Table 2 Causes of burn by age
Age group | Flame | Hot liquid | Hot object | Chemical | Explosive |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
0–4 years | 224 (36.4) | 185 (30.1) | 196 (31.9) | 7 (1.1) | 3 (0.5) |
5–14 years | 135 (38.2) | 120 (34.0) | 91 (25.8) | 7 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) |
15–29 years | 70 (34.8) | 97 (48.3) | 23 (11.4) | 11 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) |
30–44 years | 37 (29.4) | 70 (55.6) | 12 (9.5) | 7 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) |
45–59 years | 23 (47.9) | 14 (29.2) | 8 (16.7) | 3 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) |
60–69 years | 4 (28.6) | 8 (57.1) | 2 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
70–79 years | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
All ages | 498 (36.6) | 494 (36.3) | 332 (24.4) | 35 (2.6) | 3 (0.2) |