Table 3

Estimated mortality rate (per 100 000) by major injury cause: China, 2015 by sex and urban/rural residence

Injury death causeUrbanRural
TotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale
Motor vehicle crashes13.1618.847.3619.2628.579.62
Unintentional poisoning2.383.381.353.735.242.17
Unintentional falls8.8110.207.3910.0312.127.86
Drowning2.563.311.784.205.462.89
Suicide5.075.854.278.399.587.16
  • Source: extracted from China Health Statistics Year Books by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).