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. 2006 Jun;26(3):154–161.

Table I. E521: suffocation due to drowning and submersion in children under 12 months old (IX revision ICD) referring to a population of 100,000 stratified by sex and country.

Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
M Austria 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2.1 0 0 0
Belgium 1.6 1.7 1.7 0 0 1.5 0
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.8 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 0 0
NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.1
Spain 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.5 0 0.5 1
RFT 0.3 0.7 0 0 0 0.3 0.6 0.3
RDT 0.8 0 0.9 1.7 0 0.9 0 0 0
Germany 0.7 0.2 2 0.5
France 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.5 1 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.3 1 0.3
Portugal 4.9 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 0 0.3 0 0.3 0 0.3 0 0.3 0 0.3 0.3 0.6
Engl. & Wales 1.5 0 1.2 0.6 0 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.3 1.7 0.8 1.5
Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 0 0
UK 0.8 0.2 1 0.2 1.7 0.7 1.3
Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.4 0 0 0 0
Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden 0 1.7 1.7 0 0 0 0 0
Russian Fed. 1.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.3 3 2.4
F Austria 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2.3
Belgium 0 0 0 1.8 1.7 0 0
Greece 0 1.5 0 0 3.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 3.1 0 0 3.2
NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 1.5 0 0 0 1.3 0.5 0.5 1 0 1 1.5 1 0.5 0
RFT 0.7 0.3 0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3
RDT 0 0.9 0 0.9 0.7 0.9 1 0 2.3
Germany 0 1.3 0.5 0
France 0.5 1 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.5 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 2.2 0.9
Portugal 2.6 1.4 0 1.4 0 3.2 1.6 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0 0 0.4 0 0 0
Engl. & Wales 0 1.3 0.6 0 0.9 0 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.9
Scotland 0 0 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 3.4
UK 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.1
Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 0
Russian Fed. 1.7 1.5 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.8 2.5 1.3 2.1 2.1