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15-29. | |
Reduce drownings. |
National Data Source
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.
State Data Source
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.
Healthy People 2000 Objective
9.5 (Unintentional Injuries), age adjusted to 2000 standard population.
Measure
Rate per 100,000 (age adjusted—see Comments).
Baseline
1.6 (1998).
Numerator
Number of drowning deaths (ICD-9 codes E830, E832, E910).
Denominator
Number of persons.
Population Targeted
U.S. resident population.
Questions Used To Obtain the National Data
Not applicable.
Expected Periodicity
Annual.
Comments
Data are age adjusted to the 2000 standard. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion on age adjustment see Part A, section 5.
This objective differs from Healthy People 2000 objective 9.5, which adjusted the death rates using the 1940 standard population. See Appendix C for comparison data.