Cause of injury | Total* | Male | Female | p Value |
Falls | 38.8 (36.9 to 40.8) | 21.1 (18.7 to 23.6) | 52.9 (50.2 to 55.7) | <0.0001 |
Road traffic | 25.5 (23.8 to 27.3) | 39.7 (36.8 to 42.6) | 12.1 (10.4 to 14.0) | <0.0001 |
Mechanical forces | 16.4 (15.0 to 18.0) | 17.7 (15.5 to 20.1) | 14.7 (12.8 to 16.8) | 0.28 |
Bites | 8.5 (7.5 to 9.7) | 5.7 (4.5 to 7.3) | 10.7 (9.1 to 12.5) | 0.32 |
Poisoning | 2.1 (1.5 to 2.7) | 4.3 (3.2 to 5.7) | – | 0.02 |
Contact with heat | 1 (0.6 to 1.5) | 0.97 (0.5 to 1.7) | 1.2 (0.7 to 1.9) | 0.94 |
Exposure to electricity | 1 (0.6 to 1.3) | 0.09 (0.02 to 0.5) | 1.8 (1.1 to 2.7) | 0.013 |
Smoke, fire or flames | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.6) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.2) | – | 0.25 |
Other | 6.3 (5.3 to 7.3) | 9.9 (8.2 to 11.8) | 6.7 (5.4 to 8.2) | 0.33 |
Values are percentage (95% CI).
*Weighted estimates; difference in gender distribution (column %).