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Indicator 1: Reduced preventable loss of life, injury, or property

Measure c: Unintentional Non-Fatal Injury Hospitalizations and Fatal Injuries per 100,000 Population

Description:

Unintentional Non-Fatal Injury Hospitalizations and Fatal Injuries per 100,000 Population

Data on non-fatal injury hospitalizations are from the Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System (CHARS). Data on fatal injuries is from death records.

Unintentional Non-Fatal Injury Hospitalizations and Fatal Injuries per 100,000 Population
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Non-fatal Injury Hospitalizations
Rate per 100,000 resident population        
557.2
537.1
562.9
577.3
583.9
   
Fatal Injuries
Rate per 100,000 resident population
32.9
32.8
34.7
34.5
36.1
36.2
37.7
40.3
41.5

Source:

Department of Health