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. 2006 May 4;124(4):208–213. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802006000400007

Table 1. Fatal injuries according to age (number and rate/100,000), Brazil, 2003.

Age group
(years)
Transport Pedestrian Falls Suicide Homicide Total
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate
< 5 552 3.2 247 1.4 135 0.8 - - 184 1.1 3,017 17.7
5 to 9 719 4.2 385 2.2 80 0.5 6 0.0 100 0.6 1,846 10.7
10 to 14 845 4.7 342 1.9 64 0.4 99 0.5 553 3.1 2,678 14.8
15 to 19 2,621 14.0 489 2.6 112 0.6 658 3.5 7,943 42.5 13,955 74.7
20 to 24 4,241 25.2 604 3.6 190 1.1 1,009 6.0 11,771 69.9 20,416 121.2
25 to 34 7,034 23.5 1,197 4.3 502 1.8 1,710 6.1 14,871 53.0 28,772 102.6
35 to 44 5,327 22.4 1,380 5.8 786 3.3 1,629 6.9 7,905 33.3 20,314 85.5
45 to 54 3,900 23.8 1,155 7.0 754 4.6 1,217 7.4 3,736 22.8 13,145 80.1
55 to 64 2,344 22.5 891 8.6 647 6.2 744 7.1 1,666 16.0 7,790 74.8
65 to 74 1,649 25.2 802 12.2 779 11.9 469 7.2 703 10.7 5,549 84.8
75 and + 1,112 29.8 608 16.3 1,925 51.6 272 7.3 317 8.5 6,748 180.7
Total 30,149 17.0 8,274 4.7 6,010 3.4 7,839 4.4 50,980 28.8 126,520 71.5