Table 1. Frequency of injury types in the study population (N = 979,383).
Fractures | Burns | Poisonings | |
Number of children with no injury | 959,472 | 964,176 | 969,611 |
Number of children with at least one injury (% of all children) | 19,911 (2.03%) | 15,207 (1.57%) | 9,772 (1.00%) |
Total number of injuries | 20,668 | 15,796 | 10,155 |
Number of injuries before age 5, per child (% of injured children) | |||
1 | 19,206 (96.4%) | 14,649 (96.3%) | 9,417 (96.4%) |
2 | 661 (3.3%) | 528 (3.5%) | 335 (3.4%) |
≥3 | 44 (0.3%) | 30 (0.2%) | 20 (0.2%) |