Teen violent deaths (5-year totals) in South Dakota
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is deaths caused by accidents, homicides, and suicides per 100,000 teens ages 15-19. As with child deaths, motor vehicle crashes make up the highest percentage of teen violent deaths in South Dakota.
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definitions:
Deaths from homicides, suicides, and accidents to teens ages 15-19 years during the five year time span.
The rate is deaths from homicides, suicides, and accidents per 100,000 teens ages 15-19.
Data Source: South Dakota Department of Health -http://doh.sd.gov/
Footnotes:
UPDATED - November 2019
NA - Data not reported if there are less than 3 teen deaths.
Confidence intervals for child deaths can be found here