Fatal Injuries Trends by Four Major Categories, 2004-2009
St. Clair County Residents, Michigan
Both Sexes, All Ages

View Rates per 100,000 Population for 2004-2008 and 2009

FATAL INJURIES
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
 

Number of Fatal Injuries

 ALL FATAL INJURIES 90 90 78 96 113 133
 UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 49 48 50 63 68 93
  Transport Fatal Injuries 22 24 14 25 27 18
  Other Unintentional Injuries 27 24 36 38 41 75
 SELF-INFLICTED/SUICIDE 28 16 22 24 32 25
 ASSAULT/HOMICIDE 1 3 2 1 5 4
 ALL OTHER FATAL INJURIES 12 23 4 8 8 11
 

Percent of Distribution

 ALL FATAL INJURIES 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
 UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 54.4 53.3 64.1 65.6 60.2 69.9
  Transport Fatal Injuries 24.4 26.7 17.9 26.0 23.9 13.5
  Other Unintentional Injuries 30.0 26.7 46.2 39.6 36.3 56.4
 SELF-INFLICTED/SUICIDE 31.1 17.8 28.2 25.0 28.3 18.8
 ASSAULT/HOMICIDE 1.1 3.3 2.6 1.0 4.4 3.0
 ALL OTHER FATAL INJURIES 13.3 25.6 5.1 8.3 7.1 8.3

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).

Other Fatal Injuries include complications in medical/surgical care,
legal intervention/war, late effect, and undetermined intent.

Zero deaths are shown by a "—".

Percent of all deaths that were categorized as fatal injuries for the specified year.

Source: Michigan Resident Death Files,
Data Development Section, Michigan Department of Community Health.

Last Updated: 01/24/2011