Total deaths in Utah include all reported fatalities regardless of cause.

Deaths investigated by the Utah OME are those that meet specific statutory criteria, such as deaths that are sudden, unexpected, violent, suspicious, or unattended by a physician. This includes all cases referred to the OME and falling under OME jurisdiction. It does not include reviews done for permitting purposes if a body will be rendered unavailable for postmortem examination, this includes removal from the state and cremation.