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TABLE 30:

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Tab 30

• Accidents and violence include all deaths from accidents, suicide, homicide, and deaths of undetermined intent. In 2000, there were 1,493 deaths from accidents and violence among B.C. residents.

• Out of every 1,000 of all deaths in 2000, approximately :
  • 945 deaths were from natural causes (please refer to Table 21)
  • 55 deaths were from accidents and violence, including:
    • 13 were suicide (344)
    • 13 were motor vehicle accidents (342)
    • 10 were accidental falls (274)
    • 9 were accidental poisoning (233)
    • 2 were from drowning/submersion (41)
    • 1 was a victim of homicide (39)
    • 1 was from other transport accidents (36)
    • 1 was from fire (26)
    • 1 was from an event of undetermined intent (24)

• The Age Standardized Mortality Rate (ASMR) for deaths from accidents and violence was 3.40 deaths per 10,000 standard population in 2000. The ASMR for males was 4.89; the ASMR for females was 1.95 in 2000. On average, males accounted for two thirds of the deaths from accidents and violence (67.5%).

• For males and females, the leading causes of death from accidents and violence are shown below, ranked by number of deaths in 2000. ASMRs per 10,000 male or female standard population are shown in parentheses.

  Males				Females
  suicide	262	(1.27)		accidental falls	151	(0.45)
  motor vehicle accidents	236	(1.16)		motor vehicle accidents	106	(0.49)
  accidental poisoning	175	(0.84)		suicide	82	(0.37)