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Mortality Table E5.  Poisoning by Intent and Substance for Residents, 2007
    Total Unintentional Injury (Accident) Self-Harm (Suicide) Undetermined
Substance and ICD-10 Code No. Crude Rate1 Age-Adj Rate2 No. Crude Rate1 Age-Adj Rate2 No. Crude Rate1 Age-Adj Rate2 No. Crude Rate1 Age-Adj Rate2
Total 1,061 16.4 15.8 801 12.3 11.9 193 3.0 2.9 67 1.0 1.0
Drugs (X40-X44,X60-X64,Y10-Y14)3 (950) (14.6) (14.1) (761) (11.7) (11.3) (128) (2.0) (1.9) (61) (0.9) (0.9)
Non-Opioid Analgesics, Anti-Pyretics & Anti-Rheumatics (e.g., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, salicylates, etc.) (X40, X60, Y10) 22 0.3 0.3 12 0.2 0.2 7 0.1 0.1 3 * *
Anti-Epileptic, Sedative-Hypnotic, Anti-Parkinson & Psychotropic (e.g., antidepressants, barbiturates, psychostimulants, etc.) (X41, X61, Y11) 101 1.6 1.5 65 1.0 0.9 29 0.4 0.4 7 0.1 0.1
Narcotics & Psychodysleptics (e.g., cannabis, cocaine, heroin, etc.) (X42, X62, Y12) 348 5.4 5.2 317 4.9 4.7 9 0.1 0.1 22 0.3 0.3
Other Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System (e.g., anticholinergics, cholinergics, antiadrenergics, etc.) (X43, X63, Y13) 0 * * 0 * * 0 * * 0 * *
  Other, Unspecified, or Mixtures of Any of the Above (e.g., anaesthetics, hormones, antibiotics, etc.) (X44, X64, Y14) 479 7.4 7.1 367 5.7 5.5 83 1.3 1.2 29 0.4 0.4
Alcohol (X45, X65, Y15) 27 0.4 0.4 22 0.3 0.3 1 * * 4 * *
Organic Solvents, Halogenated         
  Hydrocarbons, Vapors (e.g., benzene, petroleum, etc.) (X46, X66, Y16) 6 0.1 0.1 3 * * 3 * * 0 * *
Other Gases & Vapors(e.g., carbon         
  monoxide, nitrogen oxides, etc.) (X47, X67, Y17) 71 1.1 1.1 12 0.2 0.2 57 0.9 0.9 2 * *
Pesticides (e.g., fumigants,         
  herbicides, insecticides, wood preservatives, etc.) (X48, X68, Y18) 2 * * 1 * * 1 * * 0 * *
Other & Unspecified Chemicals &         
  Noxious Substances (e.g., acids, glues, paints, soaps, etc.) (X49, X69, Y19) 5 0.1 0.1 2 * * 3 * * 0 * *
1 Rate per 100,000 population.
2 Rate per 100,000 age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.  Does not include deaths where age is unknown.
3 Group totals are shown in parentheses.
* Rate not calculated because number of deaths was less than 5.
Note:  Rates based on fewer than 20 deaths are likely to be unstable and imprecise.
Poisoning due to homicides are not included in this table.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 11/2008.

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