3: Comparison of External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix and the Modified Matrix
Table 1 compares the injury death rates and number of deaths by causes for the External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix and Modified Matrix.(11,12) Injury death rates for transportation causes differed only slightly when comparing the categorization in two matrices.
Table 1: Death Rates and Average Annual Number of Deaths Compared using the External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix and the Modified Matrix
| * Fingerhut L. ICD Framework:
External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix [Online]. Hyattsville, MD: National
Center for Health Statistics. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/Ice/matrix10.htm † Rate Per 100,000 Population ‡ MV Traffic-related includes MVT-Occupant; MVT-Unspecified; MVT-Pedal Cyclist; MVT-Pedestrian and MVT injuries (MVT-Motorcyclist; MVT-other) § Transportation-related includes MVT-Occupant; MVT-Unspecified; Pedal Cyclist (MVT and Other); Pedestrian (MVT & Other) and Other Transportation-related injuries (MVT-Motorcyclist; MVT-other; Other Land Transportation and Other Transport) ± Other injuries Include Cut/Pierce; Other Pedal Cyclist; Other Pedestrian; Other Land Transportation; Other Transport; Firearms, Machinery; Natural/Environmental; Overexertion; Stuck By/Against; Other Specified, Classifiable; Other Specified, Not Elsewhere Classified and Unspecified ¶ Other injuries Include Cut/Pierce; Firearms; Machinery; Natural/Environmental; Overexertion; Stuck By/Against; Other Specified, Classifiable; Other Specified, Not Elsewhere Classified and Unspecified |
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Data source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, 2000-2005
Table 2 shows the leading causes of unintentional injury deaths by age group using the External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix. Suffocation was ranked first for children less than 1 year of age, while MVT-related deaths were first for all other age groups. In order to understand how some subcategories of Transportation-related death rates differ with other causes of unintentional injury, the Modified Matrix is used in all subsequent data presented in this report.
Table 3 shows the leading causes of unintentional injury deaths by age group using the Modified Matrix. Suffocations was still ranked first for infants. However, drowning was the leading cause of death for children 1 to 4, and MVT-Occupant ranked first for the older age groups.
Table 2: Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury Death among Children 0 to 19 Years using the External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix, by Age Group, United States, 2000 – 2005
Age Group in Years |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Less Than 1 (n = 5,883) |
1 to 4 (n = 10,203) |
5 to 9 (n = 7,144) |
10 to 14 (n = 9,088) |
15 to 19 (n = 40,734) |
| 1 | Suffocation 66% |
MVT-related 31% |
MVT-related 53% |
MVT-related 58% |
MVT-related 76% |
| 2 | MVT-related 14% |
Drowning 27% |
Other Injuries 15% |
Other Injuries 18% |
Other Injuries 9% |
| 3 | Drowning 7% |
Other Injuries 15% |
Fires or Burns 13% |
Drowning 10% |
Poisoning 7% |
| 4 | Other Injuries 6% |
Fires or Burns 14% |
Drowning 13% |
Fires or Burns 6% |
Drowning 5% |
| 5 | Fires or Burns 4% |
Suffocation 8% |
Suffocation 4% |
Suffocation 4% |
Falls 1% |
| 6 | Poisoning 2% |
Falls 2% |
Falls 1% |
Poisoning 2% |
Fires or Burns 1% |
| 7 | Falls 2% |
Poisoning 2% |
Poisoning 1% |
Falls 2% |
Suffocation 1% |
Table 3: Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury Death among Children 0 to 19 Years using the Modified Matrix, by Age Group, United States, 2000 – 2005
Age Group in Years |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Less Than 1 (n=5,883) |
1 to 4 (n=10,203) |
5 to 9 (n=7,144) |
10 to 14 (n=9,088) |
15 to 19 (n=40,734) |
| 1 | Suffocation 66% |
Drowning 27% |
MVT - Occupant 22% |
MVT - Occupant 26% |
MVT - Occupant 41% |
| 2 | MVT - Occupant 8% |
Pedestrian 15% |
MVT - Unspecified 15% |
MVT - Unspecified 15% |
MVT - Unspecified 28% |
| 3 | Drowning 7% |
Fires/Burns 14% |
Pedestrian 14% |
Pedestrian 12% |
Poisoning 7% |
| 4 | MVT - Unspecified 5% |
MVT - Occupant 13% |
Fires/Burns 13% |
Drowning 10% |
MVT - Other 6% |
| 5 | Other Injuries 5% |
MVT - Unspecified 9% |
Drowning 13% |
MVT - Other 9% |
Pedestrian 5% |
| 6 | Fires/Burns 4% |
Suffocation 8% |
Other Injuries 7% |
Other Injuries 8% |
Drowning 5% |
| 7 | Poisoning 2% |
Other Injuries 8% |
MVT - Other 6% |
Fires/Burns 6% |
Other Injuries 5% |
| 8 | Falls 2% |
Falls 2% |
Pedal Cyclist 4% |
Pedal Cyclist 6% |
Falls 1% |
| 9 | Pedestrian 1% |
Poisoning 2% |
Suffocation 4% |
Suffocation 4% |
Fires/Burns 1% |
| 10 | MVT - Other 0.5% |
MVT - Other 2% |
Falls 1% |
Poisoning 2% |
Suffocation 1% |
| 11 | Pedal Cyclist 0.02% |
Pedal Cyclist 0.3% |
Poisoning 1% |
Falls 2% |
Pedal Cyclist 1% |
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- Page last updated: December 10, 2008
- Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury
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