TABLE 30
DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTS AND VIOLENCE BY GENDER
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998
| |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Cause of Death (ICD9 Code) |
Number |
ASMR |
Number |
ASMR |
Number |
ASMR |
| Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825) |
285 |
1.46 |
113 |
0.54 |
398 |
0.99 |
| Other transport accidents (E800-E807, E826-E848) |
47 |
0.24 |
8 |
0.04 |
55 |
0.13 |
| Accidental poisoning (E850-E869) |
340 |
1.64 |
93 |
0.45 |
433 |
1.05 |
| Accidental falls (E880-E888) |
157 |
0.82 |
201 |
0.65 |
358 |
0.74 |
| Accident caused by fire/flames (E890-E899) |
22 |
0.11 |
11 |
0.05 |
33 |
0.08 |
| Drowning/submersion (E910) |
27 |
0.14 |
6 |
0.03 |
33 |
0.08 |
| Accident caused by machinery (E919) |
13 |
0.07 |
- |
- |
13 |
0.03 |
| Accident caused by firearm (E922) |
3 |
0.01 |
- |
. |
3 |
0.01 |
| All other accidents (E870-E879, E900-E909, E911-E918, E920-E921, E923-E949, E970-E978) |
124 |
0.60 |
65 |
0.27 |
189 |
0.43 |
| Suicide (E950-959) |
325 |
1.58 |
94 |
0.42 |
419 |
0.99 |
| Homicide (E960-E969) |
41 |
0.20 |
14 |
0.07 |
55 |
0.13 |
| Undetermined if accident (E980-E989) |
19 |
0.09 |
7 |
0.04 |
26 |
0.06 |
| Late effects of injury due to war operation (E999) |
1 |
0.01 |
- |
- |
1 |
0.00 |
| TOTAL (E800-E999) |
1,404 |
6.97 |
612 |
2.55 |
2,016 |
4.74 |
Note: ASMR - Age Standardized Mortality Rate per 10,000 standard population (Canada 1991 Census).
Previous reports used an older standard population, therefore the rates should not be compared to
those shown here.
Non-residents are excluded.
- Accidents and violence, also called external causes, include all deaths from accidents, suicide, homicide, and deaths where it could not be determined if it was accidental or intentional. In 1998, there were 2,016 deaths from accidents and violence among B.C. residents.
- Out of every 1,000 of all deaths in 1998:
- approximately 927 deaths were from natural causes (please refer to Table 21)
- 73 deaths were from accidents and violence, of which:
- 16 were accidental poisonings, including drug overdoses (433)
- 15 were suicides (419)
- 14 were motor vehicle accidents (398)
- 13 were accidental falls (358)
- 2 were homicides (55)
- 1 was drowning/submersion (33)>
- 1 was from fire/flames (33)
- 10 were other accidental deaths (287)
- The Age Standardized Mortality Rate (ASMR) for deaths from accidents and violence was 4.74 deaths per 10,000 standard population in 1998. The ASMR for males was 6.97; the ASMR for females was 2.55 in 1998. On average, males accounted for seven out of ten deaths from accidents and violence (69.6%).
- The four most important causes of death from accidents and violence are shown below, ranked by number of deaths in 1998. ASMRs per 10,000 standard population are shown in parentheses.
| - accidental poisoning | 433 | (1.05) |
| - suicide | 419 | (0.99) |
| - motor vehicle accidents | 398 | (0.99) |
| - accidental falls | 358 | (0.74) |
- For males and females, the most important causes of death from accidents and violence are shown below, ranked by number of deaths in 1998. ASMRs per 10,000 male or female standard population are shown in parentheses.
| Males | Females |
| accidental poisoning | 340 | (1.64) | accidental falls | 201 | (0.65) |
| suicide | 325 | (1.58) | motor vehicle accidents | 113 | (0.54) |
| motor vehicle accidents | 285 | (1.46) | suicide | 94 | (0.42) |
- Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) and Potential Years of Life Lost Index (PYLLI) for deaths from suicide motor vehicle accidents, accidental poisoning, and accidental falls for 1993-1998 are presented in Appendix 3.
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