Table 1

Injury incidence and number of person years. Incidence per 100000 person years, 1990–94*, due to different causes, for various age categories separately, all socioeconomic groups aggregated. Person years by age category, sex, and socioeconomic status

0–4 years5–9 years10–14 years15–19 years
*Fatal injuries were only measured for 1991–94; the proportion of fatal injuries is therefore somewhat underestimated.
Injury incidence
    Traffic injury42.3148236365
        % Females42.940.341.132.9
        % Fatal injuries*3.51.11.03.1
    Fall injury473496446359
        % Females44.438.039.541.3
        % Fatal injuries*0.010.050.14
    Self inflicted injury0.350.1618.9123
        % Females33.375.085.080.1
        % Fatal injuries*0.73.8
    Violence related injury5.023.3211.366.8
        % Females49.240.531.616.7
        % Fatal injuries*12.514.30.71.1
    Injuries total520647712914
        % Females44.338.541.141.2
        % Fatal injuries*0.40.30.41.9
Person years
    Girls
        High and intermediate level salaried employees414420463314486616534212
        Low level salaried employees159841151879154273174202
        Skilled workers235628210216173869175690
        Unskilled workers210959195468170767181015
    Boys
        High and intermediate level salaried employees439192491053513292559692
        Low level salaried employees168793159718160391180256
        Skilled workers248952221864182899186492
        Unskilled workers221865205415179192188319