Unintentional Injury Mortality - Charts
What this chart shows: Unintentional Injury Mortality Rates* (per 100,000) by Gender in Larimer County, 1999 - 2008
*Age-adjusted Rates
Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- Colorado Health Information Dataset
What these data tell us:
In Larimer County (1999 - 2008), males had a higher rate of death from unintentional injury than females. These data are supported by national statistics, which show men to be at almost two times the risk of death due to unintentional injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WISQARS Injury Mortality Reports). The Mayo Clinic states that the higher risk of death in males may be because males are more likely to engage in aggressive behaviors that put them at risk for unintentional injury.For males in Larimer County, during this period, the groups most impacted by unintentional injury deaths were those aged 45-54 and 15-24 (both 16% of total male unintentional injury deaths), while females experienced a large percentage of unintentional injury deaths in the over 85 group (24% of total female unintentional injury deaths). The main cause of unintentional injury death in males aged 15-24 was motor vehicle related (69%), whereas those aged 45-54 were split between motor vehicle related (36%) and poisoning (33%).
The two most common causes of unintentional injury death in females over 85 were fall related (51%) and other unspecified non-transport injuries (40%).
Data Tables:
Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate* by Gender in Larimer County
|
Female |
Male |
|
|
1999 |
29.4 |
36.7 |
|
2000 |
26.3 |
49.0 |
|
2001 |
18.5 |
39.4 |
|
2002 |
31.8 |
41.5 |
|
2003 |
22.6 |
52.0 |
|
2004 |
23.8 |
57.3 |
|
2005 |
30.2 |
41.3 |
|
2006 |
24.6 |
49.1 |
|
2007 |
29.5 |
45.0 |
|
2008 |
23.1 |
51.1 |
* Age-adjusted Rates