Leading Causes of Fatal Injuries, 2004-2009
Michigan Residents, Both Sexes, All Ages
View Rates per 100,000 Population for 2004-2008 and 2009
LEADING CAUSES OF
FATAL INJURIES
View ICD Codes |
2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009
|
| |
Number of Fatal Injuries
|
| ALL FATAL INJURIES |
5,478 |
5,533 |
5,762 |
5,926 |
5,885 |
5,917 |
| Unintentional - Poisoning |
523 |
676 |
855 |
906 |
941 |
1,082 |
| Transport Fatal Injuries |
1,343 |
1,289 |
1,210 |
1,240 |
1,139 |
1,001 |
| Unintentional - Fall |
654 |
635 |
672 |
740 |
781 |
764 |
| Suicides - Firearm |
532 |
553 |
595 |
557 |
566 |
570 |
| Homicides - Firearm |
486 |
489 |
534 |
505 |
487 |
495 |
| Suicides - Hanging/Suffocation |
260 |
258 |
235 |
271 |
297 |
272 |
| Suicides - Poisoning |
226 |
236 |
227 |
214 |
227 |
239 |
| Unintentional - Suffocation |
216 |
212 |
215 |
207 |
206 |
207 |
| Unintentional - Burn, Fire/Flame |
118 |
120 |
96 |
120 |
115 |
123 |
| Unintentional - Drowning |
76 |
97 |
92 |
104 |
97 |
95 |
| All Other |
1,044 |
968 |
1,031 |
1,060 |
1,025 |
1,062 |
| |
Percent of Distribution
|
| ALL FATAL INJURIES |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Unintentional - Poisoning |
9.5 |
12.2 |
14.8 |
15.3 |
16.0 |
18.3 |
| Transport Fatal Injuries |
24.5 |
23.3 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
19.4 |
16.9 |
| Unintentional - Fall |
11.9 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
12.5 |
13.3 |
12.9 |
| Suicides - Firearm |
9.7 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
| Homicides - Firearm |
8.9 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
| Suicides - Hanging/Suffocation |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
| Suicides - Poisoning |
4.1 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
| Unintentional - Suffocation |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| Unintentional - Burn, Fire/Flame |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
| Unintentional - Drowning |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| All Other |
19.1 |
17.5 |
17.9 |
17.9 |
17.4 |
17.9 |
Notes:
A transport fatal injury is any fatal injury involving a device designed primarily for, or being used at the time primarily for, conveying persons or goods from one place to another. This
unintentional category includes accidents involving: aircraft, spacecraft, watercraft, motor vehicle, railway, and other road vehicles (excludes intentional or undetermined deaths).
Zero deaths are shown by a "—".
Percent of all deaths that were categorized as all fatal injuries for the specified year.
Source: Michigan Resident Death Files,
Data Development Section, Michigan Department of Community Health.
Last Updated: 01/27/2011