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 (%)
	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.