*red dot - Data for this measure are not available for Schuyler County, New York in County Rankings Annual Data Release 2025. (Years of data used: 2016-2022)

Data Source

"National Center for Health Statistics - Mortality Files: Data on deaths and births were provided by NCHS and drawn from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). These data are submitted to the NVSS by the vital registration systems operated in the jurisdictions legally responsible for registering vital events (i.e., births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths). In prior years of the Rankings, Premature Death was calculated by the National Center for Health Statistics, but the Mortality-All County (micro-data) file was requested this year. This allowed County Health Rankings to calculate Premature Death and Life Expectancy themselves. While most calculations of mortality rates can be downloaded from CDC WONDER, the calculation of Years of Potential Life Lost and Life Expectancy requires raw data files."

Measure Methods

• "Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths is a rate: Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths are the number of deaths due to traffic accidents involving a motor vehicle per 100,000 population. Rates measure the number of events (e.g., deaths, births) in a given period (generally one or more years) divided by the average number of people at risk. Rates help us compare health data across counties with different population sizes."

• "Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths have changed over time: Before the 2013 County Health Rankings, non-traffic motor vehicle accidents were included in the definition of Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths. Starting in 2013, the County Health Rankings changed the definition of Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths to exclude non-traffic accidents to better align with Healthy People 2020."

• "Deaths are counted in the county of residence for the person who died rather than the county where the death occurred: It is important to note that deaths are counted in the county of residence of the deceased. So, even if a motor vehicle crash death occurred across the state, the death is counted in the home county of the individual who died."

• "Some data are suppressed: A missing value is reported for counties with fewer than ten motor vehicle crash deaths in the time frame."

• "Numerator: The numerator includes traffic accidents involving motorcycles, 3-wheel motor vehicles, cars, vans, trucks, buses, street cars, ATVs, industrial, agricultural, and construction vehicles, and bicyclists or pedestrians when colliding with any of these vehicles over a 7-year period (ICD10 codes: V02-V04 (.1, .9), V09.2, V12-V14 (.3-.9), V19 (.4-.6), V20-V28 (.3-.9), V29-V79 (.4-.9), V80 (.3-.5), V81.1, V82.1, V83-V86 (.0-.3), V87 (.0-.8), and V89.2). The numerator does not include deaths due to boating accidents and airline crashes."

• "Denominator: The denominator is the aggregate annual population over the 7-year period."

• "Can This Measure Be Used to Track Progress?: This measure can be used to measure progress with some caveats. It is important to note that the estimate provided in the County Health Rankings is a 7-year average. However, in most counties, obtaining single-year estimates from the resource included below is relatively simple. Motor vehicle crash deaths data can be further broken down by year, vehicle type, or pedestrian involvement. These breakdowns could help measure the impact of motor vehicle crash prevention interventions."

Source: Drug Overdose Deaths* | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

References

• National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Overview of motor vehicle crashes in 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts Research Note. Report No. DOT HS 813 060. Published December 2020. Accessed February 14, 2022.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Transportation Safety – Cost Data and Prevention Policies. Last reviewed November 2, 2020. Access February 14, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/costs/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs – Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths. Last reviewed July 6, 2016. Access February 14, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/motor-vehicle-safety/index.html

• Caird JK, Johnston, KA, Willness CR, Asbridge M, Steel P. A meta-analysis of the effects of texting on driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2014; 71:311-318.