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. 2019 Sep 4;4(9):e449–e461. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30125-2

Table 1.

Age-standardised mortality and incidence rates in 2017 and percentage change from 1990 to 2017 by cause of injury in China

Deaths
Incidence
2017 age-standardised rates per 100 000 Percentage change in age-standardised rates, 1990–2017 2017 age-standardised rates per 100 000 Percentage change in age-standardised rates, 1990–2017
All injuries 45·9 (42·9 to 47·8) −44·3% (−48·9 to −41·1) 5112 (4827 to 5410) 50·6% (46·6 to 54·6)
Transport injuries 16·1 (15·4 to 16·8) −23·9% (−32·7 to −17·6) 1099 (973 to 1239) 82·2% (73·7 to 89·9)
Road injuries 15·6 (14·8 to 16·2) −21·8% (−30·7 to −14·9) 940 (810 to 1075) 113·9% (103·7 to 123·6)
Other transport injuries 0·6 (0·5 to 0·6) −55·9% (−63·4 to −48·0) 160 (130 to 197) −2·8% (−8·5 to 4·5)
Unintentional injuries 21·6 (18·9 to 22·9) −40·9% (−50·9 to −35·4) 3635 (3391 to 3888) 55·5% (50·7 to 60·3)
Falls 8·6 (6·7 to 9·5) 12·8% (−23·9 to 33·4) 1477 (1288 to 1691) 113·2% (104·4 to 123·6)
Drowning 5·1 (4·9 to 5·3) −65·3% (−67·5 to −62·9) 8 (7 to 10) −17·4% (−23·8 to −10·2)
Fire, heat, and hot substances 0·7 (0·6 to 0·8) −64·9% (−68·7 to −51·9) 108 (87 to 133) 46·0% (36·7 to 56·2)
Poisonings 1·7 (0·9 to 2·0) −20·8% (−66·3 to 15·3) 56 (46 to 69) 48·2% (36·5 to 60·6)
Exposure to mechanical forces 1·9 (1·3 to 2·1) −24·4% (−65·0 to −8·6) 797 (683 to 931) 85·5% (76·7 to 95·4)
Adverse effects of medical treatment 0·4 (0·4 to 0·6) −66·5% (−73·7 to −51·5) 506 (430 to 586) 64·2% (56·2 to 72·4)
Animal contact 0·2 (0·1 to 0·2) −77·7% (−82·3 to −50·7) 232 (196 to 273) −33·3% (−36·3 to −30·0)
Foreign body 1·4 (1·2 to 1·5) −50·8% (−61·6 to −44·0) 185 (162 to 208) 6·2% (0·1 to 12·9)
Environmental heat and cold exposure 0·3 (0·2 to 0·4) −75·8% (−79·1 to −63·5) 104 (86 to 125) −8·8% (−13·9 to −3·6)
Exposure to forces of nature 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) −67·4% (−67·4 to −67·4) 2 (2 to 2) −67·4% (−67·4 to −67·4)
Other unintentional injuries 1·2 (1·1 to 1·2) −2·7% (−8·9 to 5·9) 161 (132 to 196) 11·5% (5·7 to 17·8)
Self-harm and interpersonal violence 8·2 (7·8 to 9·1) −66·7% (−69·9 to −58·1) 376 (321 to 440) −16·6% (−22·7 to −9·0)
Self-harm 7·2 (6·8 to 7·9) −65·6% (−68·7 to −57·6) 29 (24 to 35) −39·4% (−45·1 to −33·8)
Interpersonal violence 1·0 (0·8 to 1·3) −71·7% (−76·5 to −59·7) 341 (287 to 403) −4·5% (−10·4 to 1·4)
Conflict and terrorism 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) −100·0% (−100·0 to −100·0) 0 (0 to 0) −100·0% (−100·0 to −100·0)
Executions and police conflict 0·0 (0·0 to 0·1) −86·8% (−89·0 to −55·3) 6 (5 to 8) −87·1% (−89·5 to −56·3)

Data in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals.