Table 1.
Change in cause-specific injury mortality (/100,000 persons) among under-five children between 1990 and 2013.
| Age Group/Development Status/Cause | 1990 | 2013 | Percent Change in Rate (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||
| <1 year, developing countries | |||||
| Road injury | 22,983 | 19.7 | 15,984 | 13.2 | −32.9 (−34.2, −31.5) |
| Other transport injury | 5538 | 4.8 | 2647 | 2.2 | −53.9 (−56.0, −51.7) |
| Falls | 12,630 | 10.8 | 9074 | 7.5 | −30.7 (−32.5, −28.8) |
| Drowning | 19,069 | 16.4 | 9814 | 8.1 | −50.3 (−51.5, −49.1) |
| Fire, heat and hot substances | 18,443 | 15.8 | 8732 | 7.2 | −54.3 (−55.5, −53.1) |
| Poisonings | 7362 | 6.3 | 2842 | 2.4 | −62.8 (−64.3, −61.1) |
| Exposure to mechanical forces | 72,460 | 62.2 | 22,843 | 18.9 | −69.6 (−70.0, −69.1) |
| Adverse effects of medical treatment | 19,306 | 16.6 | 15,211 | 12.6 | −24.0 (−25.6, −22.4) |
| Animal contact | 4957 | 4.3 | 3598 | 3.0 | −30.0 (−32.9, −26.9) |
| Unintentional injuries not classified elsewhere | 70,392 | 60.4 | 42,014 | 34.8 | −42.4 (−43.1, −41.7) |
| Interpersonal violence | 10,663 | 9.2 | 5350 | 4.4 | −51.6 (−53.2, −50.0) |
| Exposure to forces of nature | 3106 | 2.7 | 1061 | 0.9 | −67.0 (−69.3, −64.7) |
| Collective violence and legal intervention | 7902 | 6.8 | 2610 | 2.2 | −68.1 (−69.5, −66.7) |
| <1 year, developed countries | |||||
| Road injury | 884 | 5.5 | 338 | 2.3 | −58.4 (−63.2, −52.8) |
| Other transport injury | 59 | 0.4 | 21 | 0.1 | −61.2 (−76.4, −36.2) |
| Falls | 397 | 2.5 | 172 | 1.2 | −52.8 (−60.5, −43.6) |
| Drowning | 383 | 2.4 | 168 | 1.1 | −52.2 (−60.2, −42.7) |
| Fire, heat and hot substances | 502 | 3.1 | 189 | 1.3 | −59.0 (−65.3, −51.5) |
| Poisonings | 223 | 1.4 | 48 | 0.3 | −76.6 (−82.8, −68.0) |
| Exposure to mechanical forces | 788 | 4.9 | 801 | 5.5 | 10.7 (0.3, 22.1) |
| Adverse effects of medical treatment | 327 | 2.0 | 181 | 1.2 | −39.7 (−49.7, −27.7) |
| Animal contact | 19 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | −25.5 (−63.2, −50.9) |
| Unintentional injuries not classified elsewhere | 3253 | 20.4 | 1319 | 9.0 | −55.8 (−58.6, −52.9) |
| Interpersonal violence | 964 | 6.0 | 392 | 2.7 | −55.7 (−60.6, −50.2) |
| Exposure to forces of nature | 47 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| Collective violence and legal intervention | 53 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 1–4 years, developing countries | |||||
| Road injury | 81,125 | 18.4 | 50,530 | 10.8 | −40.9 (−41.6, −40.3) |
| Other transport injury | 7514 | 1.7 | 3687 | 0.8 | −53.5 (−55.2, −51.6) |
| Falls | 25,687 | 5.8 | 14,620 | 3.1 | −46.0 (−47.1, −44.9) |
| Drowning | 192,313 | 43.5 | 70,478 | 15.1 | −65.2 (−65.5, −64.9) |
| Fire, heat and hot substances | 48,500 | 11.0 | 21,991 | 4.7 | −57.0 (−57.7, −56.3) |
| Poisonings | 19,327 | 4.4 | 7432 | 1.6 | −63.5 (−64.5, −62.5) |
| Exposure to mechanical forces | 27,890 | 6.3 | 12,777 | 2.7 | −56.5 (−57.4, −55.6) |
| Adverse effects of medical treatment | 7082 | 1.6 | 6037 | 1.3 | −19.1 (−21.9, −16.3) |
| Animal contact | 12,584 | 2.8 | 6684 | 1.4 | −49.6 (−51.1, −48.1) |
| Unintentional injuries not classified elsewhere | 27,302 | 6.2 | 15,397 | 3.3 | −46.5 (−47.5, −45.4) |
| Interpersonal violence | 11,107 | 2.5 | 4874 | 1.0 | −58.4 (−59.7, −56.9) |
| Exposure to forces of nature | 1683 | 0.4 | 440 | 0.1 | −75.2 (−77.7, −72.5) |
| Collective violence and legal intervention | 5880 | 1.3 | 908 | 0.2 | −85.4 (−86.3, −84.3) |
| 1–4 years, developed countries | |||||
| Road injury | 4242 | 6.5 | 1449 | 2.5 | −61.9 (−64.1, −59.5) |
| Other transport injury | 271 | 0.4 | 92 | 0.2 | −62.1 (−70.1, −52.0) |
| Falls | 852 | 1.3 | 382 | 0.7 | −49.9 (−55.6, −43.5) |
| Drowning | 3210 | 4.9 | 1398 | 2.4 | −51.4 (−54.3, −48.2) |
| Fire, heat and hot substances | 2007 | 3.1 | 792 | 1.4 | −55.9 (−59.4, −52.2) |
| Poisonings | 1389 | 2.1 | 296 | 0.5 | −76.2 (−79.0, −73.0) |
| Exposure to mechanical forces | 805 | 1.2 | 350 | 0.6 | −51.4 (−57.2, −45.0) |
| Adverse effects of medical treatment | 212 | 0.3 | 107 | 0.2 | −43.6 (−55.3, −28.9) |
| Animal contact | 41 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.1 | −18.3 (−49.0, −30.9) |
| Unintentional injuries not classified elsewhere | 1525 | 2.3 | 581 | 1.0 | −57.5 (−61.3, −53.2) |
| Interpersonal violence | 866 | 1.3 | 368 | 0.6 | −52.5 (−58.0, −46.4) |
| Exposure to forces of nature | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| Collective violence and legal intervention | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Notes: 95% CI: 95% confidence interval based on Poisson regression; -: Percent change in rates was not calculated due to zero value of mortality rates at one or both time points.