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Table 2 Characteristics of injury deaths in Norway, 2005–2014

From: Injury death certificates without specification of the circumstances leading to the fatal injury – the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 2005–2014

 

N (%)

Females (%)

Age (yrs)

median (IQR)

Dying in health

care institutions (%)

Main injury in

hip/thigh region (%)

Road traffic accidents

2211 (8.9)

570 (25.8)

44 (25–64)

29.7

0.6

Accidental falls

4218 (16.9)

2082 (49.4)

85 (76–90)

82.6

31.6

  < 70 yrs

737

160 (21.7)

57 (46–64)

51.0

4.1

  ≥ 70 yrs

3481

1922 (55.2)

87 (82–91)

89.2

37.4

Accidental poisonings

3329 (13.3)

882 (26.5)

42 (31–53)

14.2

0

Other accidents and events of undetermined intent

2930 (11.7)

942 (32.2)

61 (43–79)

36.7

1.3

Exposure to unspecified factor (X59)

6440 (25.8)

3970 (61.6)

88 (83–92)

93.1

79.2

Intentional self-harm (suicide)

5412 (21.7)

1574 (29.1)

45 (31–58)

10.4

0

Assault (homicide)

423 (1.7)

178 (42.1)

35 (21–51)

15.6

0.7

Total

24,963 (100)

10,198 (40.9)

66 (42–86)

49.3

26.0

  1. Source: Norwegian Cause of Death Registry