Table 1.
Distribution of deaths from a variety of external causes across Ethiopian Universities Research Centers’ HDSS sites between 2009 and 2013, Ethiopia.
| HDSS Sites (# (%)) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External causes of death | Butajira | Dabat | Gilgel Gibe | Kersa | Kilite Awlalo | ArbaMinchi | Total |
| Accidental drowning and submersion | 11 (22) | 18 (12.7) | 44 (44.9) | 9 (9.5) | 44 (29.3) | 10 (11.4) | 136 (21.8) |
| Accidental fall | 4 (8) | 24 (16.9) | 11 (11.2) | 10 (10.5) | 45 (30.0) | 19 (21.6) | 113 (18.1) |
| Assault | 10 (20) | 13 (9.2) | 8 (8.2) | 14 (14.7) | 6 (4.0) | 14 (15.9) | 65 (10.4) |
| Intentional self-harm | 5 (10) | 22 (15.5) | 9 (9.2) | 5 (5.3) | 11 (7.3) | 12 (13.6) | 64 (10.3) |
| Transport-related accidents | 12 (24) | 13 (9.2) | 18 (18.4) | 39 (41.1) | 15 (10.0) | 15 (17.0) | 112 (18.0) |
| Contact with venomous | 1 (2) | 13 (9.2) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.1) | 9 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 34 (5.5) |
| Accidental exposure to fire, smoke | 0 (0) | 4 (2.8) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (4.2) | 3 (2.0) | 2 (2.3) | 28 (4.5) |
| Exposure to force of nature | 1 (2) | 4 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 6 (4.0) | 2 (2.3) | 14 (2.2) |
| Conflict deaths | 0 (0) | 8 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.4) |
| Others external cause | 6 (12) | 23 (16.2) | 6 (6.1) | 12 (12.6) | 10 (6.7) | 14 (15.9) | 71 (11.4) |
| Total external causes of death | 50 (4.3) | 142 (8.7) | 98 (4.7) | 95 (3.7) | 150 (12.1) | 88 (8.8) | 623 (100) |
| All other causes | 1,100 (95.7) | 1,499 (91.3) | 1,993 (95.3) | 2,491 (96.3) | 1,088 (87.9) | 915 (91.2) | 9096 |
| Total | 1150 | 1641 | 2091 | 2586 | 1238 | 1003 | 9719 |