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Native American Firearm-Related Deaths per 100,000, Ages 0-19, IHS Areas, 1989-1998

Firearm-Related Deaths per 100,000 Population, Native Americans, Ages 0�, IHS Areas, 1989�98

Firearm-Related Age-Specific Death Rates1989�98
Firearm-Related Age Specific Death Rates 1989-1998

* 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.
Death rates were highest among teens 15 to 19 years of age.
Seventy-eight percent of all firearm-related deaths involved intentional use of the weapon.
Suicides accounted for 46% of the firearm-related deaths among Native American children and youth.
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.
From 1989 to 1998, Native American firearm-related death rates increased by 13%.
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

Firearm-Related Death by Type1989�98

Firearm-Related Death by Type
1989�98