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The decrease in the unintentional injury mortality disparity between American Indians/Alaska natives and Non-American Indians/Alaska natives in New Mexico, 1980 to 2009

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  • Hubbard, G.
  • Pokhrel, P.
  • Nielsen, L.
  • Landen, M.

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Objectives: We tracked the unintentional injury death disparity between American Indians/Alaska Natives and non-American Indians/Alaska Natives in New Mexico, 1980 to 2009. Methods: We calculated age-adjusted rates and rate ratios for unintentional injury deaths and their external causes among American Indians/Alaska Natives and non-American Indians/Alaska Natives. We tested trend significance with the Mann-Kendall test. Results: The unintentional injury death rate ratio of American Indians/Alaska Natives to non-American Indians/Alaska Natives declined from 2.9 in 1980-1982 to 1.5 in 2007-2009. The rate among American Indians/Alaska Natives decreased 47.2% from 1980-1982 to 1995-1997. Among non-American Indians/Alaska Natives, the rate declined 25.3% from 1980-1982 to 1992-1994, then increased 31.9% from 1992-1994 to 2007-2009. The motor vehicle traffic and pedestrian death rates decreased 57.8% and 74.6%, respectively, among American Indians/Alaska Natives from 1980-1982 to 2007-2009. Conclusions: The unintentional injury death rate disparity decreased substantially from 1980-1982 to 2007-2009 largely because of the decrease in motor vehicle crash and pedestrian death rates among American Indians/Alaska Natives and the increase in the poisoning death rate among non-American Indians/Alaska Natives.

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  • Hubbard, G. & Pokhrel, P. & Nielsen, L. & Landen, M., 2013. "The decrease in the unintentional injury mortality disparity between American Indians/Alaska natives and Non-American Indians/Alaska natives in New Mexico, 1980 to 2009," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(4), pages 747-754.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300673_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300673
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