Table 2.

Mortality changes (%) in injury causes between the COVID-19 outbreak and control period in different age groups of males and females in Guangdong

Sex strata	Age group	Transport injuries	Poisonings	Falls	Fire, heat and hot substances	Drowning	Self-harm	Interpersonal violence	All-cause of injury
Male	0–14	−32.25*	−39.30	−13.19	−69.83*	−19.32	151.49* (10–14 years)	56.90	−22.50*
	15–59	−31.56*	−10.15	−16.89*	−48.01*	−32.84*	−24.25*	−55.36*	−25.99*
	60–69	−35.86*	3.30	−27.63*	−42.45	−45.88*	−19.98	−35.54	−29.49*
	70–79	7.44	−0.94	6.75	−40.91	−41.31*	21.41	87.11	2.71
	80+	−13.68	−6.54	5.45	32.16	−15.04	−43.68*	3.84	0.53
	Total	−27.06*	−9.16	−8.72*	−39.99*	−30.90*	−20.19*	−40.54*	−19.56*
Female	0–14	−36.34*	−35.24	−8.50	−6.46	−55.27*	127.00* (10–14 years)	−48.98	−37.04*
	15–59	−36.42*	−20.97	−10.48	−36.32	−41.98*	−19.51*	−47.01*	−26.13*
	60–69	−43.33*	−14.22	−21.81	51.38	−50.51*	−35.40*	−52.69	−35.63*
	70–79	−2.53	−22.83	3.49	49.58	−0.44	12.40	−28.77	2.51
	80+	−33.09*	101.69	−6.87*	31.10	−42.37*	0.85	0.85	−6.86*
	Total	−32.78*	−16.62	−9.93*	−1.21	−40.67*	−15.17*	−46.06*	−17.58*
General population	0–14	−34.07*	−36.68*	−11.18	−52.00	−31.89*	139.26* (10–14 years)	−16.00	−28.87*
	15–59	−32.71*	−13.13*	−15.56*	−44.10*	−35.25*	−22.67*	−51.68*	−25.99*
	60–69	−38.81*	−3.04	−27.01*	−31.62	−48.12*	−27.24*	−45.90	−32.22*
	70–79	3.32	−12.44	4.92	−22.48	−20.40	16.83	27.69	2.12
	80+	−21.92	29.26	−2.45	31.20	−33.03*	−22.78	2.05	−4.04
	Total	−28.80*	−11.71*	−9.30*	−28.41*	−34.51*	−18.46*	−43.19*	−18.86*

*Statistical significance using negative binomial model for comparison of COVID-19 period and control period in 2019 (p<0.05).