Table 2 High energy (HE) trauma deaths by study region

Number of HE trauma deaths registered

1321

249

633

1006

3208

Incidence in 100,000 per year (95% CI)

36.1^a (34.2–38.1)

15.6^a (13.7–17.6)

27.0^a (24.9–29.1)

23.0^a (21.5–24.4)

26.8 (25.9–27.7)

Autopsy proportion

(95% CI)

1314/1321^a

99.5%

(99.1–99.9)

228/249^a

91.6%

(88.1–95.0)

232/633^a

36.7%

(32.9–40.4)

^b

1774/2203

80.5%

(78.9–82.2)

Prehospital deaths

(95% CI)

1121/1321^a

84.9%

(82.9–86.8)

183/249^a

73.5%

(68.0–79.0)

517/633^a

81.7%

(78.7–84.7)

921/1006^a

91.6%

(89.8–93.3)

2742/3208

85.5%

(84.3–86.7)

Median age, years

(IQR)

51.0

(33–64)

45.0

(31–60)

49.0

(31–66)

52.0

(34–66)

50.0

(33–65)

Male sex

(95% CI)

1062/1321

80.4%

(78.3–82.5)

203/249

81.5%

(76.7–86.3)

486/633

76.8%

(73.5–80.1)

824/1006

81.9%

(79.5–84.3)

2575/3208

80.3%

(78.9–81.6)

Rural injury municipality proportion (95% CI)

577/1321^a

43.7%

(41.0–46.4)

72/249^a

28.9%

(23.3–34.5)

456/633^a

72.0%

(68.5–75.5)

643/1006^a

63.9%

(60.9–66.9)

1747/3208

54.5%

(52.7–56.2)

Incidence of HE trauma death after injury in rural municipality (95% CI)

33.3^a

30.6–36.1

23.8^a

18.3–29.3

30.6

27.8–33.4

26.4^a

24.3–28.4

29.3

27.9–30.7

Incidence of HE trauma death after injury in semi-urban municipality (95% CI)

33.0^a

29.0–37.0

7.3*

0.1–14.4

19.6

15.8–23.5

21.1

18.6–23.5

24.0

22.2–25.8

Incidence of HE trauma death after injury in urban municipality (95% CI)

42.6^a

38.8–46.4

14.0

11.9–16.1

22.6^a

17.5–27.6

13.1

10.1–16.0

24.6

22.9–26.3

Incidence per 100,000 per year

(95% CI)

Blunt force trauma

5.8^a

(4.7–7.0)

9.3

(8.1–10.5)

8.1

(7.2–8.9)

9.0

(8.4–9.5)

Incidence per 100,000 per year

(95% CI)

Penetrating trauma

6.7^a

(5.9–7.6)

2.0

(1.3–2.7)

2.9

(2.2–3.5)

0.9^a

(0.6–1.2)

3.2

(2.9–3.5)

Incidence per 100,000 per year

(95% CI)

Hypothermia

2.3^a

(1.8–2.8)

0.4

(0.1–0.8)

1.1

(0.6–1.5)

1.0

(0.7–1.3)

1.3

(1.1–1.5)

Incidence per 100,000 per year

(95% CI)

Asphyxia

8.1^a

(7.2–9.0)

5.0^a

(3.9–6.1)

7.0

(5.9–8.1)

6.9

(6.1–7.6)

7.0

(6.5–7.5)

Incidence per 100,000 per year

(95% CI)

Submersion

5.1^a

(4.4–5.9)

1.5^a

(0.9–2.1)

3.9

(3.1–4.7)

3.1

(2.6–3.6)

3.7

(3.3–4.0)