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. 2017 Aug 20;44(4):589–596. doi: 10.1007/s00068-017-0827-1

Table 2.

Distribution of deaths by mechanism of injury

ICD 10 code All Working age 18–64 years Those aged over 64 years p value
All 43,720 (100) 25,388 (100) 18,332 (100)
Self-harm
X60–X84
16,033 (36.7) 11,904 (47.0) 4129 (22.5) <0.001
Fall
W00–W19
10,319 (23.6) 1393 (5.5) 8926 (48.7) <0.001
Vehicle, traffic
V01–V99
6266 (14.3) 4539 (17.9) 1727 (9.4) <0.001
Poisoning
X40–X49
4315 (9.9) 3688 (14.5) 627 (3.4) <0.001
Drowning
W65–W74
1309 (3.0) 759 (3.0) 550 (3.0) 0.95
Suffocation
W75–W84
1267 (2.9) 383 (1.5) 884 (4.8) <0.001
Assault
X85–Y09
1117 (2.6) 964 (3.8) 153 (0.8) <0.001
Fire, smoke, hot objects
X00–X19
1108 (2.5) 501 (2.0) 607 (3.3) <0.001
Natural/environmental
X20–X39
1092 (2.5) 661 (2.6) 431 (2.3) 0.10
Machinery
W20–W64
776 (1.8) 498 (2.0) 278 (1.5) <0.001
Electricity, radiation
W85–W99
95 (0.2) 75 (0.3) 20 (0.1) <0.001
Police, war
Y35–Y36
23 (0.0) 23 (0.0) 0 (0.0) <0.001

Data are number (%). Comparisons by Chi-square test