 4.7
percent from the 1999
figure of 773. Between
1998 and 2000 the
Arizona suicide mortality
rate declined by 18.4
percent to 14.6 suicides
per 100,000 persons, the
lowest rate of the decade
(Figure 3-1).
In the 1990-2000 period,
no suicide death rate
among Arizona’s males
was below 24.0/100,000.
In contrast, none of the
annual female death rates
from suicide exceeded
8.8/100,000 during that
period
Figure 3-2
Suicide Mortality Rates by Year for Adolescents 15-19 Years Old
and Young Adults Ages 20-24, Arizona, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0.0
8.0
16.0
24.0
32.0
40.0
20-24 26.4 21.6 20.4 27.6 37.3 24.4 23.5 23.0 21.9 14.7 22.9
15-19 16.1 18.3 12.4 22.7 23.7 18.7 18.2 23.7 15.2 10.6 11.1
20-24 Years
Number of suicide deaths per 100,000 population in specified age group
15-19 Years
The suicide rate for young
adults 20-24 years old
declined by 60.6 percent
from 37.3/100,000 in
1994 to 14.7/100,000 in
1999, but it increased to
22.9/100,000 in 2000
(Figure 3-2).
The suicide rate among
adolescents 15-19 years
old dropped 55.3 percent
from 1997 to 1999, and
then slightly increased in
2000. The 2000 rate of
11.1/100,000 was the
second lowest suicide
death rate for Arizona
adolescents in two
decades.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 53
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE)
In 1990-2000, all
annual age-specific
suicide mortality rates
among elderly
Arizonans aged 65 and
older exceeded by at
least 34 percent the
corresponding U.S.
rates (Figure 3-3).
However, the elderly
suicide rates were
lower in the years
ending (1996-2000)
than the years starting
the decade (1990-
1995).
Compared to 1990, the
Arizona elderly
residents 65 years and
older were 25 percent
less likely to kill
themselves in 2000.
Figure 3-3
Suicide Mortality Rates by Year for Elderly 65 Years and Older,
Arizona, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0.0
8.0
16.0
24.0
32.0
40.0
AZ 31.3 29.3 29.4 29.2 26.7 29.0 23.3 24.1 23.6 23.2 23.4
U.S. 20.5 19.7 19.1 18.9 18.1 18.1 17.3 16.8 16.9 15.9 NA
Number of suicide deaths per 100,000 population 65+
Arizona
U.S.
Among males, the
suicide rate of elderly
(65 years and older),
was the highest among
all age groups in 2000
(Figure 3-4). Among
females, the highest
suicide rate was among
those 45-54 years old
(10.0/100,000).
The 2000 suicide death
rate among males 20-
24 years old
(39.8/100,000) was
9.7 times greater than
the corresponding
female rate of
4.1/100,000.
Figure 3-4
Suicide Mortality Rates by Age Group and Gender,
Arizona, 2000
<15 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
Female 0.5 2.8 4.1 6.7 8.9 10.0 3.4 5.9
Male 2.6 18.9 39.8 22.5 28.6 32.8 25.2 45.6
Number of suicide deaths per 100,000 population in specified group
54 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE)
Figure 3-5
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Suicide by Race/Ethnic
Group, Arizona, 1990 and 2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population in specified group age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S.
standard
1990 2000
20.9
20.1
19.0
12.5
9.4
7.9
White
non-Hispanic
American
Indian
ALL
ARIZONANS
Black
Hispanic
Asian
16.7
16.2
14.6
7.2
6.5
5.7
White
non-Hispanic
American
Indian
ALL
ARIZONANS
Hispanic
Black
Asian
Both in 1990 and 2000,
White non-Hispanics
followed by American
Indians had the highest
suicide mortality rates
among racial/ethnic
groups (Figure 3-5).
The suicide rates
declined from 1990 to
2000 for all five ethnic
groups.
39.1
36.1
32.6
17.2
16.6
10.1
American
Indian
White
non-Hispanic
ALL
ARIZONANS
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Figure 3-6
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Suicide by Race/Ethnic
Group Among Males, Arizona, 1990 and 2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population in specified group age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S.
standard
29.7
27.6
24.7
12.7
12.3
12.2
American
Indian
White
non-Hispanic
ALL
ARIZONANS
Hispanic
Asian
Black
1990 2000
As in 1990, the suicide
rate for American Indian
males was the highest
gender-specific rate in
2000 among the
racial/ethnic groups
(Figure 3-6). Both in
1990 and 2000, it
exceeded the suicide
rate for all males by 20
percent.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 55
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE)
In 1990, the suicide death
rate among Black females
was the highest gender-specific
rate among
race/ethnic groups in
Arizona (Figure 3-7).
In 2000, no suicide deaths
were reported among
Black or Asian females in
the State. In contrast,
American Indian females
died from their own hand
at higher rates in 2000
than in 1990.
Married Arizonans clearly
were the least likely to
end their own lives in
2000 compared to
Arizonans in other marital
statuses (Figure 3-8).
Marital disruption in the
form of divorce or death
of a spouse was a factor
that increased the risk of
committing suicide. A
divorced person was 3.4
times, a widowed person
2.5 times, and a never
married person 1.9 times
more likely to end his/her
own life than a married
Arizonan.
40.0
29.4
22.3
18.9
11.7
Divorced
Widowed
Never
married
ALL
MARITAL
STATUSES
Married
0.0 9.0 18.0 27.0 36.0 45.0
Figure 3-8
Mortality Rates for Intentional Self-Harm (suicide)
by Marital Status, Arizona, 2000
Number of suicides per 100,000 persons 15 years and over in specified group
(unadjusted for differences in the age composition)
7.7
7.2
6.5
4.6
2.8
2.6
Black
White
non-Hispanic
ALL
ARIZONANS
Asian
Hispanic
American
Indian
Figure 3-7
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Suicide by Race/Ethnic
Group Among Females, Arizona, 1990 and 2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population in specified
group age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard
6.8
5.2
3.7
1.4
0
0
White
non-Hispanic
ALL
ARIZONANS
American
Indian
Hispanic
Asian
Black
1990 2000
56 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE)
Figure 3-9
Suicide Mortality by Means of Injury and Ethnic Group,
Arizona, 2000
90.0
71.4
67.2 66.3
39.0
10.0
12.5
22.8
41.5
0.0
14.3
15.5
5.4
7.3
Black
Asian
White
non-Hispanic
Hispanic
American
Indian
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%
Firearms Hanging Poisoning All other
Total number of suicides in a specified ethnic group = 100%
Firearms accounted for 90
percent of suicide deaths
among Arizona’s Blacks
(Figure 3-9). American
Indian suicides were more
likely to be from hanging
or strangulation (41.5
percent) than firearm use
(39 percent).
* NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION
(age-adjusted to 2000 standard)
The age-adjusted suicide
mortality rates varied in
Arizona in 2000 from zero
(no suicides) in Graham
County, to 31.4 suicides
per 100,000 residents of
Mohave County (Figure 3-
10).
Figure 3-10
Age-Adjusted Suicide Mortality Rates*
by County of Residence, Arizona, 2000
Mohave
Coconino
Navajo
Apache
Greenlee
Gila
Yavapai
Maricopa
La Paz
Yuma
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Cochise
Graham
31.4
19.5
19.0
21.5
27.1
17.4
12.7
9.1 14.1
15.1
14.9
0.0
18.6
2.9
12.7
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3
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM
(SUICIDE) DATA TABLES
3-1 NUMBER OF SUICIDES AND AGE-ADJUSTED SUICIDE MORTALITY
RATE BY GENDER AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000.............................. 61
3-2 AGE-SPECIFIC SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES FOR ARIZONA
AND UNITED STATES, 1990-2000 ...................................................... 62
3-3 NUMBER OF SUICIDES AND SUICIDE RATES FOR
PERSONS 15-24 YEARS OLD BY AGE GROUP AND YEAR,
ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES, 1990-2000......................................... 63
3-4 NUMBER OF SUICIDES BY ETHNIC GROUP, AGE GROUP AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 64
3-5 NUMBER OF SUICIDES AND SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES BY
AGE GROUP AND GENDER, ARIZONA, 2000 ......................................... 66
3-6 SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MARITAL STATUS AND AGE GROUP,
ARIZONA, 2000 ............................................................................... 67
3-7 SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MEANS OF INJURY RACE/ ETHNICITY
AND GENDER, ARIZONA, 2000 .......................................................... 68
3-8 SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 69
3-9 NUMBER OF SUICIDES BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 70
3-10 NUMBER OF SUICIDES FOR PERSONS 15-19 YEARS OLD BY COUNTY
OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000................................. 71
3-11 NUMBER OF SUICIDES FOR ELDERLY (65 YEARS AND OVER)
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ................ 72
3-12 SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MONTH AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ......... 73
3-13 SUICIDE DEATHS BY GENDER, MEANS OF INJURY, AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 74
3-14 SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MEANS OF INJURY AND AGE GROUP,
ARIZONA, 2000 ............................................................................... 75
3-15 SUICIDE DEATHS BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 76
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TABLE 3-1
NUMBER OF SUICIDES AND AGE-ADJUSTED SUICIDE MORTALITY RATESa
BY GENDER AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
GENDER 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
MALE
--Number
--Rate
573
32.6
541
30.5
532
29.1
617
32.4
663
33.5
671
31.5
619
28.7
662
29.5
674
28.6
613
25.7
604
24.7
FEMALE
--Number
--Rate
119
6.5
117
6.4
128
6.6
137
7.0
153
7.6
187
8.8
143
6.4
148
6.4
171
7.1
160
6.5
133
5.2
TOTAL
--Number
--Rate
692
19.0
658
17.9
660
17.4
775b
19.1
816
20.2
858
19.8
762
17.2
810
17.7
845
17.7
773
15.8
737
14.6
Rate ratio, M:F 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.6 4.5 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.7
Percent MALE suicidesc 82.8 82.2 80.6 79.6 81.3 78.2 81.2 81.7 79.8 79.3 81.9
a Number of suicides per 100,000 population in specified group age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard. The age-adjusted mortality
rates in this report, based on the (new) 2000 standard, CANNOT BE compared to previously published rates which use the 1940
standard population.
b Includes one record with unspecified gender.
c TOTAL suicides = 100 percent.
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TABLE 3-2
AGE-SPECIFIC* SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES FOR ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES,
1990-2000
AGE GROUP
YEAR AREA 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
1990 AZ
U.S.
21.5
13.6
25.2
15.1
21.2
14.4
22.0
14.4
24.0
15.2
31.3
20.5
1991 AZ
U.S.
20.0
13.1
19.3
14.1
20.5
14.6
26.5
14.0
20.5
14.3
29.3
19.7
1992 AZ
U.S.
16.0
12.9
19.5
14.2
23.5
14.4
20.4
14.5
23.5
14.5
29.4
19.1
1993 AZ
U.S.
25.3
13.8
24.0
14.9
23.6
14.5
22.4
14.1
21.7
14.2
29.2
18.9
1994 AZ
U.S.
30.8
14.9
25.8
16.0
26.3
15.4
23.9
13.2
20.5
14.5
26.7
18.1
1995 AZ
U.S
21.6
13.3
30.0
15.4
30.0
15.2
22.5
14.6
19.8
13.3
29.0
18.1
1996 AZ
U.S
20.9
12.1
22.3
12.0
24.4
14.5
21.8
15.5
14.9
14.9
23.3
17.3
1997 AZ
U.S.
23.4
11.4
22.4
14.3
26.3
15.3
20.3
14.7
14.6
13.5
24.1
16.8
1998 AZ
U.S.
18.5
11.1
23.6
13.8
26.3
15.4
24.2
14.8
17.6
13.1
23.6
16.9
1999 AZ
U.S.
12.6
10.3
19.7
13.5
21.0
14.4
21.9
14.2
22.5
12.4
23.2
15.9
2000 AZ
U.S.
17.0
10.1
14.9
NA
18.9
NA
21.2
NA
13.8
NA
23.4
NA
* Number of suicides per 100,000 population in specified age group.
62 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 3-3
NUMBER OF SUICIDES AND SUICIDE RATESa FOR PERSONS 15-24 YEARS
OLD BY AGE GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES, 1990-2000
15-24 Years
Year Area Under 15 Yearsb Total, 15-24 Years 15-19 Years 20-24 Years
1990 AZ
U.S.
1.6 (4) c
1.5
21.5 (116)
13.6
16.1 (42)
11.1
26.4 (74)
15.1
1991 AZ
U.S.
2.3 (6)
1.5
20.0 (111)
13.1
18.3 (49)
11.0
21.6 (62)
14.9
1992 AZ
U.S.
3.7 (10)
1.7
16.0 (91)
12.9
12.4 (34)
10.8
20.4 (57)
14.9
1993 AZ
U.S.
3.8 (11)
1.7
25.3 (139)
13.8
22.7 (58)
10.9
27.6 (81)
15.8
1994 AZ
U.S.
3.1 (9)
2.1
30.8 (170)
14.9
23.7 (62)
11.1
37.3 (108)
16.4
1995 AZ
U.S.
3.7 (11)
1.7
21.6 (123)
13.3
18.7 (52)
10.5
24.4 (71)
16.2
1996 AZ
U.S.
2.2 (7)
1.6
20.9 (128)
12.1
18.2 (56)
9.7
23.5 (72)
14.5
1997 AZ
U.S.
2.1 (7)
1.6
23.4 (147)
12.1
23.7 (75)
9.4
23.0 (72)
13.6
1998 AZ
U.S.
3.5 (12)
1.7
18.5 (120)
11.1
15.2 (50)
8.9
21.9 (70)
13.6
1999 AZ
U.S.
2.0 (7)
NAd
12.6 (85)
10.1
10.6 (36)
NA
14.7 (49)
NA
2000 AZ
U.S.
1.6 (6)
NA
17.0 (124)
10.1
11.1 (41)
NA
22.9 (83)
NA
a Number of suicides per 100,000 population in specified group.
b Population 10-14 years old.
c Numbers in parentheses are the numbers of suicide deaths in specified age groups of Arizona residents.
d Not available.
Note: The U.S. data for 1990-1998 are available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
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TABLE 3-4
NUMBER OF SUICIDES BY ETHNIC GROUP, AGE GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Race/ethnicity Age group 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
White non-Hispanic <15 3 5 8 8 5 7 4 4 6 3 5
15-19 30 28 26 36 36 33 34 38 27 17 26
20-24 53 44 35 55 65 45 43 45 42 32 38
25-34 123 91 90 118 123 143 106 115 111 86 77
35-44 91 82 108 112 133 158 140 157 163 114 114
45-54 68 80 61 84 83 96 101 94 122 110 118
55-64 68 57 70 58 58 61 50 48 62 79 55
65+ 142 136 139 148 139 161 136 143 148 147 153
UNKNOWN 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
TOTAL 579 524 537 619 642 704 615 645 682 589 586
Hispanic <15 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 0
15-19 3 10 3 13 16 12 13 24 14 13 8
20-24 9 8 13 15 30 18 20 12 17 9 31
25-34 16 14 21 23 21 27 22 22 28 33 23
35-44 11 15 11 12 16 19 19 12 17 28 15
45-54 6 10 7 1 10 6 3 4 10 9 9
55-64 3 6 3 5 3 2 1 4 2 5 3
65+ 5 5 6 3 1 4 7 7 7 7 3
TOTAL 53 68 65 73 98 89 86 86 98 106 92
Black <15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15-19 1 6 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 0 3
20-24 5 2 1 2 6 2 3 4 2 4 2
25-34 4 7 7 4 4 5 6 5 4 5 0
35-44 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 5 1
45-54 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3
55-64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
65+ 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
TOTAL 15 22 13 12 14 19 13 19 11 19 10
American Indian <15 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 1 1
15-19 8 5 4 5 8 3 7 10 5 5 4
20-24 7 8 7 9 6 5 4 8 9 4 11
25-34 14 13 11 12 19 18 18 11 20 17 7
35-44 5 10 9 14 9 11 6 10 7 7 13
45-54 2 3 4 4 4 1 3 6 0 5 3
55-64 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 1
65+ 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1
TOTAL 40 40 39 48 51 41 42 48 46 43 41
64 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 3-4 (continued)
NUMBER OF SUICIDES BY ETHNIC GROUP, AGE GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Race/ethnicity Age group 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Asian <15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15-19 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0
20-24 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
25-34 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 2 4
35-44 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 2
45-54 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 0
55-64 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
65+ 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 2 4 3 10 3 5 12 8 7 7
Other/Unknown <15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25-34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35-44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
45-54 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
55-64 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
65+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
UNKNOWN 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 9 1
All groups, total <15 4 6 10 11 9 11 7 7 12 7 6
15-19 42 49 34 58 62 52 56 75 50 36 41
20-24 74 62 57 81 108 71 72 72 70 49 83
25-34 160 126 130 157 170 193 153 156 165 143 111
35-44 112 111 131 140 161 190 167 185 190 158 145
45-54 77 95 75 91 102 105 109 107 134 129 133
55-64 72 63 74 66 63 65 52 53 67 90 61
65+ 150 144 148 151 141 170 144 154 156 160 157
UNKNOWN 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0
TOTAL 692 658 660 755 816 858 762 810 845 773 737
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TABLE 3-5
NUMBER OF SUICIDES AND SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES* BY AGE GROUP AND GENDER,
ARIZONA, 2000
Male Female Total
Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
<15 5 2.6 1 0.5 6 1.6
15-19 36 18.9 5 2.8 41 11.1
20-24 76 39.8 7 4.1 83 22.9
25-34 87 22.5 24 6.7 111 14.9
35-44 111 28.6 34 8.9 145 18.9
45-54 101 32.8 32 10.0 133 21.2
55-64 53 25.2 8 3.4 61 13.8
65+ 135 45.6 22 5.9 157 23.6
TOTAL 604 23.6 133 5.2 737 14.4
* Number of suicides per 100,000 population in specified group.
66 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 3-6
SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MARITAL STATUS AND AGE GROUP,
ARIZONA, 2000
MARITAL STATUS
Never
married
Married Widowed Divorced Unknown TOTAL
<15 6 0 0 0 0 6
15-19 41 0 0 0 0 41
20-24 67 12 0 4 0 83
25-34 60 34 0 17 0 111
35-44 39 60 2 42 2 145
45-54 16 49 4 62 2 133
55-64 5 31 8 16 1 61
65+ 4 70 55 26 2 157
TOTAL, ALL AGES 238 256 69 167 7 737
Suicides among persons 15 and over 232 256 69 167 7 731
Estimated number of persons 15 and over
by category of marital status
1,041,370 2,181,310 234,403 417,276 NA 3,874,359
Suicide rate* per 100,000 persons 15+ 22.3 11.7 29.4 40.0 NA 18.9
Note: The 2000 population denominators by marital status are from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (QT-02. Profile of Selected Social
Characteristics: 2000).
* Unadjusted for differences in the age composition.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 67
TABLE 3-7
SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MEANS OF INJURY RACE/ETHNICITY AND GENDER, ARIZONA, 2000
RACE/ETHNICITY GENDER
White
non-
Hispanic
Hispanic Black
American
Indian Asian
Other/
Unknown TOTAL Male Female
Intentional self-harm by firearm
discharge
394 61 9 16 5 1 486 432 54
Hanging, strangulation or
suffocation
73 21 1 17 0 0 112 92 20
Poisoning by drugs, medicaments
and biological substances
54 4 0 1 0 0 59 21 38
Poisoning by gases or vapors 37 1 0 2 1 0 41 31 10
Intentional self-harm by sharp
object
7 1 0 1 0 0 9 9 0
Intentional self-harm by drowning
and submersion
3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
Intentional self-harm by other
specified means
18 4 0 4 1 0 27 17 10
Total: 586 92 10 41 7 1 737 604 133
68 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 3-8
SUICIDE MORTALITY RATES* BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Apache
Cochise
Coconino
16.2
21.5
12.4
22.4
22.2
16.1
12.7
14.8
16.8
15.6
13.6
21.2
4.6
26.9
17.9
14.1
22.8
25.5
20.2
13.9
22.0
26.0
14.6
17.3
13.6
16.9
21.9
25.4
16.1
15.5
20.2
18.7
16.3
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
34.8
0.0
0.0
9.9
7.4
0.0
28.2
18.1
0.0
26.1
17.8
23.6
25.9
14.0
23.4
38.4
19.1
35.3
28.7
9.6
11.6
26.0
15.5
22.9
25.5
15.0
22.6
23.9
25.2
10.8
13.6
0.0
11.7
La Paz
Maricopa
Mohave
36.1
18.2
28.9
21.4
15.8
28.3
20.2
14.6
32.2
26.6
17.3
32.0
6.5
17.3
34.5
24.2
18.0
27.7
44.0
15.3
16.4
37.3
15.0
21.9
25.9
15.1
23.3
15.6
13.0
25.9
20.3
12.4
33.5
Navajo
Pima
Pinal
20.6
17.8
29.2
21.6
18.6
26.9
24.9
19.1
19.6
30.6
18.4
19.2
26.5
21.1
21.3
26.6
18.3
20.5
16.6
15.5
24.3
21.1
17.9
15.5
23.1
18.7
24.2
17.1
18.6
15.1
17.4
15.3
13.9
Santa Cruz
Yavapai
Yuma
3.5
32.5
11.2
16.2
22.3
16.3
9.7
29.8
12.4
9.4
22.2
13.0
12.3
32.3
16.1
9.0
33.7
13.0
8.6
22.2
15.2
11.2
26.5
14.8
10.9
27.1
14.5
12.8
28.9
11.5
2.6
29.8
9.4
ARIZONA 18.9 17.5 17.1 19.1 20.2 20.5 17.1 17.6 17.9 15.7 14.4
* Rates per 100,000 population (unadjusted for differences in the age composition).
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TABLE 3-9
NUMBER OF SUICIDES BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Apache 10 14 8 10 3 9 13 17 9 17 14
Cochise 21 22 15 14 28 25 16 17 20 20 22
Coconino 12 16 17 22 19 28 25 20 26 19 19
Gila 14 4 12 11 11 17 13 12 12 12 7
Graham 0 2 5 5 4 6 3 5 5 9 0
Greenlee 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1
Maricopa 386 345 327 395 404 437 402 407 425 379 381
Mohave 27 28 34 35 39 35 21 29 32 37 52
Navajo 16 17 20 25 22 22 14 18 20 16 17
Pima 119 127 134 132 155 137 121 143 153 157 129
Pinal 34 32 24 24 27 28 35 23 37 25 25
Santa Cruz 1 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 1
Yavapai 35 25 34 26 39 43 30 37 39 45 50
Yuma 12 18 14 15 19 16 19 19 19 16 15
La Paz 5 3 3 4 1 4 8 7 5 3 4
Unknown 0 0 10 32 39 45 38 50 37 12 0
TOTAL 692 658 660 755 816 858 762 810 845 773 737
70 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 3-10
NUMBER OF SUICIDES FOR PERSONS 15-19 YEARS OLD BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Apache 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 0
Cochise 1 3 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 1 0
Coconino 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 2
Gila 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Graham 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
Greenlee 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 25 27 16 30 32 28 32 41 25 16 26
Mohave 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 4 1
Navajo 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 1
Pima 5 6 5 8 9 4 7 11 12 5 9
Pinal 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2
Santa Cruz 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yavapai 2 3 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0
Yuma 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0
La Paz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Unknown 0 0 2 5 8 7 5 8 2 2 0
TOTAL 42 49 34 58 62 52 56 75 50 36 41
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TABLE 3-11
NUMBER OF SUICIDES FOR ELDERLY (65 YEARS AND OVER) BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Apache 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
Cochise 8 5 3 2 5 6 3 6 8 3 8
Coconino 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 4 2 5
Gila 5 1 6 4 5 6 1 4 6 5 1
Graham 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0
Greenlee 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 76 69 60 70 67 82 81 71 74 66 70
Mohave 6 10 12 10 6 11 6 9 11 9 15
Navajo 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 0
Pima 20 28 36 32 31 36 21 33 25 43 23
Pinal 8 6 6 7 6 6 13 6 2 4 4
Santa Cruz 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yavapai 17 8 14 15 9 12 8 14 13 16 21
Yuma 4 9 3 3 9 4 6 6 8 6 6
La Paz 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 3
TOTAL 150 144 148 151 141 170 144 154 156 160 157
72 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 3-12
SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MONTH AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
JAN 74 59 62 67 50 77 77 75 79 71 73
FEB 62 50 64 65 78 61 62 42 58 63 68
MARCH 66 62 59 61 63 82 65 68 69 75 67
APRIL 58 66 46 67 75 69 66 58 70 71 70
MAY 56 58 58 53 78 71 65 78 77 61 54
JUNE 51 65 58 64 62 76 62 81 70 62 73
JULY 55 47 58 67 68 81 75 80 80 64 67
AUG 46 67 52 68 78 89 66 71 79 68 42
SEPT 64 58 50 63 67 81 68 75 77 60 66
OCT 58 48 43 58 69 57 57 61 58 63 53
NOV 56 45 55 51 75 62 65 59 68 71 50
DEC 46 33 55 71 53 52 34 62 60 44 54
TOTAL 692 658 660 755 816 858 762 810 845 773 737
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TABLE 3-13
SUICIDE DEATHS BY GENDER, MEANS OF INJURY, AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
MALE Total Count 573 541 532 618 663 671 619 662 674 613 604
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Intentional self-harm by firearm discharge Count 415 385 383 459 468 480 450 464 491 430 432
Percent 72.4% 71.2% 72.0% 74.3% 70.6% 71.5% 72.7% 70.1% 72.8% 70.1% 71.5%
Hanging, strangulation or suffocation Count 65 59 66 71 89 88 85 107 95 84 92
Percent 11.3% 10.9% 12.4% 11.5% 13.4% 13.1% 13.7% 16.2% 14.1% 13.7% 15.2%
Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and Count 46 31 45 48 46 48 29 42 44 60 21
biological substances Percent 8.0% 5.7% 8.5% 7.8% 6.9% 7.2% 4.7% 6.3% 6.5% 9.8% 3.5%
Poisoning by gases or vapors Count 33 39 22 24 32 33 32 26 19 21 31
Percent 5.8% 7.2% 4.1% 3.9% 4.8% 4.9% 5.2% 3.9% 2.8% 3.4% 5.1%
Intentional self-harm by sharp object Count 4 9 4 6 11 10 11 13 8 9 9
Percent .7% 1.7% .8% 1.0% 1.7% 1.5% 1.8% 2.0% 1.2% 1.5% 1.5%
Intentional self-harm by drowning and Count 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2
submersion Percent .3% .4% .6% .2% .3% .0% .2% .2% .0% .0% .3%
Intentional self-harm by other specified means Count 8 16 9 9 15 12 11 9 17 9 17
Percent 1.4% 3.0% 1.7% 1.5% 2.3% 1.8% 1.8% 1.4% 2.5% 1.5% 2.8%
FEMALE Total Count 119 117 128 137 153 187 143 148 171 160 133
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Intentional self-harm by firearm discharge Count 62 54 66 73 77 91 77 74 79 65 54
Percent 52.1% 46.2% 51.6% 53.3% 50.3% 48.7% 53.8% 50.0% 46.2% 40.6% 40.6%
Hanging, strangulation or suffocation Count 20 11 11 9 19 13 18 17 25 30 20
Percent 16.8% 9.4% 8.6% 6.6% 12.4% 7.0% 12.6% 11.5% 14.6% 18.8% 15.0%
Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and Count 28 36 37 45 38 65 31 38 48 45 38
biological substances Percent 23.5% 30.8% 28.9% 32.8% 24.8% 34.8% 21.7% 25.7% 28.1% 28.1% 28.6%
Poisoning by gases or vapors Count 7 8 8 4 12 10 6 9 10 9 10
Percent 5.9% 6.8% 6.3% 2.9% 7.8% 5.3% 4.2% 6.1% 5.8% 5.6% 7.5%
Intentional self-harm by sharp object Count 1 3 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 0
Percent .8% 2.6% .8% .7% 2.0% 1.6% 2.8% .7% .6% 1.3% .0%
Intentional self-harm by drowning and Count 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1
submersion Percent .8% 1.7% 1.6% .0% 1.3% .5% .7% 1.4% .6% 1.3% .8%
Intentional self-harm by other specified means Count 0 3 3 5 2 4 6 7 7 7 10
Percent .0% 2.6% 2.3% 3.6% 1.3% 2.1% 4.2% 4.7% 4.1% 4.4% 7.5%
Note: The cause-of-death titles are according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
The causes of death for 2000 are classified by ICD-10, replacing the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) used during 1979-1999.
74 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 3-14
SUICIDE MORTALITY BY MEANS OF INJURY AND AGE GROUP,
ARIZONA, 2000
<15 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ TOTAL
Intentional self-harm by firearm discharge 1 26 60 62 83 83 44 127 486
Hanging, strangulation or suffocation 3 9 13 25 36 14 4 8 112
Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances 0 1 3 12 9 21 5 8 59
Poisoning by gases or vapors 0 1 3 6 9 11 4 7 41
Intentional self-harm by sharp object 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 9
Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Intentional self-harm by other specified means 2 3 4 4 8 3 2 1 27
TOTAL 6 41 83 111 145 133 61 157 737
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 75
TABLE 3-15
SUICIDE DEATHS BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
10-14 4 6 10 11 9 11 7 7 12 7 6
15-19 42 49 34 58 62 52 56 75 50 36 41
20-24 74 62 57 81 108 71 72 72 70 49 83
25-29 81 59 67 82 71 97 77 85 87 67 52
30-34 79 67 63 75 99 96 76 71 78 76 59
35-39 69 54 72 83 79 96 87 85 89 79 62
40-44 43 57 59 57 82 94 80 100 101 79 83
45-49 45 57 50 60 58 63 60 59 77 67 68
50-54 32 38 25 31 44 42 49 48 57 62 65
55-59 36 28 36 42 26 35 33 26 41 56 40
60-64 36 35 38 24 37 30 19 27 26 34 21
65-69 38 32 36 34 30 38 31 26 27 22 34
70-74 38 40 35 38 42 40 27 41 31 27 38
75-79 32 33 29 28 31 37 35 39 48 47 32
80-84 22 21 29 28 17 36 22 28 23 37 27
85-89 12 15 15 18 11 14 22 17 20 22 21
90-94 8 3 2 4 7 4 6 3 7 3 4
95-99 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1
100+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0
Total 692 658 660 755 816 858 762 810 845 773 737
76 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
ASSAULT 4
(HOMICIDE)
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 77
ASSAULT (HOMICIDE)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0.0
6.0
12.0
18.0
24.0
Female 4.0 4.5 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.7 3.8
Male 12.2 13.0 14.2 14.2 18.5 19.6 16.9 15.8 15.4 13.6 11.1
Both 8.1 8.6 8.9 9.5 11.5 12.1 10.2 9.6 9.5 8.7 7.6
Figure 4-1
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Assault (Homicide)
by Gender and Year, Arizona, 1990-2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard
MALE
FEMALE
BOTH
Arizona experienced five
consecutive annual
increases in homicide
mortality from 1990 to
1995 (Figure 4-1)). From
1995 to 2000, the homicide
mortality declined by 39.2
percent to a rate of
7.6/100,000. The change
from ICD-9 to ICD-10 did
not substantially affect
mortality patterns for
homicide.
The homicide death rate
among Arizona females
decreased from
4.7/100,000 in 1999 to
3.8/100,000 in 2000. The
homicide death rate among
Arizona males declined
from 13.6 in 1999 to 11.1
in 2000.
22.7
14.9
13.0
7.6
7.6
3.9
Black
American
Indian
Hispanic
ALL
ARIZONANS
Asian
White
non Hispanic
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Figure 4-2
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Assault (Homicide)
by Race/Ethnic Group, Arizona, 2000
Number of deaths per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard
The 2000 homicide rates
were substantially higher
among Black, American
Indian and Hispanic
residents of the state
compared to homicide rates
among White non-Hispanics
and Asians. Blacks were 5.7
times more likely, while
American Indians 4.6 times
and Hispanics 3.7 times
more likely to die from
assault than White non-
Hispanics (Figure 4-2).
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 79
ASSAULT (HOMICIDE)
The 1995 homicide death
rate of 12.1/100,000
exceeded the 1990 rate by
49.4 percent. The number
of Arizonans who were
murdered increased from
302 in 1990 to 530 in 1995
(Table 4-1). The 1995
homicide rates were
particularly high among
adolescents 15-19 years old
and Arizonans aged 20-54
(Figure 4-3).
Figure 4-3
Mortality Rates for Assault (Homicide) by Age Group
for Selected Years, Arizona, 1990, 1995, and 2000
<1 1-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
0.0
4.0
8.0
12.0
16.0
20.0
24.0
28.0
32.0
36.0
1990 10.2 2.2 10.7 17.2 12.8 10.8 8.3 6.0 4.4
1995 11.1 2.9 33.4 26.1 22.3 16.5 10.3 3.9 3.2
2000 7.1 0.8 14.4 15.7 14.7 8.8 6.2 5.9 3.9
Number of homicide deaths per 100,000 population in specified group
2000
1990
1995
The age-adjusted homicide
mortality rates varied in
Arizona in 2000 from zero
(no fatalities) in Greenlee
County to 10.2/100,000 in
Pima and 10.7/100,000 in
Gila County (Figure 4-4).
Figure 4-4
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Assault (Homicide)
By County of Residence, Arizona, 2000
NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION (age-adjusted to 2000 standard)
ARIZONA RATE = 7.6
Mohave
Coconino
Navajo
Apache
Greenlee
Gila
Yavapai
Maricopa
La Paz
Yuma
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Cochise
Graham
3.8
8.8
7.8
7.5
2.5
7.0
2.6
7.6
10.7
5.3
10.2
2.6
6.7
6.0
0.0
7.6 -
3.9 -
0.0 -
10.7
7.5
3.8
80 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
4
ASSAULT (HOMICIDE)
DATA TABLES
4-1 NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY MEANS OF ASSAULT AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................................... 83
4-2 NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY GENDER, AGE GROUP
AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................... 84
4-3 NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY, GENDER
AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................... 85
4-4 NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS
AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................... 86
4-5 NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE
AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................................................... 87
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 81
TABLE 4-1
NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY MEANS OF ASSAULT AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Assault by bodily force 19 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 6
Neglect, abandonment, maltreatment 63 3 2 7 4 9 10 9 5 5 5 4
Assault by drugs, chemicals and
noxious substances
11 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0
Assault by blunt object 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Assault by firearms 3131 180 212 238 247 349 383 320 310 318 303 271
Assault by explosives 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Assault by drowning and submersion 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Assault by hanging, strangulation, suffocation 176 23 15 15 11 17 24 16 15 19 12 9
Assault by sharp object 582 48 52 41 71 49 56 68 48 39 57 53
Assault by fire, flames, smoke 18 1 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 3 1 2
Assault by other means 539 45 49 44 50 47 45 43 61 60 49 46
Total 4554 302 334 351 387 477 530 459 443 447 430 394
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 83
TABLE 4-2
NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY GENDER, AGE GROUP AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total, all groups Total 302 334 351 387 477 530 459 443 447 430 394
Age group <1 7 6 11 4 7 8 4 6 4 6 6
1-14 16 9 25 23 22 26 26 13 24 11 9
15-19 28 50 50 61 72 89 72 56 55 51 53
20-44 181 204 200 238 292 324 279 290 299 273 234
45-64 45 43 50 36 53 58 59 56 48 66 65
65+ 21 22 12 23 27 19 17 21 13 21 26
Unknown 4 0 3 2 4 6 2 1 4 2 1
Male Total 226 248 268 286 378 417 368 352 348 315 295
Age group <1 2 2 5 1 4 4 3 4 4 3 4
1-14 11 2 19 14 11 18 13 8 14 5 6
15-19 24 41 44 49 62 77 65 46 42 42 43
20-44 140 159 159 183 240 262 233 236 238 208 193
45-64 34 28 33 23 41 43 45 46 38 41 39
65+ 12 16 6 14 17 9 7 11 9 14 9
Unknown 3 0 2 2 3 4 2 1 3 2 1
Female Total 76 86 83 101 99 113 91 91 99 115 99
Age group <1 5 4 6 3 3 4 1 2 0 3 2
1-14 5 7 6 9 11 8 13 5 10 6 3
15-19 4 9 6 12 10 12 7 10 13 9 10
20-44 41 45 41 55 52 62 46 54 61 65 41
45-64 11 15 17 13 12 15 14 10 10 25 26
65+ 9 6 6 9 10 10 10 10 4 7 17
Unknown 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
84 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 4-3
NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY RACE/ETHNICITY, GENDER AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total, all groups Total 302 334 351 387 477 530 459 443 447 430 394
Male 226 248 268 286 378 417 368 352 348 315 295
Female 76 86 83 101 99 113 91 91 99 115 99
White non-Hispanic Total 149 146 153 171 185 222 155 160 171 146 131
Male 100 102 99 111 134 154 106 108 118 89 88
Female 49 44 54 60 51 68 49 52 53 57 43
Hispanic Total 77 96 120 127 155 191 187 184 169 184 180
Male 68 74 105 106 133 166 168 167 142 158 144
Female 9 22 15 21 22 25 19 17 27 26 36
Black Total 36 29 34 43 82 60 49 46 48 43 38
Male 30 26 26 35 67 51 40 42 41 31 31
Female 6 3 8 8 15 9 9 4 7 12 7
American Indian Total 34 50 39 42 52 52 66 46 52 49 36
Male 25 36 35 32 41 42 52 31 42 32 29
Female 9 14 4 10 11 10 14 15 10 17 7
Asian Total 3 12 3 3 2 2 0 5 4 5 7
Male 1 9 2 1 2 2 0 2 3 2 2
Female 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 5
Other/Unknown Total 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 2
Male 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1
Female 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 85
TABLE 4-4
NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
<1 6 6 11 4 7 8 4 6 4 6 6
1-4 8 4 7 8 15 11 8 3 9 6 3
5-9 4 1 3 4 3 2 8 3 4 2 5
10-14 5 4 15 11 4 13 10 7 11 3 1
15-19 28 50 50 61 72 89 72 56 55 51 53
20-24 48 46 54 52 88 76 73 81 98 66 57
25-29 43 54 42 55 72 80 67 76 66 72 50
30-34 36 42 45 51 50 65 54 55 54 52 59
35-39 32 31 38 39 54 54 44 49 37 51 37
40-44 22 31 21 41 28 49 41 29 44 32 31
45-49 14 18 20 16 23 28 20 22 22 34 23
50-54 13 9 12 6 11 17 22 19 11 17 16
55-59 8 9 7 9 9 10 12 9 10 8 19
60-64 10 7 11 5 10 3 5 6 5 7 7
65-69 4 7 1 7 5 7 7 5 2 5 9
70-74 6 9 7 10 8 4 3 5 4 7 6
75-79 3 5 1 4 9 2 3 5 3 5 6
80-84 3 1 3 2 3 4 0 3 2 4 4
85-89 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1
90-94 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
95-99 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Unknown 4 0 3 2 4 6 2 1 4 2 1
Total 302 334 351 387 477 530 459 443 447 430 394
86 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 4-5
NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DEATHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Apache 14 18 8 10 7 11 25 15 12 7 5
Cochise 1 7 7 4 11 7 4 7 10 3 9
Coconino 4 2 8 4 10 11 5 6 10 12 9
Gila 3 4 3 5 3 5 6 4 2 3 4
Graham 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 4 2
Greenlee 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Maricopa 183 208 209 222 299 336 262 275 270 282 242
Mohave 10 9 18 16 13 8 10 12 10 14 8
Navajo 6 5 2 15 9 9 11 9 12 6 7
Pima 49 43 58 67 59 95 78 65 69 61 87
Pinal 14 20 15 8 14 20 13 16 18 12 10
Santa Cruz 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 1
Yavapai 11 7 7 10 12 7 5 8 8 11 5
Yuma 3 6 5 8 12 6 2 6 5 7 4
La Paz 3 2 2 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 1
Unknown 0 0 4 16 22 9 32 15 15 5 0
Total 302 334 351 387 477 530 459 443 447 430 394
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 87
LEGAL INTERVENTION 5
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 89
LEGAL INTERVENTION
12
6
19
11
9
18 17
25
21
27
10
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
0
8
16
24
32
Figure 5-1
Deaths due to Legal Intervention by Year,
Arizona, 1990-2000
The category “legal
intervention” refers to
injuries inflicted by the
police or other law-enforcing
agents in the
course of arresting or
attempting to arrest
lawbreakers, suppressing
disturbances, maintaining
order, and other legal action
(including legal execution).
During 1990-2000, 175
deaths of Arizona residents
were attributed to the
category of legal
intervention (Figure 5-1).
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
Black
American
Indian
Hispanic
ALL
ARIZONANS
White
non-Hispanic
Asian
0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2
Figure 5-2
Average Annual Mortality Rates for Legal Intervention
by Race/Ethnic Group, Arizona, 1990-2000
Number of deaths due to legal intervention per 100,000 population in specified group per year from 1990 to 2000
0.0
Black residents of Arizona
had the highest 1990-2000
rate of death due to legal
intervention (Figure 5-2).
American Indians had the
second highest death rate
for legal intervention,
followed by Hispanics.
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 91
5
LEGAL INTERVENTION
DATA TABLES
5-1 DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY FIVE-YEAR
AGE GROUPS AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ................................... 95
5-2 DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY GENDER, RACE/
ETHNICITY, AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000...................................... 95
5-3 DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY RACE/
ETHNICITY, AGE GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 .................... 96
5-4 DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY COUNTY OF
RESIDENCE AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000...................................... 96
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 93
TABLE 5-1
DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
10-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15-19 0 1 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 4 1
20-24 5 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 2
25-29 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 7 2
30-34 1 0 4 1 1 1 4 2 4 6 0
35-39 2 1 2 3 1 4 3 4 2 4 2
40-44 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 1
45-49 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 1
50-54 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1
55-59 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
60-64 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
65-69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 12 6 19 11 9 18 17 25 21 27 10
TABLE 5-2
DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY GENDER, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total, all causes Total 175 12 6 19 11 9 18 17 25 21 27 10
White non-Hispanic 97 5 4 11 6 4 13 9 13 14 11 7
Hispanic 48 2 1 5 2 1 5 5 8 5 11 3
Black 13 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 0
American Indian 16 4 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 3 0
Other/Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Male Total 164 9 6 17 10 9 18 17 21 20 27 10
White non-Hispanic 89 3 4 10 6 4 13 9 9 13 11 7
Hispanic 47 2 1 4 2 1 5 5 8 5 11 3
Black 13 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 0
American Indian 14 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 3 0
Other/Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Female Total 11 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
White non-Hispanic 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
Hispanic 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
American Indian 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 95
TABLE 5-3
DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY RACE/ETHNICITY, AGE GROUP AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
White non-Hispanic Total 97 5 4 11 6 4 13 9 13 14 11 7
1-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15-19 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0
20-44 67 4 4 9 4 3 6 7 6 9 10 5
45-64 24 1 0 2 2 1 4 1 6 4 1 2
Hispanic Total 48 2 1 5 2 1 5 5 8 5 11 3
15-19 12 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 1
20-44 31 2 0 4 2 1 4 2 5 3 6 2
45-64 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
65+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Black Total 13 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 0
15-19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20-44 12 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 0
American Indian Total 16 4 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 3 0
15-19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20-44 13 3 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 0
45-64 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20-44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TABLE 5-4
DEATHS DUE TO LEGAL INTERVENTION BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Cochise 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Gila 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Graham 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 94 6 6 10 4 6 12 9 14 9 12 6
Mohave 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Navajo 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Pima 32 2 0 5 3 2 1 2 6 4 5 2
Pinal 22 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 6 2
Yavapai 8 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
Yuma 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 175 12 6 19 11 9 18 17 25 21 27 10
96 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
EVENTS OF 6
UNDETERMINED INTENT
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 97
EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT
Figure 6-1
Average Annual Percent of Deaths Due to Events
of Undetermined Intent By Mortality Category,
Arizona, 1990-2000
N = 666 deaths in 1990-2000
Firearms
(111 deaths)
Poisoning
(280 deaths)
Drowning
and submersion
(22 deaths)
Other
Hanging, (202 deaths)
strangulation
(40 deaths)
Falling from high
place (11 deaths)
During 1990-2000, there
were 666 deaths of Arizona
residents where available
information was insufficient
to enable a medical or
legal authority to make
a distinction between
accident, self-harm and
assault. Events where
poisoning or firearms were
involved accounted for the
majority of all injury
deaths, which were
undetermined whether
they were accidentally, or
purposely inflicted (Figure
6-1).
3.7
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.0
0.6
American
Indian
ALL
ARIZONANS
Black
White
non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Asian
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
Figure 6-2
Average Annual Mortality Rates for Events of Undetermined
Intent by Race/Ethnic Group, Arizona, 1990-2000
Number of deaths in events of undetermined intent per 100,000 population in specified group per year from 1990 to 2000
During 1990-2000,
American Indian residents
of Arizona had the highest
among ethnic groups
average annual mortality
rate for fatal injuries of
undetermined intent
(Figure 6-2).
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 99
6
EVENTS OF
UNDETERMINED INTENT
DATA TABLES
6-1 DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000......................................................................103
6-2 DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY FIVE
YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ..........................103
6-3 DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY RACE/
ETHNICITY, AGE GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ...................104
6-4 DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY
GENDER, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000 ..............105
6-5 DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000....................106
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 101
TABLE 6-1
DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Poisoning by solid or liquids 266 12 21 17 24 19 20 22 27 38 45 21
Poisoning by gases or vapors 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2
Hanging, strangulation 40 1 4 1 2 4 0 5 8 8 4 3
Drowning and submersion 22 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 0
Firearms and explosives 111 4 11 5 11 17 11 9 14 12 7 10
Falling from high place 11 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
Other 202 8 12 16 31 43 15 14 20 14 12 17
Total 666 30 54 43 70 86 52 55 75 76 72 53
TABLE 6-2
DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY FIVE-YEAR AGE GROUPS AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
<1 10 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 1
1-4 9 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0
5-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10-14 17 0 2 1 2 6 1 0 2 1 1 1
15-19 46 3 8 3 4 4 5 6 4 2 4 3
20-24 39 1 3 2 6 6 4 1 4 4 5 3
25-29 50 4 2 6 5 3 5 4 3 6 8 4
30-34 79 3 6 5 7 13 10 6 12 7 8 2
35-39 88 5 3 11 13 9 6 10 8 13 6 4
40-44 80 3 7 5 4 9 9 8 11 10 8 6
45-49 62 4 7 0 4 2 4 5 8 10 7 11
50-54 37 2 3 0 4 4 2 3 4 6 4 5
55-59 30 0 3 1 4 3 2 2 3 6 3 3
60-64 29 1 2 1 3 9 2 2 1 1 5 2
65-69 17 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 3 2 1
70-74 20 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 4 2 2 1
75-79 13 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 4 1
80-84 13 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 2
85-89 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
90-94 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
95-99 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Unknown 13 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2
Total 666 30 54 43 70 86 52 55 75 76 72 53
INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000 103
TABLE 6-3
DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY RACE/ETHNICITY, AGE GROUP AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
White non-Hispanic Total 437 21 37 26 40 49 34 34 55 55 47 39
<1 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1
1-14 19 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1
15-19 16 1 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0
20-44 212 11 14 19 20 22 24 17 25 26 20 14
45-64 125 6 11 1 11 12 6 10 16 19 16 17
65+ 52 2 2 3 7 11 1 2 6 6 7 5
Unknown 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
Hispanic Total 101 3 10 6 13 16 9 11 8 10 9 6
<1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1-14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
15-19 21 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 0 4 3
20-44 58 2 3 4 7 9 7 7 5 7 4 3
45-64 11 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
65+ 7 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Black Total 20 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 0 5 1
<1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15-19 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
20-44 12 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 1
45-64 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
65+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
American Indian Total 92 3 5 8 13 13 7 7 10 11 10 5
<1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1-14 6 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
15-19 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20-44 50 1 2 5 6 7 2 4 8 7 7 1
45-64 17 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 1 3
65+ 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 1
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asian Total 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
1-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20-44 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45-64 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Other/Unknown Total 11 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
20-44 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45-64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
65+ 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
104 INJURY MORTALITY AMONG ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1990-2000
TABLE 6-4
DEATHS DUE TO EVENTS OF UNDETERMINED INTENT BY GENDER, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1990-2000
Total,
1990-2000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total, all causes Total 666 30 54 43 70 86 52 55 75 76 72 53
White non-Hispanic 437 21 37 26 40 49 34 34 55 55 47 39
Hispanic 101 3 10 6 13 16 9 11 8 10 9 6
Black 20 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 0 5 1
American Indian 92 3 5 8 13 13 7 7 10 11 10 5
Asian 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Other/Unknown 11 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Male Total 468 20 41 31 55 64 36 39 56 46 45 35
White non-Hispanic 286 15 28 18 27 33 22 21 37 34 28 23
Hispanic 81 1 8 5 13 14 8 9 7 4 7 5
Black 16 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1
American Indian 73 2 3 5 11 10 4 7 10 8 8 5
Asian