VDH-PUD-Firearm-Deaths-By-District-Intent

Virginia Department of Health (VDH) health districts are assigned based on the residence of the patient at the time of death, not where the death occurred. Data include Virginia residents only, whether or not they died in Virginia.

Data set includes deaths from 2018 through 2022. The VDH Office of Vital Records tracks causes of death among Virginia residents using death certificates. Codes on the death certificate indicate underlying and contributing causes of death.