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Table 4 Presence of alcohol in individuals in relation to manner of death, sex, and age among drowning deaths in Sweden (1992–2009)

From: Drowning deaths in Sweden with emphasis on the presence of alcohol and drugs – a retrospective study, 1992–2009

 

Unintentional

Intentional

Undetermined

   

Suicide

 

Homicide

   

Sex

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Males

881/1916

(46)

158/647

(24)

4/10

(40)

248/468

(53)

Females

116/339

(34)

175/753

(23)

3/9

(33)

77/235

(33)

Age groups (years)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

0-9

2/52

(4)

0

(0)

0/2

(0)

0

(0)

10-19

27/95

(28)

7/13

(54)

3/5

(60)

7/8

(88)

20-29

99/221

(45)

33/53

(62)

2/2

(100)

36/56

(64)

30-39

102/202

(50)

44/112

(39)

0/2

(0)

38/67

(58)

40-49

187/317

(59)

53/174

(30)

1/3

(33)

56/96

(58)

50-59

269/411

(65)

88/274

(32)

1/2

(50)

86/154

(56)

60-69

213/414

(51)

44/251

(18)

0

(0)

55/109

(50)

70-79

78/347

(22)

43/297

(14)

0/1

(0)

33/126

(26)

80-89

17/171

(10)

18/200

(9)

0/2

(0)

8/70

(11)

>90

2/24

(8)

3/26

(12)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Total

996/2254*

(44)

333/1400

(24)

7/19

(37)

319/703

(45)

  1. *One individual was not identified and the age missing.