Table 3.
Distribution of variety of external causes death by sex in Ethiopian Universities Research Center HDSS sites between 2009 and 2013, Ethiopia.
| Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Accidental drowning and submersion | 43 (21.1) | 93 (22.0) | 136 (21.7) |
| Accidental fall | 38 (18.6) | 75 (17.9) | 113 (18.2) |
| Assault | 22 (10.8) | 43 (10.3) | 65 (10.5) |
| Intentional self-harm | 21 (10.3) | 44 (10.3) | 64 (10.3) |
| Transport-related accidents | 37 (18.1) | 75 (17.9) | 112 (18.0) |
| Contact with venomous | 9 (4.4) | 16 (3.8) | 25 (4.0) |
| Accidental exposure to fire, smoke | 8 (3.9) | 6 (1.4) | 14 (2.3) |
| Exposure to force of nature | 2 (1.0) | 12 (2.9) | 14 (2.3) |
| Conflicts deaths | 1 (0.5) | 8 (1.9) | 9 (1.4) |
| Others external cause | 23 (11.3) | 48 (11.5) | 71 (11.4) |
| Total external causes | 204 (4.4) | 418 (8.2) | 623 (6.4) |
| All other causes | 4,397 (95.6) | 4,677 (91.8) | 9,096 (93.6) |
| Total | 4,601 (100.0) | 5,095 (100.0) | 9,719 (100) |