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Sample Request Received by an OMHRC Information Specialist

Question

One of our Information Specialists received a call inquiring about the mortality rates due to violence for American Indians under 20 years of age in seven specific states.

Answer

Hello,

Thank you for contacting The Office of Minority Health Resource Center.

Listed below are statistics on violence divided by states. Please, let me know if I can help you any further.

Violence-related injury death 1999- 2004 age range 0-19 American Indian/Native Americans
http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_sy.html

* Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths may be unstable. Use with caution.
** Standard Population is 2000, all races, both sexes.
*** Population estimates are aggregated for multi-year reports to produce rates.

TEXAS

1999 - 2004, Texas
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, , Both Sexes, All Ages
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
4*	308,407	1.30*	1.21*

IOWA

1999 - 2004, Iowa
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, Both Sexes, Ages 0 to 19
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
3*	23,363	12.84*	13.20*

UTAH

1999 - 2004, Utah
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, Both Sexes, Ages 0 to 19
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
11*	87,361	12.59*	12.59*

WEST VIRGINIA

1999 - 2004, West Virginia
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, Both Sexes, Ages 0 to 19
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
0*	4,639	0.00*	0.00*

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COLORADO

1999 - 2004, Colorado
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, Both Sexes, Ages 0 to 19
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
13*	119,555	10.87*	10.41*

TENNESSE

1999 - 2004,Tennesse
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, Both Sexes, Ages 0 to 19
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
1*	26,565	3.76*	4.72*

FLORIDA

1999 - 2004, Florida
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, Both Sexes, Ages 0 to 19
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
3*	129,539	2.32*	2.25*

MINNESSOTA

1999 - 2004, Minnessota
Violence-Related Injury Deaths and Rates per 100,000
Am Indian/AK Native, Both Sexes, Ages 0 to 19
ICD-10 Codes: X60-X84,Y87.0, X85-Y09,Y87.1,Y35,Y89.0,*U01-*U03

Number of Deaths	Population***	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted Rate**
24	152,714	15.72	15.58

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