(05.05 lc)a line graph from the national center for health statistics, centers for disease control and prevention. national vital statistics reports deaths: final data for the years 1999 to 2007 (2001 to 2010). the title of the graph is drug-induced deaths second only to motor vehicle fatalities, 1999-2007.
the vertical line of the graph displays number of deaths in intervals of 5,000, beginning with 0 and ending with 50,000. the horizontal line of the graph displays years, beginning with 1999 and ending with 2007. there are five types of deaths shown on the graph: motor vehicle fatalities, suicides, drug-induced deaths, gunshot deaths, and homicides. motor vehicle fatalities: these deaths begin between 40,000 and 45,000, and in 2002 they rise to 45,000. they remain there until 2007, when they begin to dip back down between 40,000 and 45,000.
suicides: these deaths begin just under 30,000 and rise starting in 2001 very slightly each year until they reach 35,000 in 2007. drug-induced deaths: these deaths begin just under 20,000 and rise dramatically every year starting in 2001. by 2002, they have gone up 5,000. by 2004, they have reached 30,000. by 2005, they are just under 35,000. by 2006 and 2007, they are just under 40,000. gunshot deaths: these deaths begin just under 30,000 and fluctuate slightly every year until they are just over 30,000 by 2007. homicides: these deaths begin between 15,000 and 20,000. they spike up quickly to 20,000 in 2001, but then they go back down the next year to between 15,000 and 20,000. they stay relatively stable at this point, rising only slightly until they are just under 20,000 by 2007.