TRAUMA IN LOUISIANA
Louisiana has one of the highest trauma death rates in the nation.
United States Injury Death Rates
per 100,000 – All Intents 2008-2014
Produced by the Statistics, Programming, and Economics Branch, National Center of Injury Prevention and Control
Data Sources: NCES National Vital Statistics System for Numbers of Deaths,
US Census Bureau for Population Estimates, 2008 – 2014
The highest rates of trauma
(86.5 – 123.94 per 100,000) are
found in the following parishes:
Acadia
Avoyelles
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
Evangeline
La Salle
Livingston
Morehouse
Orleans
Pointe Coupee
Red River
Sabine
St. Bernard
St. Helena
St. Landry
Tensas
Washington
Louisiana Injury Death Rates
per 100,000 – All Intents 2008-2014
Produced by the Statistics, Programming, and Economics Branch, National Center of Injury Prevention and Control
Data Sources: NCES National Vital Statistics System for Numbers of Deaths,
US Census Bureau for Population Estimates, 2008 – 2014
Rate of Nonfatal Injury related
Hospital Discharges by OPH
Regions, Louisiana 2004
2009 Louisiana Health Report Card
The highest rates of unintentional injury
(67.34 – 100.47 per 100,000) are
found in the following parishes:
Beauregard
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
Evangeline
East Carroll
La Salle
Red River
St. Bernard
St. Helena
St. Landry
Tangipahoa
Union
Washington
Winn
Louisiana Injury Death Rates
per 100,000 – Unintentional 2004-2010
Produced by: the Statistics, Programming & Economics Branch, National Center of Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Sources: NCHS National Vital Statistics System for numbers of deaths, US Census Bureau for population estimates