Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from acute intoxication 2018
External cause | Deaths from accidents | Of which under acute intoxication | % | |||
Deaths from acute intoxication, total | Acute alcohol intoxication | Acute alcohol and drug/medication intoxication | Acute drug/medication intoxication | |||
Accidental deaths (excl. poisonings) | 2 082 | 331 | 290 | 19 | 22 | 15,9 |
Transport accidents | 243 | 46 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 18,9 |
Falls | 1 237 | 88 | 82 | 2 | 4 | 7,1 |
Drowning | 164 | 74 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 45,1 |
Eating, inhalation of food (W79) | 65 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 38,5 |
Heat of sauna (W92) | 51 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 47,1 |
Fire (X00–X09) | 46 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 50,0 |
Natural cold (X31) | 70 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 41,4 |
Other accident | 206 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 10,7 |
Source: Causes of death, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Kati Taskinen 029 551 3648, Airi Pajunen 029 551 3605, Jari Hellanto 029 551 3291, kuolemansyyt@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 16.12.2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2018,
Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from acute intoxication 2018
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
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