Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from alcohol intoxication 2017
External cause | Deaths from accidents | Of which under alcohol intoxication | |
Persons | % | ||
Accidental deaths (excl. poisonings) | 2 034 | 319 | 15,7 |
Transport accidents | 244 | 52 | 21,3 |
Falls | 1 237 | 79 | 6,4 |
Drowning | 126 | 67 | 53,2 |
Eating, inhalation of food (W79) | 63 | 22 | 34,9 |
Heat of sauna (W92) | 61 | 28 | 45,9 |
Fire (X00–X09) | 54 | 28 | 51,9 |
Natural cold (X31) | 69 | 31 | 44,9 |
Other accident | 180 | 12 | 6,,7 |
Source: Causes of death, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Airi Pajunen 029 551 3605, Jari Hellanto 029 551 3291, Kati Taskinen 029 551 3648, kuolemansyyt@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 17.12.2018
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2017,
Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from alcohol intoxication 2017
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
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