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Table 1 Age specific distribution of burn mortality rates and incidence by sex and population group for 2001 to 2004 (N = 962)

From: Demographic and circumstantial accounts of burn mortality in Cape Town, South Africa, 2001-2004: An observational register based study

 

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

      

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

      

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)

  1. * Burn mortality rates described as mortality per 100 000 person-years, with 95% confidence intervals; n describes all cases reported over the 4 year period.
  2. # No fatal burn cases were recorded for white and Asian children in Cape Town over the 2001 to 2004 period.