4.18 SELECTED UNDERLYING CAUSES(a), External Causes (V01-Y98) - 2008(b)(c)(d) |
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| | | | Males | Females | Persons | Proportion of all deaths |
Cause of Death and ICD Code | no. | no. | no. | % |
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CHAPTER XX External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98) | 5 819 | 2 985 | 8 804 | 6.1 |
| Transport Accidents (V01-V99, Y85)(e) | 1 036 | 366 | 1 402 | 1.0 |
| Other external causes of accidental injury (W00-X59) | 1 925 | 1 544 | 3 469 | 2.4 |
| | Falls (W00-W19) | 645 | 703 | 1 348 | 0.9 |
| | Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) | 79 | 6 | 85 | 0.1 |
| | | Struck by thrown, projected or falling object (W20) | 24 | 2 | 26 | - |
| | Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) | 130 | 29 | 159 | 0.1 |
| | | Drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool (W67) | 15 | 6 | 21 | - |
| | | Drowning and submersion while in natural water (W69) | 42 | 1 | 44 | - |
| | | Drowning and submersion following fall into natural water (W70) | 28 | 4 | 31 | - |
| | | Unspecified drowning and submersion (W74) | 33 | 8 | 41 | - |
| | Other accidental threats to breathing (W75-W84) | 127 | 81 | 208 | 0.1 |
| | | Inhalation of gastric contents (W78) | 15 | 10 | 25 | - |
| | | Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract (W79) | 34 | 24 | 58 | - |
| | | Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract (W80) | 64 | 44 | 108 | 0.1 |
| | Exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09) | 50 | 22 | 72 | 0.1 |
| | | Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure (X00) | 34 | 13 | 47 | - |
| | Exposure to forces of nature (X30-X39) | 32 | 26 | 58 | - |
| | | Exposure to excessive natural cold (X31) | 19 | 17 | 36 | - |
| | Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49) | 445 | 177 | 622 | 0.4 |
| | Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors (X58-X59) | 389 | 489 | 878 | 0.6 |
| | | Exposure to unspecified factor (X59) | 388 | 486 | 874 | 0.6 |
| Other external causes of mortality (X60-Y36) | 2 670 | 890 | 3 560 | 2.5 |
| | Intentional Self Harm (X60-X84, Y87.0)(f) | 1 710 | 481 | 2 191 | 1.5 |
| | Assault (X85-Y09, Y87.1)(g) | 126 | 79 | 205 | 0.1 |
| | Undetermined Intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2)(h) | 833 | 330 | 1 163 | 0.8 |
| Complications of medical and surgical care (Y40-Y84, Y88) | 112 | 128 | 240 | 0.2 |
| | Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use (Y40-Y59) | 21 | 27 | 48 | - |
| | | Surgical operation and other surgical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83) | 77 | 92 | 169 | 0.1 |
| Sequelae of external causes of morbidity and mortality (Y85-Y89) | 91 | 65 | 156 | 0.1 |
| | Sequelae of other accidents (Y86) | 69 | 57 | 126 | 0.1 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Causes selected are those with 20 or more deaths at the 3 digit level of ICD-10. |
(b) 2008 data have been subject to process improvements which have increased the quality of these data. See Technical Note 1: 2008 COD Collection - Process Improvements for further information. |
(c) Causes of death data for 2008 are preliminary and subject to a revisions process. See Technical Note 2: Causes of Death - Revisions Process. |
(d) Data cells with small values have been randomly assigned to protect the confidentiality of individuals. As a result, some totals will not equal the sum of their components. Cells with a zero value have not been affected by confidentialisation. |
(e) Includes Sequelae of transport accidents (Y85). Care needs to be taken in interpreting figures relating to Transport accidents for 2008. See Explanatory Note 69 for further information. |
(f) Includes Sequelae of suicide (Y87.0). Care needs to be taken in interpreting figures relating to Suicide due to limitations of the data. See Explanatory Notes 72-75. |
(g) Includes Sequelae of assault (Y87.1). Care needs to be taken in interpreting figures relating to assault. See Explanatory Notes 70-71 for further details. |
(h) Includes Sequelae of events of undetermined intent (Y87.2). For further information relating to this data, see Explanatory Note 76. |