Table 3.
Cross-classification between I-codes (site of fracture) and E-Codes (mechanism of fracture). Expressed as numbers of death certificates 2000-2004 (men, women).
| E-code (mechanism of fracture) | ||||||||||
| Men (1,359,399 death certificates) | Women (1,299,406 death certificates) | |||||||||
| I-code | Low-energy | High-energy | Unspecified E-codea | High/All Ratio | Total (Men) | Low-energy | High-energy | Unspecified E-codea | High/All Ratio | Total (Women) |
| Hip | 6 | 36 | 9571 | 0.00 | 9613 | 8 | 19 | 21 819 | 0.00 | 21 846 |
| Peripheral Skeleton | ||||||||||
| Distal Humerus | 0 | 1 | 117 | 0.01 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 357 | 0.01 | 359 |
| Distal Femur | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0.03 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 0.00 | 204 |
| Proximal Tibia | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0.13 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 0.01 | 79 |
| Axial Skeleton | ||||||||||
| Pelvis | 0 | 161 | 626 | 0.20 | 787 | 0 | 79 | 1,403 | 0.05 | 1,482 |
| Ribs | 1 | 241 | 795 | 0.23 | 1,037 | 0 | 85 | 717 | 0.11 | 802 |
| Vertebrae | 1 | 736 | 792 | 0.48 | 1,529 | 2 | 229 | 719 | 0.24 | 950 |
| Others | ||||||||||
| Skull | 3 | 3,301 | 1,245 | 0.73 | 4,549 | 5 | 606 | 533 | 0.53 | 1,144 |
| Other fracturesb | 3 | 467 | 2,917 | 0.14 | 4,030 | 12 | 189 | 7,757 | 0.03 | 7,958 |
| Multiple | 0 | 463 | 289 | 0.62 | 752 | 1 | 229 | 857 | 0.21 | 1,087 |
| All fractures | 14 | 5,412 | 16,416 | 0.25 | 21,842 | 30 | 1,438 | 34,443 | 0.04 | 35,911 |
aUnspecified E-code refers to death certificates in which the underlying cause of death is given as "Exposure to unspecified factor (ICD10 code X59)" or in which no E-code is given.
bOther fractures: fractures at other sites (shafts of long bones, forearm, ankle, bones of hand and foot) and unspecified body region