Delaware: Injury Deaths among Children 0 to 19 Years of Age

• The number of unintentional injury deaths for the period 2000 – 2005 was 211; that is an average of 35 deaths per year.
• The unintentional injury death rate was 15.8 per 100,000 population; this was similar to the national rate of 15.0 per 100,000 population.

• Most injury deaths (63%) occurred among males 0 to 19 years of age.
• Children 15 to 19 years of age had the highest death rate of all age groups (39.1 per 100,000 population).
• *Twelve deaths occurred among those less than 1 year of age and 18 among those 5 to 9 years of age. Rates based on fewer than 20 deaths may be unreliable.

• Transportation-related injuries had the highest death rate among children 0 to 19 years of age in the state of Delaware (10.8 per 100,000 population).
• Rates based on fewer than 20 deaths may be unreliable. Numbers of deaths are presented.

Other unintentional injuries (for example: deaths from machinery or firearm) are not included in this figure therefore total number of injury deaths on the figure does not match the total number of injury deaths.

Find further information on these data, including methods, in the CDC Childhood Injury Report: Patterns of Unintentional Injuries among 0-19 Year olds in the United States, 2000 – 2006.

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