Table 1.
Percentage change the in number of deaths in children under 15 years of age by injury mechanism in 2000 and 2015 for WHO European region.
| 2000 | 2015 | 2000–2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury Mechanism | ICD-10 Codes | Deaths | Rate (Deaths per 100,000) | Deaths | Rate (Deaths per 100,000) | Difference in Deaths (%) |
| All injuries | V01–Y89 (minus X41–X42, X44, X45) | 34,603 | 20.12 | 18,328 | 11.33 | −47.0 |
| Unintentional injuries | V01–X40, X43, X46–59, Y40–Y86, Y88, Y89 | 30,632 | 17.81 | 16,543 | 10.23 | −46.0 |
| Road injury | V01–V04, V06, V09–V80, V87, V89, V99 | 6411 | 3.73 | 3357 | 2.08 | −47.6 |
| Poisonings | X40, X43, X46–X48, X49 | 1752 | 1.02 | 666 | 0.41 | −62.0 |
| Falls | W00–W19 | 2480 | 1.44 | 1593 | 0.98 | −35.8 |
| Fire, heat, and hot substances | X00–X19 | 3273 | 1.90 | 1547 | 0.96 | −52.7 |
| Drowning | W65–W74 | 7949 | 4.62 | 3679 | 2.28 | −53.7 |
| Exposure to mechanical forces | W20–W38, W40–W43, W45, W46, W49–W52, W75, W76 | 2507 | 1.46 | 1694 | 1.05 | −32.4 |
| Natural disasters | X30–X39 | 73 | 0.04 | 13 | 0.01 | −82.2 |
| Other unintentional injuries | Rest of V, W39, W44, W53–W64, W77–W99, X20–X29, X50–X59, Y40–Y86, Y88, Y89 | 6186 | 3.60 | 3992 | 2.47 | −35.5 |
| Intentional injuries | X60–Y09, Y35–Y36, Y870, Y871 | 3971 | 2.31 | 1785 | 1.10 | −55.0 |
| Self-harm | X60–X84, Y870 | 1688 | 0.98 | 966 | 0.60 | −42.8 |
| Interpersonal violence | X85–Y09, Y871 | 1586 | 0.92 | 629 | 0.39 | −60.3 |
| Collective violence and legal intervention | Y35–Y36 | 698 | 0.41 | 191 | 0.12 | −72.6 |