Table 3. Proportion of deaths from unintentional injuries and falls, by age group, from mortality surveys, the present study and indirect Global Burden of Disease estimates for India.
Data sources | Unintentional injuries (%) |
Falls (%) |
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0–14 years | 15–59 years | > 60 years | 0–14 years | 15–59 years | > 60 years | ||
Rural | |||||||
Survey of Cause of Death,1998 | 16 | 70 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 32 | |
Present study, 2001–2003 | 21 | 49 | 30 | 11 | 26 | 63 | |
Urban | |||||||
Medically Certified Cause of Death, 2003 | 7 | 85a | 8a | 10 | 66a | 24a | |
Present study, 2001–2003 | 10 | 56 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 72 | |
All India | |||||||
National Crime Research Bureau, 2003 | 5 | 85 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 10 | |
Global Burden of Disease, 2004 | 16 | 62 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 53 | |
Present study, 2001–2003 | 19 | 51 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 65 |
a For the Medically Certified Cause of Death survey the age ranges are 15–64 years and 65 years and above, since proportional mortality is reported for 15-year intervals.