Table 2.
Distribution of deaths from external causes by urban and rural in Ethiopian Universities Research Center HDSS sites between 2009 and 2013, Ethiopia.
| Urban |
Rural |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| External causes of deaths | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) |
| Accidental drowning and submersion | 10 (11.0) | 126 (23.7) | 136 (21.8) |
| Accidental fall | 12 (13.2) | 101 (19.0) | 113 (18.1) |
| Assault | 11 (12.1) | 54 (10.2) | 65 (10.4) |
| Intentional self-harm | 10 (11.0) | 54 (10.2) | 64 (10.3) |
| Transport-related accidents | 28 (30.8) | 84 (15.8) | 112 (18.0) |
| Contact with venomous | 0 (0.0) | 25 (4.7) | 25 (4.0) |
| Accidental exposure to fire, smoke | 4 (4.4) | 10 (1.9) | 14 (2.2) |
| Exposure to force of nature | 0 (0.0) | 14 (2.6) | 14 (2.2) |
| Conflict deaths | 2 (2.2) | 7 (1.3) | 9 (1.4) |
| Others external causes | 14 (15.4) | 57 (10.7) | 71 (11.4) |
| Total | 91 (6.3) | 532 (6.4) | 623 (6.4) |
| All other causes | 1353 (93.7) | 7733 (93.6) | 9,096 (93.6) |
| Total | 1444 (100) | 8265 (100) | 9,719 (100) |