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Murphy, Sherry L, Kenneth D Kochanek, Jiaquan Xu and Melonie Heron. 2015 ‘Gun Deaths in Virgin Islands (US), 2012.’ National Vital Statistics Reports: Deaths, Final Data for 2012; Vol 63, No. 9 (Table 19), pp. 88-90. Atlanta GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics / National Vital Statistics System. 31 August
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Table 19: Number of deaths, death rates, and age-adjusted death rates for major causes of death,Virgin Islands, 2012
Assault (Homicides - All Methods) [ICD-10 Code1: X85-Y89]
Year: Number of Deaths - Crude Rate Per 100,000
2012: 52 - 49.4
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicides - All Methods) [ICD-10 Code: X60-X84]
Year: Number of Deaths - Crude Rate Per 100,000
2012: 10 - nr*
Injury by Firearm**
Year: Number of Deaths - Crude Rate Per 100,000
2012: 45 - 42.7
Note:
* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision
** ICD–10 codes for Injury by firearms are *U01.4, W32-W34, X72-X74, X93-X95, Y22-Y24, and Y35.0;
[NR: Not reported]
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