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Figure 6.3 Leading causes of injury-related death among children in China aged 0–17 years, 2004–2005

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Source: Ministry of Health, China Child Injury Report, 2012

Figure 6.3
Injury-related child death rate was 28 per 100,000 children aged 0–17 in 2004–2005. About 88,000 children in China die from injuries every year. 

Drowning accounted for 38 per cent of all injury deaths. Leading causes of injury death vary by age group. In 2004–2005, drowning was the leading cause of injury death among children aged 1-14, while road traffic accidents were the leading cause of injury death among children aged 15–17.

上一篇:Figure 6.2 Injury-related death rate among children in China aged 0–17 years , 2010–2013
下一篇:Figure 6.4 Leading causes of injury death among children in China aged 0–17 years, by urban/rural and sex, 2004–2005

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