Table 5.
Median age (upper and lower quartiles) of mothers at death by cause and Aboriginal status
Cause of death | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Overall |
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Accident | |||
Median age (25th, 75th) percentiles | 33 (25, 45) years | 36 (29.5, 43) years | 36(29, 42) years |
Transport accidents | |||
Median age (25th, 75th) percentiles | 32.5 (23, 40) years | 33 (29, 40) years | 33 (27, 40) years |
Suicide | |||
Median age (25th, 75th) percentiles | 32 (28, 40) years | 37 (31, 43) years | 37 (26, 48) years |
Hanging | |||
Median age (25th, 75th) percentiles | 30.5 (27, 37) years | 35.5 (30, 42.5) years | 34 (29, 41) years |
Homicide | |||
Median age (25th, 75th) percentiles | 33 (21, 39) years | 35.5 (22, 40) years | 34 (25, 39) years |
Any external cause | |||
Median age (25th, 75th) percentiles | 33 (25, 40) years | 36.5 (30, 43) years | 36 (29, 42) years |