Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents, Arizona, 1986-1996

TABLE 2
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM TYPES OF INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM NATURAL CAUSES AMONG PERSONS 0 TO 19 YEARS OLD BY AGE GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1986-1996
Age/Type of death
 YEAR
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
<1 Mortality from all causes 569 598 634 613 602 584 568 531 557 549 576
-Deaths from natural causes 547 569 607 580 573 555 532 508 515 527 548
-Deaths from injuries 22 29 27 33 29 29 36 23 42 22 28
--(Unintentional injuries) 18 26 20 26 23 22 25 18 32 14 23
--(Homicide) 4 2 4 7 6 6 11 4 7 8 4
--(Unknown intent) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1
1-4 Mortality from all causes 168 149 165 151 119 140 128 147 152 142 130
-Deaths from natural causes 74 83 74 67 61 70 57 72 69 56 55
-Deaths from injuries 94 66 91 84 58 70 71 75 83 86 75
--(Unintentional injuries) 85 56 78 73 50 64 63 66 66 74 64
--(Homicide) 8 9 12 11 8 4 7 8 15 11 8
--(Unknown intent) 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 3
5-9 Mortality from all causes 72 60 57 74 60 65 69 79 63 66 75
-Deaths from natural causes 27 28 26 30 29 31 37 36 35 28 32
-Deaths from injuries 45 32 31 44 31 34 32 43 28 38 43
--(Unintentional injuries) 42 32 27 40 26 32 29 37 25 36 32
--(Homicide) 3 0 4 4 4 1 3 4 3 2 8
--(Unknown intent) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3
10-14 Mortality from all causes 77 63 93 72 79 62 91 110 101 110 99
-Deaths from natural causes 35 13 38 32 30 21 32 45 46 29 37
-Deaths from injuries 42 50 55 40 49 41 59 65 55 81 62
--(Unintentional injuries) 32 41 41 33 40 29 33 41 36 51 44
--(Suicide) 8 7 5 3 4 6 10 11 9 11 7
--(Homicide) 2 2 9 2 5 4 15 11 4 13 10
--(Unknown intent) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 6 6 1
15-19 Mortality from all causes 283 253 262 261 236 260 236 299 303 363 353
-Deaths from natural causes 44 41 39 48 39 44 38 47 48 57 64
-Deaths from injuries 239 212 223 213 197 216 198 252 255 306 289
--(Unintentional injuries) 166 135 148 137 124 108 107 125 115 147 142
--(Suicide) 37 52 47 48 42 49 34 58 62 52 56
--(Homicide) 34 20 25 27 28 51 51 61 73 93 75
--(Unknown intent) 2 5 3 1 3 8 6 8 5 14 16
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