Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from alcohol intoxication 2010
External cause | Alcohol intoxication | ||
Deaths from accidents | Of which under alcohol intoxication | % | |
Accidental deaths (Excl. Poisonings by alcohol and medicaments) | 2 162 | 442 | 20.4 |
Transport accidents | 299 | 69 | 23.1 |
Falls | 1 185 | 122 | 10.3 |
Drowning | 191 | 104 | 54.5 |
Eating, inhalation of food | 75 | 27 | 36.0 |
Heat of sauna | 45 | 28 | 62.2 |
Fire | 79 | 35 | 44.3 |
Natural cold | 96 | 38 | 39.6 |
Poisoning by carbon monoxide | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
Other accident | 182 | 19 | 10.4 |
Source: Causes of death, Statistics Finland
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Updated 16.12.2011
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2010,
Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from alcohol intoxication 2010
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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