Table 5 Total number (percentage) of the different types of accidental deaths according to different age groups
From: Patterns of accidental deaths in Kuwait: a retrospective descriptive study from 2003–2009
Type of accidental death | 0-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | >60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RTA | 244 (7.7) | 403 (12.8) | 842 (26.7) | 704 (22.3) | 511 (16.2) | 242 (7.7) | 210 (6.6) |
Fall from height | 87 (16.1) | 31 (4.8) | 155 (27.2) | 193 (29.2) | 101 (13.3) | 47 (6.4) | 25 (3) |
Drug Overdose | 3 (1) | 8 (2.5) | 103 (34) | 106 (35) | 70 (23) | 12 (4) | 1 (0.5) |
Burn | 62 (25.2) | 19 (7.7) | 39 (15.9) | 52 (21.1) | 32 (13) | 16 (6.5) | 26 (10.6) |
Asphyxia | 49 (36) | 11 (8) | 19 (14) | 22 (16.2) | 19 (14) | 6 (4.4) | 10 (7.4) |
Occupational Injury | 0 | 3 (2.4) | 50 (40.3) | 42 (33.8) | 20 (16.3) | 9 (7.2) | 0 |
Drowning | 39 (36.1) | 16 (14.8) | 16 (14.8) | 15 (13.9) | 8 (7.4) | 9 (8.3) | 5 (4.6) |
Electric shock | 3 (4.5) | 1 (1.5) | 25 (37.3) | 16 (23.9) | 11 (16.4) | 8 (11.9) | 3 (4.5) |
Mine explosion | 0 | 1 (1.8) | 24 (42.1) | 20 (35.1) | 9 (15.8) | 2 (3.5) | 1 (1.8) |
Poison | 0 | 1 (2) | 20 (40) | 21 (42) | 7 (14) | 1 (2) | 0 |