All Indian Health Service Area Maps
Native
American Fire- and Burn-Related Deaths per 100,000, Ages 0-19, IHS
Areas, 1989-1998
|
 |
|
|
IHS Area
|
Death Rate
(per 100,000)
|
Percentile
|
|
Aberdeen |
7.9 |
95-100 |
|
Alaska |
7.3 |
95-100 |
|
Albuquerque |
1.6 |
0-49 |
|
Bemidji |
9.0 |
95-100 |
|
Billings |
1.8 |
50-74 |
|
California |
1.1 |
0-49 |
|
Nashville |
1.9 |
50-74 |
|
Navajo |
1.9 |
50-74 |
|
Oklahoma |
2.1 |
50-74 |
|
Phoenix |
1.3 |
0-49 |
|
Portland |
2.2 |
50-74 |
|
Tucson |
3.3 |
95-100 |
|
All IHS Areas
Combined |
3.0
|
|
|
United States Rate |
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
Fire and
Burn-Related Age Specific Death
Rates 1989-1998
|
Age Group (years) |
Death Rate (per 100,000) |
|
Under 1 |
3.2* |
|
1-4 |
8.6 |
|
5-9 |
1.9 |
|
10-14 |
1.6* |
|
15-19 |
1.7 |
* Rates are based
on fewer than 20 deaths and should be interpreted with caution.
|
|
SUMMARY |
- From 1989 to 1998, 184
Native American children and youth died from fire-related injuries.
- The
highest rates occurred among 0 to 4 year olds.
- Ninety-three percent of
fire-related deaths among Native American children and youth were
associated with house fires.
- Eleven Native American infants died in
house fire-related incidents.
- During the most recent period, 1997�98,
rates among blacks were 1.3 times greater than those for Native
Americans; rates for Native Americans were 2.1 greater than for
whites.
- From 1989 to 1998, Native American fire-related death rates
decreased by 49% among children and youth.
- Fire-related death rates
were highest in the Bemidji, Aberdeen, and Alaska IHS Areas. These
three Areas had rates 6 times greater than U.S. national rates.
|
|
|
Fire- and Burn-Related Death Rates per
100,000 Population1981�98
|
Year |
Native American Rate |
Black Rate |
White Rate |
|
81-82 |
4.27 |
5.23 |
1.61 |
|
83-84 |
5.79 |
4.84 |
1.42 |
|
85-86 |
4.49 |
4.7 |
1.42 |
|
87-88 |
4.80 |
4.8 |
1.34 |
|
89-90 |
2.88 |
3.88 |
1.25 |
|
91-92 |
3.15 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
|
93-94 |
4.42 |
3.61 |
1.06 |
|
95-96 |
3.31 |
2.75 |
0.83 |
|
97-98 |
1.48 |
2.32 |
0.7 |
|
Sources/Location of Fire
1989-1998
|
Method Used |
Frequency (%) |
|
Clothing Ignition |
1.8 |
|
Hot Substance |
1.2 |
|
Non-Building |
1.8 |
|
Other Building |
0.6 |
|
Private Dwelling |
92.7 |
|
Other/Unspecified |
1.8 |
|
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