Table 2 Injury deaths by gender, age group, ethnicity, and mechanism in Viti Levu, Fiji, October 2005-September 2006
From: A profile of Injury in Fiji: findings from a population-based injury surveillance system (TRIP-10)
Variable | Overall § n (%) | Overall rate* (95% CI) | Fijian n (%) | Fijian rate (95% CI) | Indian n (%) | Indian rate (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 244 | 37.5 (32.8, 42.2) | 98 | 27.7 (22.2, 33.2) | 129 | 50 (41.1, 58.2) |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 156 (63.9) | 47.2 (39.8, 54.6) | 64 (65.3) | 35.8 (27.0, 44.6) | 80 (62.0) | 60 (47.0, 73.4) |
Female | 88 (36.1) | 27.5 (21.7, 33.2) | 34 (34.7) | 19.4 (12.9, 25.9) | 49 (38.0) | 39 (27.7, 49.3) |
Age group | ||||||
0 – 14 years | 28 (11.5) | 15.3 (9.6, 21) | 24 (24.5) | 21.2 (12.7, 29.7) | - | - |
15 – 29 years | 95 (38.9) | 50.5 (40.3, 60.6) | 30 (30.6) | 29.7 (19.0, 40.3) | 60 (46.5) | 78 (58.3, 97.8) |
30 – 44 years | 61 (25.0) | 44.3 (33.2, 55.4) | 28 (28.6) | 39.1 (24.6, 53.5) | 27 (20.9) | 47 (29.0, 64.2) |
≥ 45years | 60 (24.6) | 42.3 (31.6, 53.0) | 16 (16.3) | 23.6 (12.0, 35.1) | 38 (29.5) | 58 (39.4, 76.0) |
Mechanism of injury | ||||||
Road traffic injury | 70 (28.7) | 10.8 (8.3, 13.3) | 33 (33.7) | 9.3 (6.1, 12.5) | 35 (27.1) | 13 (9.0, 17.9) |
Choking or hanging | 61 (25.0) | 9.4 (7, 11.7) | 13 (13.3) | 3.7 (1.7, 5.7) | 45 (34.9) | 17 (12.3, 22.4) |
Drowning | 28 (11.5) | 4.3 (2.7, 5.9) | 18 (18.4) | 5.1 (2.7, 7.4) | - | - |
Fire/heat/electricity | 22 (9.0) | 3.4 (2.0, 4.8) | - | - | 17 (13.2) | 7 (3.4, 9.6) |
Poisoning | 17 (7.0) | 2.6 (1.4, 3.9 ) | - | - | 13 (10.1) | 5 (2.3 - 7.7) |
Fall | 16 (6.6) | 2.5 (1.3, 3.7 ) | 9 (9.2) | 2.5 (0.9, 4.2) | 6 (4.7) | 2 (0.5, 4.2) |
Hit by person or object | 12 (4.9) | 1.8 (0.8, 2.9 ) | 8 (8.2) | 2.3 (0.7, 3.8) | - | - |
Cutting or piercing | 11 (4.5) | 1.7 (0.7, 2.7) | 5 (5.1) | 1.4 (0.2, 2.7) | 5 (3.9) | 2 (0.2, 3.6) |
Other | 7 (2.9) | 1.1 (0.4, 1.9) | 6 (6.1) | 1.7 (0.3, 3.1) | - | - |
Intent | ||||||
Unintentional | 138 (56.5) | 21.2 (17.7, 24.7) | 70 (71.4) | 19.8 (15.1, 24.4) | 57 (44.2) | 21.9 (16.2, 27.6) |
Self-inflicted injury | 78 (32.0) | 12.0 (9.3, 14.6) | 9 (9.2) | 2.5 (0.9, 4.2) | 64 (49.6) | 24.6 (18.6, 30.6) |
Interpersonal violence | 19 (7.8) | 2.9 (1.6, 4.2) | 13 (13.3) | 3.7 (1.7, 5.7) | 6 (4.7) | 2.3 (0.5, 4.2) |
Undetermined | 9 (3.7) | 1.4 (0.5, 2.3) | 6 (6.1) | 1.7 (0.3, 3.1) | - | - |
Timing of death | ||||||
Prior to admission | 173 (70.9) | 26.6 (22.6, 30.6) | 70 (71.4) | 19.8 (15.1, 24.4) | 88 (68.2) | 34 (26.7, 40.9) |
During admission | 71 (29.1) | 10.9 (8.4, 13.5) | 28 (28.6) | 7.9 (5.0, 10.8) | 41 (31.8) | 16 (10.9, 20.6) |