Table 2 Poisoning hospitalization rates by gender and age in Taiwan in 1999-2008 (per 100,000 people)

Unintentional Poisoning***

Total

5,455

42.50

3,733

11.90

9,026

24.67

30,047

39.52

42,670

90.87

62,114

291.58

153,045

63.31

⑥ > ⑤ > ①,④,③,②

Male

3,034

45.28

2,152

13.19

4,696

24.94

16,427

42.59

23,479

101.20

32,724

301.99

82,512

67.61

Female

2,421

39.46

1,581

10.51

4,330

24.39

13,620

36.36

19,191

80.81

29,390

281.02

70,533

58.98

Drugs ***

Total

1,943

14.86

398

1.27

2,360

6.40

6,303

8.40

4,363

9.19

7,563

35.39

22,930

9.77

(E850-E858)

Male

1,006

14.70

220

1.35

951

5.00

2,714

7.15

2,047

8.79

3,580

32.87

10,518

8.88

⑥ > ① > ⑤,④,③ > ②

Female

937

15.04

178

1.18

1,409

7.88

3,589

9.69

2,316

9.61

3,983

37.91

12,412

10.68

Animals and plants ***

Total

179

1.39

353

1.12

634

1.73

2,757

3.61

3,479

7.31

1,03

9.15

9,305

3.85

(E905)

Male

111

1.64

237

1.44

508

2.69

2,137

5.53

2,352

9.93

1,54

10.97

6,499

5.32

⑥ > ⑤ > ④ > ③,①,②

Female

68

1.11

116

0.77

126

0.71

620

1.64

1,127

4.73

749

7.31

2,806

2.36

Pesticide ***

Total

200

1.34

53

0.17

241

0.68

1,588

2.08

2527

5.44

1,709

8.25

6,328

2.62

(E863)

Male

131

1.63

33

0.20

188

0.99

1,186

3.08

1878

8.24

1,249

12.01

4,666

3.85

⑥ > ⑤ > ④ > ①,③,②

Female

69

1.02

20

0.13

63

0.35

402

1.06

648

2.71

460

4.45

1,662

1.38

Intentional poisoning ***

Total

66

0.51

204

0.64

3,249

16.89

17,114

22.78

8,681

17.79

5,770

27.26

38,084

15.39

⑥,④,⑤ > ③,②,①

Male

44

0.65

65

0.39

2,549

13.35

6,753

17.72

4,137

17.31

2,856

26.58

16,404

13.14

Female

22

0.36

139

0.90

3,700

20.64

10,361

27.98

4,544

18.30

2,914

28.04

21,680

17.74

Not explicitly ***

Total

278

2.17

215

0.68

1,862

5.06

5,723

7.59

4,455

9.33

6,359

29.82

18,892

7.66

⑥ > ④,⑤ > ③,①,②

Male

160

2.40

100

0.61

805

4.25

2,636

6.89

2,236

9.52

3,116

28.79

9,053

7.28

Female

118

1.91

115

0.76

1,057

5.92

3,087

8.30

2,219

9.16

3,243

30.89

9,839

8.06

Total ***

Total

5,799

45.18

4,152

13.22

17,137

46.62

52,884

69.89

55,806

117.99

74,243

348.67

210,021

86.36

⑥,④,⑤ > ③ > ①,②

Male

3,238

48.33

2,317

14.19

8,050

42.54

25,816

67.21

29,852

128.03

38,696

357.35

107,969

88.03

Female

2,561

41.74

1,835

12.17

9,087

50.95

27,068

72.65

25,954

108.27

35,547

339.96

102,052

84.78