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Unintentional Fall Death Rates Among Men Age 65+
1996-1998
| State |
Rate per 100,000 |
| AK |
21.8 |
| AL |
18.4 |
| AR |
28.5 |
| AZ |
41.5 |
| CA |
25.8 |
| CO |
43.8 |
| CT |
32.1 |
| *DC |
24.0 |
| DE |
19.2 |
| FL |
24.8 |
| GA |
38.8 |
| HI
|
33.2 |
| IA |
51.5 |
| ID |
40.3 |
| IL |
23.9 |
| IN |
21.9 |
| KS |
38.7 |
| KY |
21.1 |
| LA |
20.4 |
| MA |
20.2 |
| MD |
27.6 |
| ME |
23.4 |
| MI |
23.8 |
| MN |
53.1 |
| MO |
37.1 |
| MS |
36.2 |
| MT |
51.0 |
| NC |
29.7 |
| ND |
43.3 |
| NE |
43.9 |
| NH |
33.0 |
| NJ |
19.5 |
| NM |
58.0 |
| NV |
18.2 |
| NY |
26.3 |
| OH |
23.7 |
| OK |
33.1 |
| OR |
32.2 |
| PA |
27.1 |
| RI
|
35.6 |
| SC |
21.9 |
| SD |
58.8 |
| TN |
29.2 |
| TX |
32.2 |
| UT |
33.2 |
| VA |
25.1 |
| VT |
22.3 |
| WA |
40.7 |
| WI |
63.5 |
| WV |
36.2 |
| WY |
41.3 |
Note: *District of Columbia
Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics,2002.
Unintentional Fall Death Rates
Among WomenAge 65+
1996-1998
| State |
Rate per 100,000 |
| AK |
13.7 |
| AL |
13.3 |
| AR |
26.2 |
| AZ |
39.7 |
| CA |
18.0 |
| CO |
34.6 |
| CT |
19.9 |
| *DC |
14.5 |
| DE |
18.2 |
| FL |
20.7 |
| GA |
36.3 |
| HI
|
21.5 |
| IA |
46.0 |
| ID |
42.0 |
| IL |
15.9 |
| IN |
16.4 |
| KS |
38.6 |
| KY |
20.2 |
| LA |
12.7 |
| MA |
12.3 |
| MD |
18.9 |
| ME |
20.1 |
| MI |
17.8 |
| MN |
51.1 |
| MO |
32.1 |
| MS |
33.0 |
| MT |
57.5 |
| NC |
24.1 |
| ND |
51.7 |
| NE |
46.7 |
| NH |
21.8 |
| NJ |
14.2 |
| NM |
47.4 |
| NV |
7.1 |
| NY |
21.5 |
| OH |
20.6 |
| OK |
29.5 |
| OR |
27.7 |
| PA |
21.5 |
| RI
|
26.5 |
| SC |
20.5 |
| SD |
48.7 |
| TN |
25.7 |
| TX |
25.8 |
| UT |
28.5 |
| VA |
24.4 |
| VT |
22.9 |
| WA |
31.5 |
| WI |
59.6 |
| WV |
27.8 |
| WY |
27.3 |
Note: *District of Columbia
Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics,2002.
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