Alaska Native Injury Atlas of Mortality and Morbidity

The Atlas of Alaska Native Injury, Mortality, and Morbidity presents injury mortality (death) and injury morbidity (hospitalization) data for Alaska Natives. The death data comes from the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics and includes the years 1999 through 2005. The hospitalization data comes from the Alaska Trauma Registry and includes the years 1991 through 2003. This analysis presents the leading causes of injury death and injury-related hospitalization by gender, by age group, and by region for Alaska Native people. Injury rates are calculated to allow for comparison and to show trends over time. 73 p.