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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Injury. 2022 Mar 10;53(6):1911–1919. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.009

Table 3.

Death during hospitalization

Death Age groups p value
18–24 25–44 45–64 65 +
Sex
Male 13(0.6) 57(0.9) 76(1.9) 105(4.8) < 0.001
Female 2(0.2) 9(0.4) 18(0.7) 99(2.3)
Mechanism
Transport accident (V01–V99) 6(1.2) 20(1.9) 27(4.2) 34(9.5) < 0.001
Fall (W00–W19) 4(0.3) 18(0.5) 40(1.0) 128(2.7)
Exposure to mechanical forces (W20–W64) 1(0.3) 8(0.7) 5(0.7) 6(1.8)
Poisoning (X40–X49; X60–X69; X85–X90; Y10–Y19) 1(0.2) 7(0.5) 6(0.9) 9(2.8)
Fire/burn/radiation/air temperature and pressure (W85–W99; X00–X09; X10–X19; X76–X77; Y26) 1(0.7) 8(1.8) 6(2.2) 15(7.9)
Other /unspecified (W65–W84; X20–X29; X30–X39; X50–X57; X91–X99; X58–X59; X84; Y34) 2(0.9) 5(1.3) 10(3.4) 12(4.7)
Injured body region
Head (S00–S09) 5(0.4) 16(0.5) 38(1.8) 64(4.1) < 0.001
Upper extremities (S40–S69) 0(0) 1(0.7) 1(0.8) 3(0.4)
Lower extremities (S70–S99) 0(0) 2(0.2) 2(0.1) 57(1.9)
Multiple (T00–T07) 6(6.2) 19(6.6) 19(8.1) 26(17.9)
Abdomen and pelvis including lower back and genitals (S30–S39 1(1.0) 3(1.0) 4(1.9) 9(9.5)
Burns and corrosions (T20–T32) 1(0.7) 9(2.0) 8(2.9) 15(7.6)
Thorax/neck (S10–S29) 1(1.2) 7(2.6) 8(2.8) 5(2.8)
Other/unspecified (T66–T78) 0(0.3) 2(1.8) 7(5.2) 15(10.9)
Mode of injury
Intracranial injury 5(0.4) 14(0.5) 35(1.9) 61(4.4) < 0.001
Fracture 0(0) 5(0.3) 6(0.3) 67(1.8)
Burns and corrosions 1(0.7) 9(2.0) 8(2.9) 15(7.6)
Open wound 1(0.7) 3(0.6) 1(0.4) 0(0)
Toxic effects/poisoning 1(0.3) 7(1.0) 7(2.8) 10(4.4)
Injury muscles, tendons, blood vessels, nerves and spinal cord 0(0) 3(0.5) 2(0.6) 1(0.9)
Internal organs 1(1.2) 3(1.2) 7(3.9) 11(10.7)
Superficial injury 0(0) 1(0.6) 2(2.3) 3(4.1)
Other/unspecified 6(4.3) 21(5.5) 26(8.9) 39(16.2)
Total 15(0.5) 66(0.8) 94(1.4) 204(3.2)