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Show HOMICIDE (ICD-9Code: E960-E978) (1992 Total Deaths in Utah = 53) The age-adjusted death rate for homicide is lower in Utah than the nation (Table 54, Figure 33). Utah's homicide rate has fluctuated since 1970, while the U.S. rate has increased slightly. In 1970, the Utah homicide rate was approximately one-half of the national rate, and improved to approximately one-third in 1989. The nation's death rate for homicide declined from 9.1 in 1970 to a low of 8.3 in 1985. Since 1985, however, the U.S. rate has generally increased. Homicide Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Table 54 Year Utah U.S. Utah:U.S. (Ratio) 1970 4.1 9.1 0.45:1 1980 3.9 10.8 0.36:1 1981 4.1 10.4 0.39:1 1982 3.8 9.7 0.39:1 1983 3.8 8.6 0.44:1 1984 3.3 8.4 0.39:1 1985 2.9 8.3 0.35:1 1986 3.4 9.0 0.38:1 1987 4.1 8.6 0.48:1 1988 3.2 9.0 0.36:1 1989 3.2 9.4 0.34:1 1990 3.1 10.2 0.30:1 1991 3.4 10.9 0.31:1 1992 3.0 - - Utah males are more than twice as likely to die from homicide as are females. In general male death rates declined between 1979 and 1990. Homicide Mortality by Sex in Utah* Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Table 55 Years* Total Male Female 1979-81 4.2 6.2 2.3 1982-84 3.6 4.7 2.5 1985-87 3.5 4.1 2.8 1988-90 3.2 4.3 2.0 From 1979 to 1990 the Utah numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Figure 33 CL, (X O w O o cu S o _* O 11 T--- 10-- """* 9 -¦ Homicide Utah U.S. 7 -• 6--5--4 - 3 --2 --1 --0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1994 37 |
