Statistics Norway

Causes of death

15 Deaths by accidents. 20071
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 1 867 25 16 94  292  296  240  904
Males 1 034 16 15 76  231  211  139  346
Females  833 9 1 18 61 85  101  558
V01-V89 Landtransport accidents  239 9 10 34 68 58 40 20
Males  172 7 9 28 46 43 27 12
Females 67 2 1 6 22 15 13 8
V95-V97 Air and space transport accidents 2 - - 1 1 - - -
Males 2 - - 1 1 - - -
Females - - - - - - - -
V91,V93-V94 Water transport accidents, not causing drowning and submersion 3 - - 1 - 2 - -
Males 3 - - 1 - 2 - -
Females - - - - - - - -
V90,V92 Water- transport-related drowning and submersion 27 1 - - 7 14 3 2
Males 26 1 - - 7 13 3 2
Females 1 - - - - 1 - -
W65-W74 Accidental drowning and submersion 52 3 1 6 8 12 15 7
Males 38 2 1 5 6 8 11 5
Females 14 1 - 1 2 4 4 2
W00-W19 Falls  348 1 3 3 6 42 63  230
Males  187 - 3 2 6 36 40  100
Females  161 1 - 1 - 6 23  130
W32-W34 Discharge from firearms 3 - - - 2 1 - -
Males 2 - - - 1 1 - -
Females 1 - - - 1 - - -
W75-W84 Other accidental threats to breathing 54 3 - - 5 14 11 21
Males 26 3 - - 4 8 4 7
Females 28 - - - 1 6 7 14
W85-W87 Exposure to electric current 1 - - - - 1 - -
Males 1 - - - - 1 - -
Females - - - - - - - -
X00-X09 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames 68 7 - 4 14 14 14 15
Males 28 2 - 2 9 5 7 3
Females 40 5 - 2 5 9 7 12
X20-X29 Contact with venomous animals and plants 1 - - - - 1 - -
Males - - - - - - - -
Females 1 - - - - 1 - -
X30-X39 Exposure to forces of nature 15 - - 1 4 5 5 -
Males 10 - - - 4 3 3 -
Females 5 - - 1 - 2 2 -
X40-X49 Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances  341 - 1 41  163  110 19 7
Males  253 - 1 34  135 74 6 3
Females 88 - - 7 28 36 13 4
Rest V01-X59 Other accidents  673 1 1 3 9 19 65  575
Males  271 1 1 3 8 14 37  207
Females  402 - - - 1 5 28  368
Y85-Y86 Sequelae of accidents 40 - - - 5 3 5 27
Males 15 - - - 4 3 1 7
Females 25 - - - 1 - 4 20
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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