Chapter 10, Table 2 - For The Safety of Canadian Children And Youth

Chapter 10

Choking and Suffocation

[Chapter 10]

Table 2

Deaths¹ and Hospitalizations^{2, 3} for Choking and Suffocation by Age and Type of Event, 0-19-Year-Old Children and Youth, Canada, 1990-1992^x

Mean annual number and mean annual rate per 100,000⁴

Type of event External cause of injuries, ICD-9 Age group (years) < 1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 Total N % Rate N % Rate N % Rate N % Rate N % Rate N % Rate Deaths Inhalation and ingestion of food (E911) 6 23.6 1.4 2 14.6 # 2 20.8 # 1 11.1 # 2 33.3 # 13 20.1 0.2 Inhalation and ingestion of other object (E912) 5 22.2 1.3 8 47.9 0.5 1 8.3 # 2 18.5 # - - - 15 24.3 0.2 Mechanical suffocation (E913) 13 54.2 3.2 6 37.5 # 6 70.8 0.3 6 70.4 0.3 4 66.7 0.2 35 55.6 0.5 In bed or cradle (E913.0) 9 36.1 2.1 2 14.6 # 1 8.3 # 0 3.7 # - - - 12 19.0 0.2 By plastic bag (E913.1) 1 2.8 # - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1.1 # Accidental hanging (E913.8) 2 8.3 # 3 20.8 0.2 4 54.2 0.2 4 44.4 0.2 3 55.6 0.2 17 27.0 0.2 Other (E913.2, .3, .9) 2 6.9 # 0 2.1 # 1 8.3 # 2 22.2 # 1 11.1 # 5 8.5 0.1 Total 24 100.0 5.9 16 100.0 1.0 8 100.0 0.4 9 100.0 0.5 6 100.0 0.3 63 100.0 0.8 Hospitalizations Inhalation and ingestion of food (E911) 139 52.8 35.5 189 52.4 12.8 30 41.4 1.7 33 50.4 1.9 18 57.1 1.0 409 51.5 5.7 Inhalation and ingestion of other object (E912) 116 44.0 29.6 161 44.5 10.9 36 49.7 2.0 24 35.9 1.3 12 38.1 0.7 348 43.8 4.8 Mechanical suffocation (E913) 9 3.2 2.2 11 3.1 0.7 7 9.0 0.4 9 13.7 0.5 2 4.8 # 37 4.6 0.5 In bed or cradle (E913.0) 6 2.1 1.4 1 0.3 # - - - - - - - - - 7 0.8 0.1 By plastic bag (E913.1) 1 0.2 # 1 0.3 # - - - 1 0.8 # - - - 2 0.3 # Accidental hanging (E913.8) 2 0.8 # 7 1.9 # 5 6.9 # 6 8.4 0.3 1 1.6 # 20 2.5 0.3 Other (E913.2, .3, .9) 1 0.2 0.1 2 0.6 0.1 2 2.1 0.1 3 4.6 0.2 1 3.2 # 8 1.0 0.1 Total 263 100.0 67.3 360 100.0 24.4 73 100.0 4.0 66 100.0 3.7 32 100.0 1.8 792 100.0 11.0

x : Mean annual number and rate; sum per category may differ from total. Percentages calculated from non-rounded numbers, sum by category may not add up to 100%.
# : Coefficient of variation greater than 33%, rates not presented.
0 : Mean annual number < 0.5.
- : No cases.

1. Period January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1992.
2. Data unavailable for Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Yukon and Northwest Territories.
3. Period April 1, 1990 to March 31, 1992.
4. Denominator: population aged 0-19, Canada, 1991 census. For hospitalization rates, denominator excluded population from Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Source: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, unpublished data 1990 to 1992.