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State Injury Profilefor WyomingThe CDC State Injury ProfilesGathering and sharing reliable data about the broad range of public health problems is among the many ways the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protect the safety and health of Americans.  Policy makers and health care workers need access to the best, most current data available so they can make informed decisions about where to allocate limited resources to prevent diseases and injuries. Yet, many people find statistics difficult to understand and interpret. This State Injury Profile offers an easier way to look at statistics. Through maps and graphs, the Profile clearly shows how this state compares with others in the nation and what injury problems are most pressing.  CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control gathers data about a broad range of intentional and unintentional injuries or what many people call 'violence' and 'accidents.' Injuries affect everyone. Injury is the leading cause of death for all Americans ages one to 34, and injury remains one of the leading causes of death, no matter how long someone may live.Maps and graphs in this State Injury Profile show this state's death rates from in falls, poisoning, drowning, suffocation, fires and burns, suicide, homicide, traumatic brain injury and injuries related to firearms. The graphics show how this state compares with others and with mortality rates in the United States as a whole. You will also find a table showing the Ten Leading Causes of Death for the United States and for this state.  is a county-by-county map showing locations with higher for each type of injury.    you'll also find a list of all CDC-funded injury prevention and research programsDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and PreventionNational Center for Injury Prevention and ControlNew this year death rates In addition to injury data, in this state for 2001.To learn moreAfter you page through the State Injury Profile, if you want to know more, CDC has made it easy for you to find additional information about any injury and public health. Simply visit  Or call the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Legislation at 1-770-488-4936.These other resources offered or funded by the CDC may also interest you:General information about injury in AmericaCustomized data reports, Consumer facts and tip sheets, or call the SafeUSA hotline toll free at 1-800-252-7751.Intentional InjuryNational Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 1-800-537-2238 National Sexual Violence Resource Center,  or call 1-877-739-3895National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center,  or call 1-843-792-2945National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, or call 1-866-SAFEYOUTH  (723-3968)Violence Against Women Electronic Network (VAWnet),or call 1-800-537-2238Unintentional InjuryNational Program for Playground Safety,  or call 1-800-554-PLAY (7529)National Resource Center on Aging and Injury,or call 1-619-594-0986   www.cdc.gov/ncipc.www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqarswww.cdc.gov/ncipc/safeusawww.nsvrc.orgwww.violenceagainstwomen.orgwww.safeyouth.orgwww.vawnet.orgwww.uni.edu/playgroundwww.olderadultinjury.org  ,,,  ,, , State Injury Profile for Wyoming1989-1998TM. .SAFER HEALTHIER PEOPLE United StatesTotal Number of Injury DeathsCause Deaths   PercentUnintentional Injury 288,427 65.6%Intentional  151,102   34.4%Total (1996-1998) 439,529 100.0%Average Number of Injury Deaths per Year In the United States =  146,51012345678910Total<1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+RankAge GroupsCongenitalAnomalies18,771ShortGestation11,928SIDS8,863RespiratoryDistress Synd.3,958MaternalComplications3,836Placenta CordMembranes2,870PerinatalInfections2,348UnintentionalInjuries2,323Pneumonia& Influenza1,358IntrauterineHypoxia1,341UnintentionalInjuries6,087CongenitalAnomalies1,791MalignantNeoplasms1,227Homicide1,194HeartDisease643Pneumonia& Influenza494Septicemia245HIV233PerinatalPeriod210BenignNeoplasms188UnintentionalInjuries4,666MalignantNeoplasms1,557CongenitalAnomalies662Homicide523HeartDisease413Pneumonia& Influenza218HIV194BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 159BenignNeoplasms134Cerebro-vascular102UnintentionalInjuries5,392MalignantNeoplasms1,514Suicide918Homicide908CongenitalAnomalies613HeartDisease560BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 287Pneumonia& Influenza180Cerebro-vascular140HIV139UnintentionalInjuries40,525Homicide18,200Suicide12,679MalignantNeoplasms4,976HeartDisease3,124CongenitalAnomalies1,252HIV883BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 677Pneumonia& Influenza638Cerebro-vascular533UnintentionalInjuries37,468Suicide16,898Homicide15,068HIV14,953MalignantNeoplasms13,837HeartDisease9,843Cerebro-vascular2,068Diabetes1,903Pneumonia& Influenza1,633LiverDisease1,592MalignantNeoplasms51,170UnintentionalInjuries43,925HeartDisease40,037HIV26,456Suicide20,308Homicide11,138LiverDisease10,518Cerebro-vascular8,159Diabetes5,622Pneumonia& Influenza4,255MalignantNeoplasms135,803HeartDisease105,367UnintentionalInjuries31,208Cerebro-vascular17,196LiverDisease16,797Suicide14,916Diabetes12,979HIV12,892BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 8,467Pneumonia& Influenza6,493MalignantNeoplasms260,166HeartDisease198,361BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 30,317Cerebro-vascular29,005Diabetes25,504UnintentionalInjuries21,316LiverDisease15,844Pneumonia& Influenza11,228Suicide8,834Septicemia5,704HeartDisease1,824,785MalignantNeoplasms1,150,087Cerebro-vascular419,998BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 283,777Pneumonia& Influenza235,529Diabetes142,639UnintentionalInjuries95,191Alzheimer'sDisease65,647Nephritis65,296Septicemia54,428HeartDisease2,185,194MalignantNeoplasms1,620,642Cerebro-vascular478,181BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 327,640UnintentionalInjuries288,427Pneumonia& Influenza262,047Diabetes189,154Suicide92,013Nephritis75,817LiverDisease75,414United States10 Leading Causes of Deaths by Age Group: 1996-1998WyomingTotal Number of Injury DeathsCause Deaths   PercentUnintentional Injury 722 69.0%Intentional Injury    325   31.0%Total (1996-1998) 1,047 100.0%Average Number of Injury Deaths per YearIn Wyoming =  34912345678910Total<1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+RankAge GroupsCongenitalAnomalies26SIDS20ShortGestation13MaternalComplications8Placenta CordMembranes7RemainderRespiratory4RespiratoryDistress Synd.4PerinatalInfections32TiedUnintentionalPneumonia& Influenza3CongenitalAnomalies2HeartDisease1MalignantNeoplasms1    MalignantNeoplasms4CongenitalAnomalies3HeartDisease2Diabetes1Hernia1   MalignantNeoplasms5Pneumonia& Influenza2HeartDisease1     MalignantNeoplasms10HeartDisease8BenignNeoplasms26Tied6Tied6Tied6TiedMalignantNeoplasms21HeartDisease14Diabetes10LiverDisease4Pneumonia& Influenza4HIV32TiedMalignantNeoplasms66HeartDisease53LiverDisease22Cerebro-vascular11Diabetes9ViralHepatitis5HIV4MalignantNeoplasms229HeartDisease156Cerebro-vascular29LiverDisease26BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 21Diabetes19Pneumonia& Influenza9Homicide6MalignantNeoplasms384HeartDisease290BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 81Cerebro-vascular36LiverDisease35Diabetes23Pneumonia& Influenza162TiedHeartDisease2,509MalignantNeoplasms1,837Cerebro-vascular708BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 648Pneumonia& Influenza370Diabetes217Alzheimer'sDisease149Nephritis65Septicemia65HeartDisease3,040MalignantNeoplasms2,558Cerebro-vascular787BronchitisEmphysemaAsthma 755Pneumonia& Influenza409Diabetes279UnintentionalInjuries5Injuries16Homicide2UnintentionalInjuries9Homicide2UnintentionalInjuries27Suicide2UnintentionalInjuries142Suicide47Homicide13UnintentionalInjuries87Suicide33Homicide11UnintentionalInjuries110Suicide57Homicide14UnintentionalInjuries88Suicide46UnintentionalInjuries48Suicide32UnintentionalInjuries188UnintentionalInjuries722Suicide270Alzheimer'sDisease149LiverDisease137Wyoming10 Leading Causes of Deaths by Age Group: 1996-1998wWyoming Only Unintentional InjuryCause Deaths   PercentMV Traffic 361 50.0%Fall 78 10.8%Poisoning 41 5.7%Suffocation 29 4.0%Drowning 27 3.7%Other Causes 186   25.8%722 100.0%wWyoming Only Homicide and Legal InterventionCause Deaths   PercentFirearm 33 60.0%Cut/Pierce 10 18.2%Suffocation 2 3.6%Other Causes 10   18.2%55 100.0%wWyoming Only SuicideCause Deaths   PercentFirearm 193 71.5%Poisoning 41 15.2%Suffocation 28 10.4%Other Causes     8     3.0%270 100.1%Intentional InjuryUnintentional Injury1996-1998 Leading Causes of Deathw United StatesUnintentional Injury Cause Deaths   PercentMV Traffic 127,053 44.1%Fall 35,745 12.4%Poisoning 30,474 10.6%Suffocation      13,325  4.6%Drowning 12,416 4.3%Fire/Burn 10,809 3.7%Other Causes   58,605   20.3%288,427 100.0%w United StatesHomicide and Legal InterventionCause Deaths   PercentFirearm 39,951 67.6%Cut/Pierce 6,955 11.8%Suffocation 2,147 3.6%Other Causes   10,036   17.0%59,089 100.0%wUnited StatesSuicide Cause Deaths   PercentFirearm 53,156 57.8%Suffocation 16,469 17.9%Poisoning 15,280 16.6%Other Causes   7,108     7.7%92,013 100.0%1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year04812162024283236United States WyomingUnited States and Wyoming1989-1998Rate per 100,000Unintentional Motor Vehicle, Traffic-Related Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 11.26VT 12.98MA 7.71RI 8.81CT 10.31NJ 10.00DE 16.06MD 12.74DC 10.24Deaths per100,000 Population20.77 - 32.3616.47 - 20.7612.74 - 16.467.71 - 12.73HI  10.9126.4320.6726.0712.2016.6818.6921.2321.2212.44 16.4715.8719.5120.3821.1813.4915.1312.9732.3620.5323.5118.2120.599.4420.7716.0612.4023.9016.0713.0724.0820.6422.4819.6717.6713.5513.3218.8613.7924.6612.2924.131989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year0123456789United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Unintentional Fall Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 4.22VT 3.90MA 2.74RI 4.68CT 4.03NJ 3.19DE 3.29MD 4.18DC 5.15Deaths per100,000 Population6.17 - 9.244.79 - 6.164.03 - 4.782.74 - 4.02HI  4.872.837.034.453.876.614.176.336.633.62 3.346.485.544.163.164.033.797.495.705.289.246.363.324.234.796.653.815.044.954.224.057.434.814.825.304.335.725.518.846.174.398.841989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year0123456789United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Unintentional Poisoning Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 2.33VT 2.02MA 0.57RI 0.77CT 5.49NJ 5.39DE 5.62MD 0.91DC 6.07Deaths per100,000 Population4.89 - 11.692.83 - 4.881.78 - 2.820.57 - 1.77HI  3.192.237.431.396.143.713.862.742.644.17 1.411.531.973.222.712.032.161.561.782.871.631.444.984.892.831.452.493.175.756.023.072.113.413.671.602.885.421.762.202.976.3011.691989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year00.511.522.533.544.5United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Unintentional Suffocation Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 1.41VT 1.88MA 1.47RI 1.42CT 1.78NJ 1.31DE 2.04MD 1.67DC 2.57Deaths per100,000 Population2.25 - 3.281.83 - 2.241.49 - 1.820.78 - 1.48HI  1.342.841.792.610.782.381.502.311.841.62 2.521.782.262.472.251.591.481.833.282.131.271.871.940.972.091.821.752.111.281.923.061.382.371.491.712.181.492.471.692.131.591.901989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year00.511.522.533.544.5United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Unintentional Drowning Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 1.17VT 1.24MA 0.96RI 1.38CT 0.90NJ 0.82DE 1.18MD 0.98DC 1.34Deaths per100,000 Population2.04 - 6.451.56 - 2.031.18 - 1.550.70 - 1.17HI  3.132.161.992.341.541.452.531.672.921.08 1.261.111.531.802.931.811.271.352.811.812.401.091.600.701.541.720.912.052.150.872.212.151.891.781.071.561.931.831.251.786.451.521989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year00.511.522.533.544.5United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998NH 0.85VT 1.71MA 0.88RI 0.46CT 1.00NJ 1.03DE 1.07MD 1.10DC 2.54HI  1.052.390.882.680.810.690.922.081.071.41 1.611.201.261.932.401.291.440.883.941.821.500.951.041.211.871.091.132.041.111.592.560.962.411.420.521.590.922.181.210.913.281.51Deaths per100,000 Population1.87 - 3.941.21 - 1.860.96 - 1.200.46 - 0.95Unintentional Fire and Burn-Related Death RatesUnited States, 1996-19981989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year0369121518212427United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Suicide Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 12.11VT 12.49MA 7.93RI 8.08CT 8.07NJ 7.14DE 11.27MD 9.90DC 6.88Deaths per100,000 Population14.08 - 22.9612.11 - 14.0711.12 - 12.106.88 - 11.11HI  10.7612.2217.1013.6411.1216.6514.0811.7816.758.39 12.2511.5212.5112.7412.0313.1210.5710.1612.2013.3419.5711.5222.9618.427.3911.9211.729.7314.5316.2511.4312.0616.6513.2511.6516.2511.9313.1413.6011.3119.0921.451989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year024681012141618United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Homicide Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 1.88VT 1.67MA 2.53RI 2.78CT 4.72NJ 4.58DE 5.25MD 11.28DC 51.72Deaths per100,000 Population8.89 - 51.726.10 - 8.883.54 - 6.001.67 - 3.53HI  3.2411.409.6610.338.334.928.058.803.549.77 6.912.475.856.2315.592.167.943.0013.538.183.923.4010.939.896.378.891.814.257.944.426.109.362.189.607.553.007.034.435.143.953.787.89* Includes unintentional and intentional deaths from motor vehicles, firearms, falls, and other causes (of determined and undetermined intent).1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year051015202530354045United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Death Rates*United States, 1996-1998NH 14.5VT 19.0MA 8.1RI 12.1CT 11.6NJ 10.8DE 17.3MD 14.7DC 26.6Deaths per100,000 Population25.6 - 33.920.9 - 25.516.6 - 20.88.1 - 16.5HI  12.026.323.727.715.023.619.724.527.314.3 20.917.421.023.228.018.916.315.328.625.629.520.427.124.512.722.919.117.025.724.716.726.024.423.820.122.420.021.021.718.033.925.7* Includes deaths from firearm suicide, firearm homicide, unintentional firearm-related deaths, and firearm-related deaths of undetermined intent.1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Year0369121518212427United States WyomingRate per 100,000United States and Wyoming1989-1998Firearm-Related Death RatesUnited States, 1996-1998NH 7.72VT 9.74MA 3.66RI 4.37CT 6.46NJ 5.01DE 8.48MD 14.10DC 42.84Deaths per100,000 Population15.57 - 42.8413.12 - 15.568.72 - 13.11 3.66 - 8.71HI  4.1119.2719.0517.8411.8912.6113.4215.5714.3711.20 13.387.7512.1514.3421.528.8211.787.3320.2814.6316.069.3122.496.9114.807.858.6915.1213.2211.0015.4411.0717.8713.1211.5213.3610.5513.608.7216.9520.6117.76Wyoming 1989-1998Motor Vehicle Deaths/YearU.S. 16.4WY 24.2Excess Deaths/Year  11437Falls Deaths/YearU.S. 4.3WY 5.6Excess Deaths/Year 226Fires/Burns Deaths/YearU.S. 1.6WY 1.15Drownings Deaths/YearU.S. 1.7WY 1.78Poisonings Deaths/YearU.S. 3.2WY 2.712Traumatic Brain Injury  Deaths/YearU.S. 18.5WY 28.1Excess Deaths/Year 13045Firearms Deaths/YearU.S. 13.7WY 18.6Excess Deaths/Year 8523Homicides Deaths/YearU.S. 8.7WY 4.119Suicides Deaths/YearU.S. 12.0WY 19.8Excess Deaths/Year  9037LegendAt or above the 90th NATIONALpercentileAt or above the 75th  but less thanthe 90th NATIONAL percentileCDC-FundedInjury Control ProjectsTM. .SAFER HEALTHIER PEOPLECDC-Funded Injury Control Projects inWYOMINGCDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funds one program in Wyoming to build the state’s ability to keep its citizens safe.Intentional InjuryRape Prevention and Education A nationwide grant program providing resources to states for rape prevention and education programs conducted by rape crisis centers, State sexual assault coalitions, and other public and private nonprofit entities for:1) educational seminars; 2) operation of hotlines; 3) training programs for professionals; 4) preparation of informational material; 5) education and training programs for students and campus personnel designed to reduce the incidence of sexual assault at colleges and universities; 6) education and training to increase awareness about drugs to facilitate rapes or sexual assaults; and 7) other efforts to increase awareness about, or to help prevent, sexual assault, including efforts to increase awareness in underserved communities andawareness among individuals with disabilities. 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