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Table 1 Mortality from injuries in Guinea, 2007

From: The injury mortality burden in Guinea

Demographics

N. of deaths (%)

Mortality /100,000 population

Mortality rate ratio (95% CI)

Total

7066 (100%)

72.8

 

Sex

   

Male

3963 (56.1%)

83.6

1.3 (1.3, 1.4)*

Female

3103 (43.9%)

62.4

Reference

Age group

   

0-4

136 (1.9%)

7.9

Reference

5-14

836 (11.8%)

31.1

3.9 (3.3, 4.7)*

15-24

1620 (22.9%)

101.5

12.8 (10.8, 15.3)*

25-64

3824 (54.1%)

118.5

14.9 (12.6, 17.7)*

65+

650 (9.2%)

137.6

17.4 (14.5, 20.9)*

Intention/cause

   

Drowning

430 (6.1%)

4.4

 

Fire/burn

1519 (21.5%)

15.6

 

Transportation

2644 (37.4%)

27.2

 

Falls

829 (11.7%)

8.5

 

Poisoning

252 (3.6%)

2.6

 

Homicide

679 (9.6%)

7.0

 

Suicide

11 (0.2%)

0.1

 

Others

702 (9.9%)

7.2

 
  1. *: p  < 0.05.