Table 1

 Injury deaths in Finland 2000–3: method used for the determination of cause of death, by manner of death

Medicolegal autopsy n (%)Clinical data n (%)Clinical autopsy n (%)Certificate of death abroad n (%)Total n (%)
In two cases (undetermined deaths), the certificate of cause of death was not available.
Unintentional9851 (87.2)1347 (11.9)58 (0.5)40 (0.4)11 296 (100.0)
Suicide4520 (99.5)7 (0.2)113 (0.3)4541 (100.0)
Homicide515 (98.3)1 (0.2)08 (1.5)524 (100.0)
Undetermined401 (96.9)6 (1.4)1 (0.2)4 (1.0)414 (100.0)
Other6 (40.0)9 (60.0)0015 (100.0)
All injury15 417 (90.3)1530 (9.0)65 (0.4)65 (0.4)17 079 (100.0)