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Show Table 55. Homicide Homicide (ICD-9Code: E960-E978) (1995 Total Deaths in Utah = 76) Utah:U.S. Year Utah U.S. (Ratio) 1970 4.1 9.1 0.45:1 1980 3.8 10.8 0.36:1 1981 4.1 10.4 0.39:1 1982 3.7 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 3.3 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 10.5 0.29:1 1993 3.5 10.5 0.33:1 1994 3.4 9.7 0.35:1 1995 3.9 8.8 0.44:1 The age-adjusted death rate for homicide in Utah is 44% that of the nation. The U.S. rate had been at a high of approximately 10.5 between 1990 and 1994. This number dramatically dropped in 1995 to a low of 8.8 deaths per 100,000. Utah males are twice as likely to die from homicide than are Utah females. Table 56. Homicide Mortality by Sex in Utah* Years Total Male Female 1979-81 4.2 6.2 2.3 1982-84 3.6 4.7 2.6 1985-87 3.5 4.0 2.9 1988-90 3.2 4.3 2.0 1991-93 3.3 4.4 2.2 1994 3.4 5.0 1.9 1995 3.9 5.2 2.7 *Age-adjusted rates Age-adjusted to the per 100,000 population. 1940 standard population. * Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population. From 1979 to 1993 the Utah numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Figure 31 Homicide O o o 0) ?* o (0 o 3 tT (0 i a> <D a O) 11 -p 10--9-. 8 -¦ 7-- 6-. 5-- 4 3 -¦ 2-- 1 .. 0-- ¦Utah U.S. H--------h H--------h H--------1 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Rates are age-adjusted to the 1940 standard population. 68 Health Status |