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Table 2 Number (%) of mothers by Aboriginal status and cause of death by category and major sub-categories

From: Early mortality from external causes in Aboriginal mothers: a retrospective cohort study

Cause of death

Aboriginal

non-Aboriginal

Total

Any external cause

197 (1.3)

668 (0.19)

865 (0.23)

 1. Accident

116 (0.7)

368 (0.10)

484 (0.1)

 Transport accidents

78 (0.49)

177 (0.05)

255 (0.07)

 2. Suicide

27 (0.2)

244 (0.07)

271 (0.07)

 Hanging

18 (0.12)

88 (0.02)

106 (0.03)

 3. Homicide

50 (0.32)

44 (0.01)

94 (0.03)

 4. Other external causes

6 (0.04)

16 (0.00)

22 (0.01)

  1. Note: Percentages are of total numbers of Aboriginal (N = 15,606) and non-Aboriginal (N = 358,239) mothers