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:
Avoyelles
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
Evangeline
Livingston
Morehouse
Orleans
Pointe Coupee
Red River
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
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:
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carroll
La Salle
Red River
St. Helena
St. Landry
Tangipahoa
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
The following links provide Louisiana statistical tables, charts, and other trauma facts.
CDC Injury Data
Louisiana Health Report Cards