Statistics Norway

Causes of death

15 Deaths by accidents. 2006 1
ICD-10 Injury by external cause Total 0-14 years 15-17 years 18-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65-79 years 80 years and over
V01-X59,Y85-Y86 Accidents, total 1 824 22 19 91  292  319  245  836
Males 1 037 15 14 73  239  224  146  326
Females  787 7 5 18 53 95 99  510
V01-V89 Landtransport accidents  239 10 14 40 59 52 36 28
Males  169 7 11 32 49 35 21 14
Females 70 3 3 8 10 17 15 14
V95-V97 Air and space transport accidents 5 - - - 5 - - -
Males 5 - - - 5 - - -
Females - - - - - - - -
V91,V93-V94 Water transport accidents, not causing drowning and submersion 10 - 1 1 5 2 - 1
Males 7 - - 1 3 2 - 1
Females 3 - 1 - 2 - - -
V90,V92 Water- transport-related drowning and submersion 19 - - - 2 15 2 -
Males 19 - - - 2 15 2 -
Females - - - - - - - -
W65-W74 Accidental drowning and submersion 65 6 - 2 9 29 11 8
Males 56 6 - 1 9 26 9 5
Females 9 - - 1 - 3 2 3
W00-W19 Falls  341 1 1 4 12 40 54  229
Males  185 - 1 4 12 28 43 97
Females  156 1 - - - 12 11  132
W32-W34 Discharge from firearms 1 - - - - 1 - -
Males 1 - - - - 1 - -
Females - - - - - - - -
W75-W84 Other accidental threats to breathing 49 2 - 1 2 8 15 21
Males 22 1 - 1 1 4 7 8
Females 27 1 - - 1 4 8 13
W85-W87 Exposure to electric current 1 - - - - 1 - -
Males - - - - - - - -
Females 1 - - - - 1 - -
X00-X09 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames 54 1 - 2 8 13 17 13
Males 30 - - 2 6 8 9 5
Females 24 1 - - 2 5 8 8
X20-X29 Contact with venomous animals and plants - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - -
X30-X39 Exposure to forces of nature 18 1 1 2 3 6 2 3
Males 13 - 1 2 1 5 1 3
Females 5 1 - - 2 1 1 -
X40-X49 Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances  338 - 1 38  169  112 10 8
Males  243 - - 30  134 72 6 1
Females 95 - 1 8 35 40 4 7
Rest V01-X59 Other accidents  642 1 1 1 15 33 86  505
Males  266 1 1 - 14 22 39  189
Females  376 - - 1 1 11 47  316
Y85-Y86 Sequelae of accidents 42 - - - 3 7 12 20
Males 21 - - - 3 6 9 3
Females 21 - - - - 1 3 17
1  Following recommadations from WHO all acute intoxication deaths (F10-F19 with fourth digit 0) have been moved from chapter V to chapter XX in ICD-10. For the same reason many pneumonia deaths have been coded differently than in earlier years, cfr. DS 30/3-05, Causes of Death 2003.

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