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2011 | Vermilion, Louisiana | Motor vehicle crash death rate

Summary Information

Range in Louisiana
(Min-Max):		 12-52
Overall in Louisiana: 23
National Benchmark: 12 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Health Behaviors (Alcohol Use)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2001-2007
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Motor vehicle crash deaths are measured as the crude mortality rate per 100,000 population due to on- or off-road accidents involving a motor vehicle. Motor vehicle deaths includes traffic and non-traffic accidents involving motorcycles and 3-wheel motor vehicles; cars; vans; trucks; buses; street cars; ATVs; industrial, agricultural, and construction vehicles; and bikes & pedestrians when colliding with any of the vehicles mentioned. Deaths due to boating accidents and airline crashes are not included in this measure.

These data were calculated for the County Health Rankings by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based on data reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). NCHS used data for a seven-year period to create more robust estimates of cause-specific mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

A strong association has also been demonstrated between excessive drinking and alcohol-impaired driving, with approximately 17,000 Americans killed annually in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes.

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MV mortality rate Crude motor-vehicle related mortality rate per 100,000 population
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score (Measure - Average of LA counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceMV mortality rateError MarginZ-Score
Acadia3327-380.49
Allen2316-30-0.66
Ascension2622-31-0.27
Assumption3122-400.29
Avoyelles3327-400.57
Beauregard3628-440.88
Bienville4028-521.34
Bossier1915-22-1.23
Caddo2017-22-1.11
Calcasieu2321-26-0.63
Caldwell3723-511.01
Cameron*2413-39-0.61
Catahoula4631-622.14
Claiborne2415-32-0.62
Concordia3122-400.29
De Soto3223-400.35
East Baton Rouge1917-20-1.20
East Carroll3621-510.93
East Feliciana4232-531.67
Evangeline3023-370.17
Franklin3828-481.10
Grant2013-28-1.02
Iberia2924-340.02
Iberville2619-32-0.34
Jackson3221-430.41
Jefferson1412-15-1.83
Jefferson Davis2619-33-0.28
La Salle3321-440.47
Lafayette1816-21-1.24
Lafourche2622-30-0.37
Lincoln2418-30-0.57
Livingston3026-340.13
Madison3220-440.42
Morehouse3224-390.36
Natchitoches2519-30-0.49
Orleans1311-14-1.93
Ouachita1916-21-1.21
Plaquemines2518-33-0.40
Pointe Coupee3526-450.81
Rapides2118-24-0.96
Red River4126-571.55
Richland3323-420.49
Sabine4534-551.92
St. Bernard2117-26-0.89
St. Charles1915-24-1.12
St. Helena5236-692.85
St. James2920-37-0.02
St. John the Baptist2721-32-0.23
St. Landry2824-32-0.06
St. Martin3226-380.43
St. Mary2722-32-0.22
St. Tammany2118-23-0.97
Tangipahoa3733-411.01
Tensas*124-27-2.05
Terrebonne2420-27-0.60
Union3929-491.26
Vermilion2722-32-0.23
Vernon2217-27-0.85
Washington4235-501.64
Webster2620-32-0.31
West Baton Rouge2819-36-0.14
West Carroll2515-36-0.40
West Feliciana3121-420.32
Winn2717-36-0.22

*Unreliable estimates