Suffocation Rates per 100,000
Population
1981�98
Year |
Native American Rate |
Black Rate |
White Rate |
81-82 |
3.98 |
1.67 |
1.19 |
83-84 |
3.64 |
1.73 |
1.04 |
85-86 |
3.37 |
1.48 |
0.98 |
87-88 |
2.70 |
1.58 |
0.95 |
89-90 |
2.80 |
1.92 |
0.88 |
91-92 |
3.32 |
1.54 |
0.84 |
93-94 |
2.45 |
1.38 |
0.86 |
95-96 |
1.81 |
1.56 |
0.83 |
97-98 |
1.54 |
1.56 |
0.82 |
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Type/Location of
Suffocation
1989-1998
Method Used |
Frequency (%) |
Cave In |
0.7 |
Inhalation/Ingestion of
food |
12.3 |
Inhalation/Ingestion of
an object |
23.9 |
Lack of air (in closed
space) |
2.9 |
Suffocation (bed,
cradle) |
25.4 |
Suffocation (plastic
bag) |
2.9 |
Unintentional hanging |
19.6 |
Other/Unspecified |
12.3 |
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