In 1998, Utah had the highest percentage of public mental health clients who died from accidents and suicide of the six states. In addition, percentages of deaths from accidents, including automobile accidents, were higher for Utah's general population than the general populations of the other five states. The percentages of deaths by accidents are about twice as high as for the United States. In addition, the percentages of deaths from cancer were lower in Utah's general population than in the overall population of any other state in this study. Utah's public mental health clients also had lower percentages of death from cancer.
