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Deaths: injuries, 2001
Robert N Anderson1, Arialdi M Miniño, Lois A Fingerhut
1Division of Vital Statistics, US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA.
Summary
In 2001, over 157,000 injury deaths occurred, with unintentional injuries being the most common cause. This data, using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), aids injury prevention research.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Injury Prevention
Background:
- Injury mortality data are crucial for understanding public health burdens and developing targeted prevention strategies.
- The external cause of injury mortality matrix, based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), provides a detailed framework for classifying injury deaths.
- Understanding the mechanisms and intent of injury deaths is essential for effective public health interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present comprehensive injury mortality data for the year 2001 using the ICD-10 external cause of injury mortality matrix.
- To analyze injury deaths by demographic factors (age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, State) and by nature of injury.
- To discuss the impact of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on injury mortality trends.
Main Methods:
- Utilized death certificate data from all 50 States and the District of Columbia for 2001.
- Coded causes of death and nature of injury according to the ICD-10 classification system.
- Tabulated and presented injury mortality data by mechanism, intent, age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and State.
Main Results:
- In 2001, 157,078 resident deaths resulted from injuries, with unintentional injuries accounting for 64.6%, suicides 19.5%, and homicides 12.9%.
- The leading injury death mechanisms were motor vehicle traffic, firearms, poisoning, falls, and suffocation, comprising 78% of all injury deaths.
- Head injuries were the most commonly mentioned injury condition (32%), followed by poisoning and toxic effects (16% of deaths).
Conclusions:
- The ICD-10 external cause of injury mortality matrix provides essential detail on injury mechanisms for prevention research.
- Analyzing multiple causes of death is critical for a comprehensive understanding of injury mortality.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) actively engages in injury and injury mortality research.