| Burn mortality rates (95% CI) and Incidence (n)* | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  | Population group | ||
Age group (years) | Overall Burn Rate and Incidence | Male Rate and Incidence | Female Rate and Incidence | Black | Coloured | White & Asian |
Children | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0-2 | 5.9 (4.3;8.0) (42) | 6.7 (4.3;10.0) (24) | 5.1 (3.0;8.1) (18) | 9.0(6.0;13.1) (27) | 4.6(2.6;7.7) (15) | n/a (0)# |
3-6 | 4.7 (3.4;6.3) (41) | 4.8 (2.8;7.0) (21) | 4.6 (2.8;7.1) (20) | 6.8(4.3;10.3) (23) | 4.2(2.5;6.6) (18) | n/a (0)# |
7-12 | 2.2 (1.5;3.2) (28) | 3.0 (2.8;4.7) (19) | 1.5 (0.7;2.8) (9) | 4.5(2.7;7.1) (18) | 1.5(0.7;2.8) (10) | n/a (0)# |
13-15 | 2.2 (1.2;3.7) (14) | 3.4 (1.5;5.7) (11) | 0.9 (0.2;2.7) (3) | 4.1(1.8;8.1) (8) | 1.8(0.6;3.8) (6) | n/a (0)# |
Total | 3.6 (3.0;4.3) (125) | 4.3(3.4;5.4) (75) | 2.9(2.2;3.8) (50) | 6.2(4.9;7.7) (76) | 2.8(2.1;3.7) (49) | n/a (0)# |
All Ages | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0-15 | 3.6(3.0;4.3) (125) | 4.3(3.4;5.4) (75) | 2.9(2.2;3.8) (50) | 6.2(4.9;7.7) (76) | 2.8(2.1;3.7) (49) | n/a (0)# |
16-24 | 7.4(6.3;8.6) (158) | 9.6(9.4;13.5) (102) | 5.2(3.9;6.7) (56) | 13.3(10.9;16.0) (107) | 5.0(3.7;6.5) (50) | 0.3(0.0;1.7) (1) |
25-38 | 12.8(11.5;14.0) (396) | 19.0(16.9;24.6) (292) | 6.6(7.4;10.4) (104) | 22.7(20.1;25.5) (279) | 8.3(6.8;10.0) (112) | 0.9(0.3;2.2) (5) |
39-50 | 10.9(9.2;12.2) (194) | 15.5(13.0;18.4) (135) | 6.3(4.7;7.9) (59) | 22.1(18.2;26.8) (107) | 9.2(7.3;11.4) (82) | 1.1(0.4;2.6) (5) |
51+ | 5.2(4.1;6.3) (89) | 6.4(4.8;8.5) (49) | 4.1(2.9;5.6) (40) | 13.0(9.1;17.9) (37) | 5.4(3.9;7.3) (41) | 1.6(0.8;2.9) (11) |
Total | 7.9(7.3;8.3) (962) | 10.9(10.1;11.8) (653) | 4.9(4.3;5.4) (309) | 15.0(13.9;16.3) (606) | 5.8(5.2;6.4) (334) | 0.9(0.6;1.3) (22) |