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Injury Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

White residents have a higher rate of injury-related deaths in Lancaster County

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks injury-related deaths resulting from unintentional accidents, suicide, homicide, overdose, and other causes.

From 2016-20, the overall rate of deaths by injury per 100,000 population for Lancaster County was 52.6.

  • For those who identified as White, the deaths by injury rate was 69.6 per 100,000 population.
  • For those who identified as Black or African American, the deaths by injury rate was 53.2 per 100,000 population.
  • For those who identified as Latino/a or Hispanic, the deaths by injury rate was 35.8 per 100,000 population.
Notes

National data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

Due to small yearly population sizes, some race and ethnicity data are suppressed by the data source to protect privacy. Rates are presented as five-year estimates for the groups that are available.