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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Death Rate due to Motor Vehicle Collisions

County: Baltimore City
Measurement Period: 2015-2021
This indicator shows the death rate per 100,000 population due to on-road accidents involving a motor vehicle. 

Why is this important?

Motor vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death in the United States. Increased use of safety belts and reductions in driving while impaired are two of the most effective means to reduce the risk of death and serious injury of occupants in motor vehicle crashes.
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County: Baltimore City

9.8
deaths/ 100,000 population
Source: County Health Rankings
Measurement period: 2015-2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: April 2024
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Technical note: Data prior to 2004-2010 included off-road accidents in addition to on-road (deaths resulting from boating accidents and airline crashes were not included).
More details:
Original Source: National Center for Health Statistics - Natality and Mortality Files; Census Population Estimates Program

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Change in methodology for 2015-2021:
Beginning with County Health Rankings' 2024 Annual Data Release, data from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program were used in the calculation of the denominator for this measure. In previous data releases, the denominator was calculated from the National Center for Health Statistics Bridged-Race Population Estimates.

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Death Rate due to Motor Vehicle Collisions

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Measurement Period: 2015-2021
Data Source: County Health Rankings
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9.8
11.4
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