Percentage occurrence of injuries by E code: Hong Kong, USA, Nigeria, Canada, and Greece, 0–14 year olds*
| E code | Hong Kong | USA | Nigeria† | Canada | Greece |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Sources | |||||
| Burt C, Fingerhut L. Injury visits to hospital emergency departments: United States, 1992–95. Vital Health Statistics. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics, 1998;13(131). | |||||
| Adesunkanmi ARK, Oyelami AOO. Epidemiology of childhood injury. J Trauma 1998;44:506–11. | |||||
| Health Canada. For the safety of Canadian children and youth: from injury data to preventive measures. Ottawa, Canada: Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Canada, 1997. | |||||
| Center for Research and Prevention of Injuries among the Young (CEREPRI). Greek injury data from Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System (EDISS). Greece: CEREPRI, 1995. | |||||
| Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat. World urbanization prospects. (1996 revision.) United Nations, 1996. | |||||
| Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat. Sex and age annual 1950–2050. (1998 revision.) 1997 Demographic yearbook. United Nations publication, 1998. | |||||
| †Children of 0–15, rather than 0–14, were included. | |||||
| Falls | 44.3 | 27.7 | 25.0 | 35.6 | 44.3 |
| Transport injuries | 12 | 5.7 | 26.5 | 8.1 | 3.6 |
| Poisonings | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Burns | 0.1 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Struck by others | 18.2 | 13.7 | N/A | N/A | 21.8 |
| Cut/piercing | 4.5 | 7.3 | 3.5 | N/A | 3.3 |
| Other external causes | 20.4 | 41.5 | 33.9 | 52.6 | 22.9 |
| M:F ratio | 1.9 : 1 | 1.3 : 1 | 1.5 : 1 | 1.4 : 1 | 1.7 : 1 |
| Additional data from UN statistics | |||||
| Urban rural, 1995 | |||||
| Urban | 95 | 76 | 40 | 77 | 59 |
| Rural | 5 | 24 | 60 | 23 | 41 |
| % Under 15, 1999 | |||||
| Under 15 years | 18 | 22 | 43 | 19 | 15 |