Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Releases Latest Data on Deaths
"Surveillance for Violent Deaths -- National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2008," appears in the August 26, 2011 online edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summaries (MMWR).
Report Highlights:
The new report compiled data on 16,138 deaths in 2008 from 16 NVDRS states. A majority of these deaths were:
- Suicides (58.7%)
- Homicide/legal intervention deaths (26.4%)
- Deaths of undetermined intent (14.5%)
NVDRS provides a comprehensive picture by combining once fragmented pieces of information from:
- Death certificates
- Coroner/medical examiner reports
- Toxicology results
- Law enforcement reports
- And other reports related to each death
Data are used to inform prevention efforts by providing a more complete understanding of the circumstances preceding deaths in these 16 states.
To Learn More:
- View an electronic copy of this document .
- Data from the NVDRS states is available online through WISQARS™ (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
- About CDC's violence prevention efforts: www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention
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