Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from acute intoxication 2020
| 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) | 1 903 | 312 | 277 | 16 | 19 | 16,4 |
| Transport accidents | 225 | 65 | 44 | 8 | 13 | 28,9 |
| Falls | 1 151 | 85 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 7,4 |
| Drowning | 151 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 38,4 |
| Eating, inhalation of food (W79) | 42 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42,9 |
| Heat of sauna (W92) | 51 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 49,0 |
| Fire (X00–X09) | 42 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47,6 |
| Natural cold (X31) | 46 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 32,6 |
| Other accident | 195 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 13,3 |
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 10.12.2021
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2020,
Appendix table 2. Deaths from accidents by external cause and deaths from acute intoxication 2020
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 13.11.2025].
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