Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from acute intoxication 2019
| 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) | 1 967 | 314 | 275 | 18 | 21 | 16,0 |
| Transport accidents | 209 | 51 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 24,4 |
| Falls | 1 190 | 76 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 6,4 |
| Drowning | 132 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 44,7 |
| Eating, inhalation of food (W79) | 58 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 31,0 |
| Heat of sauna (W92) | 48 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 56,3 |
| Fire (X00–X09) | 48 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 50,0 |
| Natural cold (X31) | 92 | 41 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 44,6 |
| Other accident | 190 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 9,5 |
Source: Causes of death, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Airi Pajunen 029 551 3605, Kati Taskinen 029 551 3648, Jari Hellanto 029 551 3291, kuolemansyyt@stat.fi
Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 14.12.2020
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2019,
Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from acute intoxication 2019
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
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