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Show MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH DEATHS (ICD-9Code: E810-E825) (1992 Total Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths in Utah = 261) The age-adjusted mortality rate for motor vehicle crashes continues to decline for the U.S. and Utah. Rates for Utah and the nation have been similar since 1980. However, since 1990 Utah's rate has been declining more rapidly than the nation's (Table 47, Figure 30). Possible reasons for the decline in total age-adjusted mortality rates include improved highways and vehicle design, improved medical emergency response time, and improved driving habits. Note the slowly climbing rates between 1983 and 1985 and the decline since 1985. The decrease may reflect state laws requiring seat belt use (many passed about 1985) and the increased attention given to the dangers of drinking and driving.1 Utah Department of Health, Division of Community Health Services. (1992). Health Status Indicators of Utahns. Salt Lake City: Author. Figure 30 Age- Table 47 Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Year Utah U.S. Utah:U.S. (Ratio) 1980 24.1 22.9 1.05:1 1981 23.0 21.8 1.06:1 1982 21.3 19.3 1.10:1 1983 18.6 18.5 1.01:1 1984 19.5 19.1 1.02:1 1985 21.1 18.8 1.12:1 1986 19.3 19.4 0.99:1 1987 18.1 19.5 0.93:1 1988 18.7 19.7 0.95:1 1989 18.8 18.9 0.99:1 1990 16.1 18.5 0.87:1 1991 14.8 17.0 0.87:1 1992 14.6 ~ - Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1994 33 |