Table 1

Violent deaths among United States residents by manner of death, 2000

Manner of deathICD-10* codesNo%
*International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision. Source: Minino et al.2
Intentional self harm (suicide)X60–84, Y87.02935057.6
Assault (homicide)X85–X99, Y00–Y09, Y87.11676532.9
Event of undetermined intentY10–Y34, Y87.2, Y89.938197.5
Unintentional exposure to inanimate mechanical forces: firearmsW32–W34, Y86 determined to be due to firearms7761.5
Legal intervention excluding execution (Y35.5)Y35.0–Y35.4, Y35.6–Y35.7, Y89.02740.5
Total50984100.0