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PHY7.B Adolescent mortality: Death rates among adolescents ages 15–19 by gender, race and Hispanic origin,a and all causes and all injury causes,b 1980–2007

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(Deaths per 100,000 children ages 1–4 and ages 5–14)
Characteristic 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total (all races)
All causes 97.9 90.0 85.4 81.1 80.4 80.5 86.2 83.5 86.7 85.9 88.4 88.7 83.6 85.8 85.5 82.1 77.5 73.6 69.5 68.6 67.1 66.9 67.8 66.4 66.1 65.1 64.4 61.9
All injuries 78.1 71.1 66.1 62.1 62.6 62.8 68.5 66.3 69.4 68.6 71.4 71.4 66.7 68.8 68.5 65.0 61.5 57.5 54.2 52.7 51.6 50.9 52.6 50.6 51.3 49.8 50.3 48.4
Unintentional injuries 57.8 51.2 46.8 44.1 44.6 43.7 47.7 45.5 45.9 43.4 42.4 40.1 36.0 36.7 36.6 36.0 35.6 33.9 33.1 32.9 33.4 32.8 35.0 33.0 32.9 31.4 31.2 30.2
Homicide 10.5 10.0 9.6 8.4 8.1 8.4 9.8 9.7 11.5 13.3 16.9 19.3 19.0 20.3 19.8 17.8 15.3 13.4 11.5 10.4 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.3 9.9 10.7 10.4
Suicide 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.9 9.9 10.1 10.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.3 9.6 9.3 8.8 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.4 7.3 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.9
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic 42.3 38.1 34.3 32.6 33.9 33.1 36.8 36.0 36.2 34.0 33.0 30.8 27.5 28.0 28.6 27.8 27.8 26.5 25.6 25.3 25.3 25.2 27.1 25.2 24.7 23.0 22.6 21.4
All firearm 14.7 14.3 13.5 12.4 12.5 13.3 14.4 14.5 17.5 19.8 23.5 26.3 26.0 27.4 27.8 24.1 20.9 18.5 16.0 14.4 12.9 12.4 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.5 13.2 12.4
Firearm homicide 7.0 6.8 6.2 5.3 5.4 5.7 6.6 6.9 8.9 10.9 14.0 16.5 16.7 17.8 17.6 15.3 13.1 11.5 9.6 8.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.6 8.3 9.1 8.8
Firearm suicide 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.8 6.8 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.9 6.1 5.9 5.5 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9
Male
White, non-Hispanic
All causes — — — — 106.0 105.1 111.3 103.4 113.2 107.2 105.7 104.1 97.0 98.1 99.3 96.3 92.6 90.8 88.1 87.1 86.1 86.1 87.6 84.3 83.4 82.0 79.0 77.2
All injuries — — — — 86.4 86.2 91.9 86.2 93.3 89.3 87.5 85.6 78.6 80.2 80.8 77.5 75.4 72.8 71.1 69.2 69.4 69.4 71.0 66.9 68.1 64.8 64.2 63.2
Unintentional injuries — — — — 66.1 64.1 68.9 65.6 68.4 64.0 62.6 58.6 52.5 54.2 53.8 51.8 52.2 49.8 48.8 48.8 50.0 48.8 51.6 48.4 49.2 46.1 45.8 45.9
Homicide — — — — 4.4 5.2 5.0 3.9 4.8 4.6 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.0 4.3 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4
Suicide — — — — 14.4 16.0 16.9 15.4 19.2 19.5 20.4 19.9 18.8 18.7 19.0 18.6 16.8 16.5 16.2 14.7 14.8 15.4 14.2 13.3 14.2 14.0 13.3 12.5
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic — — — — 50.7 47.6 53.9 51.2 53.3 48.9 46.9 44.3 39.0 41.2 41.1 38.6 39.6 37.3 36.8 35.9 36.7 35.8 38.5 35.1 34.4 31.4 30.7 30.3
All firearm — — — — 14.8 17.0 16.9 14.8 19.4 19.4 20.4 22.1 20.9 21.1 22.3 20.0 17.0 16.6 15.4 14.2 12.3 12.3 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.3 8.9
Firearm homicide — — — — 2.8 3.7 3.4 2.5 3.6 3.3 3.9 4.4 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.5 3.7 4.3 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.5
Firearm suicide — — — — 8.8 10.5 10.9 9.5 12.7 13.0 13.3 14.2 13.1 13.1 13.7 12.7 11.1 10.6 10.5 9.7 8.6 8.6 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.2 6.7 5.7
Black
All causes 134.5 124.8 122.0 113.0 111.5 125.5 133.0 145.7 166.2 178.5 199.9 227.5 217.0 229.7 229.3 200.1 183.2 162.5 147.7 137.7 130.1 130.4 121.7 120.9 121.0 127.2 130.8 128.1
All injuries 105.3 98.5 93.8 87.4 85.4 96.7 105.3 117.2 136.9 149.4 174.1 198.8 188.4 201.8 199.8 169.4 156.0 137.5 121.2 110.8 103.0 102.8 96.2 96.8 94.7 101.3 107.6 106.6
Unintentional injuries 49.1 43.2 39.5 36.5 38.4 40.7 44.5 45.8 46.3 43.3 45.6 50.1 43.4 46.0 45.8 44.2 41.5 39.7 38.9 36.6 34.5 36.1 34.6 30.0 31.2 32.5 33.1 30.6
Homicide 47.7 47.4 45.9 42.2 38.8 45.9 51.1 60.3 77.7 93.0 114.9 133.2 126.6 138.2 133.2 108.4 99.0 84.1 69.3 62.4 57.2 58.2 53.3 58.9 54.8 60.0 66.3 67.0
Suicide 5.6 5.4 6.2 6.6 5.9 8.2 7.1 9.0 9.8 10.5 11.5 12.2 14.7 14.2 16.4 13.6 11.4 11.2 10.5 9.9 9.5 7.3 6.9 6.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.8
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic 24.3 20.2 20.6 18.7 21.2 21.9 25.3 27.3 29.0 26.2 28.6 29.2 25.9 26.3 28.4 28.6 27.7 28.4 25.2 24.1 22.5 25.3 23.4 21.3 21.2 22.1 21.3 20.7
All firearm 46.7 44.5 41.9 38.8 36.7 46.5 49.7 59.8 80.9 98.2 119.8 140.1 140.0 151.8 149.5 118.9 107.7 89.6 74.6 67.1 61.5 60.5 56.0 59.3 55.2 61.5 68.2 70.3
Firearm homicide 38.4 37.3 34.8 31.8 29.8 36.6 41.4 49.7 68.6 84.5 105.2 123.3 118.8 130.4 126.4 101.4 91.7 77.2 63.7 56.3 51.7 52.8 48.4 53.2 49.8 54.9 60.8 62.8
Firearm suicide 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.8 3.4 5.4 4.7 6.4 6.8 7.3 8.8 8.9 12.5 11.4 13.8 10.5 9.1 8.3 7.5 7.0 6.9 5.0 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.2 4.2
American Indian or Alaskan Native
All causes 248.3 206.6 208.9 176.1 173.2 167.5 180.0 155.9 168.6 161.7 183.7 159.9 157.8 133.5 138.9 147.8 139.8 144.5 116.0 128.8 122.2 125.7 119.1 129.9 112.5 117.5 126.1 117.4
All injuries 222.7 175.0 185.3 154.7 155.1 148.4 161.3 143.1 151.9 141.2 157.2 139.3 139.4 118.7 129.5 133.5 123.8 129.3 106.2 118.0 108.5 108.8 103.0 108.6 99.3 101.8 111.9 98.7
Unintentional injuries 161.2 119.7 137.0 98.2 104.1 89.9 101.0 101.5 87.4 95.2 96.6 74.3 82.4 72.2 63.3 75.3 65.7 77.4 57.3 68.3 70.0 64.2 60.9 68.0 51.3 63.3 62.7 58.7
Homicide * * 24.7 * * * 27.4 * 22.9 * * 25.8 22.4 22.7 31.2 30.5 19.4 20.0 16.6 15.8 14.4 14.2 16.7 15.3 14.5 13.1 16.8 *
Suicide 40.6 36.1 * 35.0 35.1 36.0 27.4 25.6 36.4 32.7 36.6 37.1 33.6 * 35.0 37.0 37.0 31.9 30.1 30.9 23.3 27.7 22.7 24.6 32.2 24.2 30.4 25.2
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic 107.9 93.7 74.1 56.4 66.8 66.3 71.3 73.7 58.3 57.3 63.3 51.6 58.0 55.4 44.4 52.9 45.5 58.3 42.9 46.8 47.4 48.7 48.8 48.6 38.1 37.2 47.9 41.3
All firearm 40.6 36.1 41.5 32.7 30.6 29.2 30.7 * 38.5 29.7 29.6 48.5 38.7 30.7 50.1 43.9 39.6 35.1 35.4 30.2 22.0 23.7 23.4 22.7 25.0 23.5 25.9 19.4
Firearm homicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 21.7 19.7 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Firearm suicide 26.7 * * * * * * * 22.9 21.5 * 21.7 20.4 * 22.7 * 24.4 19.2 21.8 15.8 * 14.2 * * 13.8 * 13.6 *
Asian or Pacific Islander
All causes 69.1 59.2 63.0 59.9 58.5 57.8 52.0 59.6 59.9 61.5 73.1 63.5 70.2 80.8 75.4 65.2 61.2 52.8 51.1 50.2 51.0 52.1 50.5 49.7 47.2 45.7 50.4 45.3
All injuries 53.5 43.5 41.8 41.7 47.3 47.4 39.2 46.2 49.1 49.0 62.3 49.9 56.4 64.4 62.1 51.9 52.0 39.8 39.1 37.8 39.1 40.6 40.5 38.0 38.2 34.0 40.2 35.3
Unintentional injuries 38.6 24.5 26.7 22.5 33.8 31.0 27.5 29.2 32.5 27.5 35.1 22.9 26.4 28.8 25.5 20.0 28.1 17.9 20.5 21.0 23.3 26.7 26.0 23.7 21.6 20.8 20.1 20.5
Homicide * 12.0 * * * * * 7.9 8.5 9.9 14.8 14.9 16.6 23.7 26.1 20.5 14.7 14.4 9.7 10.0 7.5 6.8 8.6 6.9 7.3 7.8 11.3 5.5
Suicide * * * 12.5 * 10.1 * 8.7 7.8 10.9 12.0 11.2 12.3 10.2 10.2 9.4 8.9 6.7 8.7 6.1 8.1 7.1 5.7 6.7 8.5 4.8 8.4 8.7
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic 25.5 15.2 14.6 73.3 26.6 21.0 19.0 20.6 22.7 18.6 24.1 18.0 19.0 16.2 16.8 14.4 20.2 11.7 13.4 12.9 14.7 18.6 19.4 18.2 13.9 13.4 13.3 14.2
All firearm * 11.4 * * 9.5 9.2 8.1 12.6 12.5 15.0 22.2 21.1 23.9 29.0 32.8 26.9 18.1 17.4 13.2 10.9 8.8 7.3 9.9 7.4 8.8 9.4 12.7 7.1
Firearm homicide * * * * * * * * 7.1 8.0 12.6 13.6 14.4 22.8 23.5 18.6 12.9 13.4 9.7 7.5 5.7 * 7.1 5.4 5.3 6.9 9.8 4.3
Firearm suicide * * * * * * * * * * 8.3 6.2 8.0 * 6.7 6.1 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Hispanic
All causes — — — — 124.6 121.3 119.6 112.0 112.7 127.5 131.4 139.0 134.2 134.7 130.7 125.6 112.4 98.4 90.1 87.8 90.5 92.0 97.0 98.5 96.5 98.6 98.0 86.8
All injuries — — — — 106.9 103.7 103.7 93.0 95.5 110.6 115.9 123.3 117.0 117.7 115.8 110.0 96.3 83.2 76.6 73.6 75.9 72.9 81.5 80.1 79.9 81.7 81.0 72.4
Unintentional injuries — — — — 55.9 59.4 59.1 53.3 55.8 58.8 54.7 50.5 42.9 44.3 43.6 41.4 39.9 36.6 35.6 37.3 40.8 40.2 45.8 44.9 43.0 43.4 43.8 37.0
Homicide — — — — 32.8 30.6 31.9 29.5 27.9 36.9 49.7 59.2 59.1 57.3 56.2 53.5 43.2 33.8 30.2 26.0 25.7 23.9 25.5 25.1 25.8 27.8 28.0 24.6
Suicide — — — — 14.3 11.9 11.5 9.3 10.8 13.9 11.0 12.1 13.1 14.0 13.5 13.6 11.7 11.4 9.2 9.0 8.5 7.8 9.1 9.2 9.9 9.5 7.0 9.4
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic — — — — 36.2 42.8 39.4 39.1 40.7 45.4 40.7 35.2 31.1 32.3 31.6 29.2 29.2 25.5 24.8 26.0 29.4 30.4 33.9 33.4 33.3 32.0 33.0 25.0
All firearm — — — — 37.5 31.2 31.2 31.8 31.6 43.0 51.7 64.2 65.8 63.2 64.3 60.4 48.5 41.4 33.8 29.5 27.9 25.5 28.5 27.0 28.1 29.5 29.8 25.9
Firearm homicide — — — — 24.7 20.9 21.9 23.8 22.3 31.0 39.7 50.4 52.9 49.8 49.6 47.3 38.3 30.5 25.8 22.9 21.9 20.4 22.3 21.1 22.0 24.1 24.0 20.2
Firearm suicide — — — — 8.3 6.7 6.9 5.5 6.4 8.0 8.6 8.5 9.1 10.0 9.6 9.2 6.7 7.8 5.5 5.0 4.6 3.5 4.9 4.3 5.1 3.9 4.1 4.3
Female
White, non-Hispanic
All causes — — — — 44.7 46.4 46.3 45.9 48.1 50.3 44.2 47.0 43.2 44.1 43.3 44.2 43.0 43.8 42.1 42.4 41.0 39.6 42.0 40.4 42.4 37.6 38.1 37.8
All injuries — — — — 32.0 33.7 33.9 33.6 35.9 37.5 32.3 34.3 31.4 31.4 31.3 32.2 31.4 31.8 30.5 30.3 29.3 27.7 30.5 29.0 31.0 27.0 27.9 27.6
Unintentional injuries — — — — 24.8 25.9 26.7 26.1 28.3 30.0 25.8 26.9 24.3 24.0 24.7 25.5 24.9 25.2 25.2 25.1 24.0 22.5 25.7 24.0 24.8 21.8 22.6 22.6
Homicide — — — — 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.8
Suicide — — — — 3.7 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.9
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic — — — — 21.7 22.5 23.2 23.4 25.3 27.0 22.6 24.1 21.6 21.0 22.3 22.9 22.2 22.5 22.1 21.6 20.8 19.4 22.2 20.4 21.0 18.0 18.3 18.1
All firearm — — — — 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.9
Firearm homicide — — — — 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1
Firearm suicide — — — — 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.7
Black
All causes 50.3 45.6 47.7 48.0 44.9 44.6 48.9 49.4 50.1 49.2 54.4 52.0 50.1 52.6 55.0 55.1 52.3 47.8 42.3 45.2 43.7 40.8 41.0 37.8 40.7 38.8 37.4 37.4
All injuries 25.5 22.3 24.8 23.8 22.7 22.9 26.2 27.2 26.6 24.9 30.8 29.9 28.1 31.0 30.2 31.9 30.1 26.2 22.4 24.9 22.5 20.7 22.1 18.9 21.7 20.7 19.4 19.5
Unintentional injuries 12.0 9.2 11.5 10.7 10.6 10.7 11.6 11.8 12.5 10.8 13.2 12.2 11.8 11.0 12.7 13.0 15.1 12.9 10.7 13.1 12.7 12.9 12.8 11.2 11.8 12.7 10.1 11.2
Homicide 11.0 10.8 11.1 10.5 10.2 10.3 12.2 12.1 11.6 11.8 15.6 15.5 14.1 18.1 14.9 16.1 12.7 10.3 9.5 10.0 8.4 6.4 8.0 6.7 7.8 6.3 7.9 6.9
Suicide 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.5 2.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 1.9 * 1.9 * 2.4 2.3 1.8 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 * * 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.3
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic 6.6 5.9 7.7 7.1 6.9 7.5 8.0 8.2 9.9 7.9 9.7 8.8 8.9 8.1 10.2 10.5 12.0 10.1 8.3 11.0 10.0 10.4 10.9 9.2 9.6 10.5 8.4 9.0
All firearm 7.5 7.5 6.4 5.9 6.2 6.1 7.9 9.1 8.5 9.7 12.1 12.6 12.3 15.6 13.1 13.9 11.5 9.0 7.8 8.2 5.7 4.5 6.0 4.2 5.9 5.0 6.0 5.5
Firearm homicide 6.2 5.8 5.3 4.8 5.2 5.0 6.6 7.3 6.2 5.0 10.4 11.1 10.4 14.1 11.0 12.1 9.7 7.3 6.6 7.0 4.9 3.9 5.4 4.0 5.1 4.4 5.5 5.0
Firearm suicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1.9 1.6 * 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
American Indian or Alaskan Native
All causes 77.4 80.0 70.4 74.6 71.4 69.9 61.3 40.9 67.5 73.2 73.1 66.4 54.5 73.5 54.5 56.3 52.9 48.4 41.8 49.9 52.8 61.7 62.1 62.8 60.7 68.9 63.9 54.9
All injuries 64.3 64.7 54.0 52.1 60.7 56.8 52.0 32.9 54.2 56.8 61.1 50.0 41.7 56.9 45.6 43.2 40.6 35.0 34.7 37.8 44.9 47.5 48.9 50.4 49.4 53.3 47.3 40.4
Unintentional injuries 53.6 45.9 43.4 34.3 42.8 40.3 37.0 * 35.4 31.7 44.5 41.3 33.2 41.4 33.7 33.8 24.7 24.2 22.9 26.5 34.0 35.4 38.4 35.2 30.0 30.4 34.0 27.8
Homicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Suicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13.6 14.9 * *
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic 41.7 41.2 37.5 29.6 32.1 29.6 26.6 20.4 25.5 25.1 34.9 34.8 23.5 32.1 26.8 27.2 21.2 20.9 20.5 21.2 26.8 29.1 32.8 29.7 24.5 25.7 28.6 23.2
All firearm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Firearm homicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Firearm suicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Asian or Pacific Islander
All causes 26.7 28.7 27.9 22.8 22.7 32.1 24.5 25.8 33.3 27.6 25.8 27.1 27.6 24.9 26.5 28.1 26.0 27.5 24.5 25.2 20.6 23.3 23.1 26.6 21.5 21.4 23.5 19.4
All injuries 16.7 16.2 13.4 12.7 11.4 19.3 14.0 18.0 21.2 17.6 18.2 18.5 22.4 16.7 16.7 19.4 17.5 17.6 15.7 15.5 11.9 13.8 13.9 17.2 13.1 13.8 14.6 11.4
Unintentional injuries * * * * * 11.0 * 12.1 16.1 12.8 11.2 10.9 14.3 9.2 8.8 13.3 11.0 12.5 11.3 10.4 7.3 9.7 9.8 12.6 9.1 8.9 9.6 8.2
Homicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Suicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic * * * * * * * 11.3 14.6 10.7 10.9 9.9 10.7 7.6 7.9 12.5 8.0 11.9 9.3 8.7 5.5 7.1 7.1 11.5 8.4 6.9 8.7 6.3
All firearm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Firearm homicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Firearm suicide * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Hispanic
All causes — — — — 31.8 33.6 32.4 32.9 33.0 36.4 35.2 37.9 35.5 36.9 34.5 35.5 32.9 31.0 30.4 30.5 28.7 31.1 30.8 33.5 29.7 33.6 30.5 27.2
All injuries — — — — 18.6 20.7 21.2 20.1 21.5 23.8 22.7 24.0 22.1 24.1 21.9 23.1 20.6 19.8 20.3 19.6 18.4 19.2 19.5 21.7 19.4 22.1 19.7 17.1
Unintentional injuries — — — — 11.6 14.4 12.9 13.4 15.0 15.4 12.2 12.9 12.8 13.4 12.4 13.9 13.2 13.0 13.6 13.4 13.1 14.0 14.4 15.9 13.4 16.6 13.7 12.2
Homicide — — — — * 3.8 5.5 4.4 3.7 4.7 7.2 7.8 6.7 7.1 6.2 6.5 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 2.8 2.6 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8
Suicide — — — — * * * * 2.6 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.5 3.2 3.0 2.6 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.9 1.9
Leading mechanisms of injury
Motor vehicle traffic — — — — 8.6 10.7 10.3 11.2 13.1 13.0 10.4 11.1 11.4 11.1 11.3 12.1 10.5 11.6 11.4 10.9 10.7 12.5 12.3 14.1 11.2 14.3 11.6 9.7
All firearm — — — — * 4.5 3.8 3.3 5.2 5.1 6.8 7.4 6.4 7.8 7.1 5.7 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.6 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.3 2.5
Firearm homicide — — — — * * 2.8 * 3.0 3.0 4.9 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 4.6 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.0
Firearm suicide — — — — * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
— Not available.
* Number of deaths too few to calculate a reliable rate.
a The 1977 OMB Standards for Data on Race and Ethnicity were used to classify persons into one of the following four racial groups: White, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander. CA, HI , ID, ME, MT, NY, and WI reported multiple-race data in 2003. In 2004, the following states began to report multiple-race data: MI, MN, NH, NJ, OK, SD, WA, and WY. In 2005, the following states began to report multiple-race data: CT, FL, KS, NE, SC, UT, and DC (mid-year). In 2006, NM, OR, RI, and TX began to report multiple-race data. In 2007, DE and OH began to report multiple-race data. The multiple-race data for these states were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other states, rather than following the revised 1997 OMB standards for a select group of states. In addition, note that data on race and Hispanic origin are collected and reported separately. Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander include persons of Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
b Cause-of-death information for 1980–1998 is classified according to the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Cause-of-death information for 1999–2007 is classified according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases.
SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System.