All Indian Health Service Area Maps
Native
American Firearm-Related Deaths per 100,000, Ages 0-19, IHS Areas,
1989-1998
|
IHS Area
|
Death Rate
(per 100,000)
|
Percentile
|
Aberdeen |
14.0 |
95-100 |
Alaska |
26.5 |
95-100 |
Albuquerque |
7.9 |
50-74 |
Bemidji |
6.4 |
0-49 |
Billings |
13.4 |
95-100 |
California |
9.3 |
50-74 |
Nashville |
4.3 |
0-49 |
Navajo |
6.4 |
0-49 |
Oklahoma |
7.4 |
50-74 |
Phoenix |
13.2 |
95-100
|
Portland |
9.0 |
50-74 |
Tucson |
21.0 |
95-100 |
All IHS Areas
Combined |
10.3
|
|
United States Rate |
6.9 |
|
|
|
Firearm-Related Age Specific
Death Rates 1989-1998
Age Group (years) |
Death Rate (per 100,000) |
Under 1 |
0.0 |
1-4 |
0.8* |
5-9 |
2.6 |
10-14 |
5.5 |
15-19 |
32.1 |
* Rates are based
on fewer than 20 deaths and should be interpreted with caution.
|
SUMMARY |
-
Firearm-related injuries caused
the death of 524 Native American children and youth from 1989 to
1998.
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Death rates were highest among
teens 15 to 19 years of age.
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Seventy-eight percent of all
firearm-related deaths involved intentional use of the weapon.
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Suicides accounted for 46% of the
firearm-related deaths among Native American children and youth.
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During the most recent period,
1997�98, firearm-related death rates for black males were 1.5
times greater than rates for Native American males. Rates for Native
American males were 2.7 times greater than rates for white males.
Black females were 1.5 times more likely to die from firearm-related
deaths than Native American females. Native American females rates
were 1.6 greater than white female rates.
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From 1989 to 1998, Native American
firearm-related death rates increased by 13%.
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The highest rate of
firearm-related deaths among Native Americans occurred in the Alaska
Area; the lowest occurred in Nashville.
|
|
Firearm-Related Death Rates per 100,000
Population1981�98
Year |
Native American Rate |
Black Rate |
White Rate |
81-82 |
12.40 |
7.77 |
3.91 |
83-84 |
9.44 |
6.65 |
3.62 |
85-86 |
8.86 |
8.34 |
3.88 |
87-88 |
8.19 |
11.91 |
3.95 |
89-90 |
8.33 |
17.46 |
4.7 |
91-92 |
11.47 |
22.06 |
5.21 |
93-94 |
10.80 |
23.92 |
5.32 |
95-96 |
11.29 |
18.18 |
4.61 |
97-98 |
9.42 |
13.12 |
3.76 |
|
Firearm-Related
Death by Type
1989�98
Method Used |
Frequency (%) |
Homicide |
31.9 |
Legal Intervention |
0.6 |
Suicide |
45.8 |
Unintentional |
18.4 |
Undetermined
Intent/Other |
3.2 |
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