Table 3
Mean and 95% CI of unintentional injury mortality rates (/100 000), total mortality rates and the percentage of total deaths due to injuries by income based country groups, age and gender in 51 countries, year 1993
| Country groups | Injury mortality rate | Total mortality rate | Percentage of total deaths due to injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. LIC = low income countries; 2. loMIC = lower middle income countries; 3. hiMIC = higher middle income countries; 4. loHIC = lower high income countries; 5. hiHIC = higher high income income countries. | |||
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01 by significant test of the mean difference by comparing two contiguous data. | |||
| Boys 1–4 years | |||
| 1. LIC | 60.4 (43.9 to 77.0) | 363.1 (228.1 to 498.1) | 20.7 (4.4 to 37.0) |
| 2. loMIC | 42.6 (29.3 to 56.0) | 114.8 (78.0 to 151.6)** | 38.7 (28.6 to 48.7)* |
| 3. hiMIC | 21.7 (15.1 to 28.4)** | 70.7 (54.3 to 87.0)* | 31.0 (24.5 to 37.5) |
| 4. loHIC | 11.3 (6.2 to 16.5)* | 39.5 (33.7 to 45.4)** | 27.8 (17.1 to 38.4) |
| 5. hiHIC | 10.4 (8.2 to 12.7) | 35.4 (31.2 to 39.6) | 29.0 (25.4 to 32.6) |
| Girls 1–4 years | |||
| 1. LIC | 47.8 (36.3 to 59.3) | 330.7 (202.2 to 459.3) | 17.8 (4.6 to 31.1) |
| 2. loMIC | 30.7 (20.4 to 41.0)* | 92.0 (63.2 to 120.7)** | 35.5 (24.4 to 46.6)* |
| 3. hiMIC | 15.7 (10.8 to 20.5)** | 60.7 (46.1 to 75.3)* | 27.1 (19.7 to 34.4) |
| 4. loHIC | 8.2 (3.6 to 12.8)* | 33.2 (25.8 to 40.6)** | 23.0 (13.2 to 32.9) |
| 5.hiHIC | 7.7 (6.2 to 9.3) | 31.9 (28.0 to 35.8) | 24.1 (20.6 to 27.6) |
| Boys 5–14 years | |||
| 1. LIC | 26.1 (20.2 to 31.9) | 66.2 (60.9 to 71.6) | 39.7 (29.1 to 50.3) |
| 2. loMIC | 28.3 (19.6 to 36.9) | 54.8 (43.0 to 66.5) | 49.7 (42.2 to 57.2) |
| 3. hiMIC | 14.1 (10.4 to 17.8)** | 35.7 (29.8 to 41.6)** | 39.0 (33.1 to 44.9)* |
| 4. loHIC | 7.6 (5.6 to 9.6)** | 20.3 (18.7 to 21.8)** | 37.6 (28.4 to 46.7) |
| 5. hiHIC | 8.1 (7.0 to 9.2) | 21.0 (19.4 to 22.5) | 38.5 (35.4 to 41.5) |
| Girls 5–14 years | |||
| 1. LIC | 12.1 (8.3 to 15.9) | 43.8 (38.3 to 49.3) | 27.9 (18.0 to 37.8) |
| 2. loMIC | 12.0 (8.6 to 15.4) | 32.7 (26.6 to 38.7)* | 35.9 (29.0 to 42.8) |
| 3. hiMIC | 7.1 (5.0 to 9.2)** | 25.3 (20.7 to 29.9)* | 27.9 (22.7 to 33.1)* |
| 4. loHIC | 3.6 (2.4 to 4.8)* | 15.2 (12.5 to 17.8)** | 23.3 (16.8 to 29.8) |
| 5. hiHIC | 4.6 (3.6 to 5.6) | 15.2 (13.9 to 16.5) | 30.0 (25.4 to 34.6) |
