Background
Methods
Cause-of-injury categories
Selection of countries
Percent change
Assessment of inequality in mortality and DALY rates
Uncertainty
Results
Age-standardized incidence rates of injuries by European sub-region, 2019
Cause of injury | Mortality rate (per 100,000) | Incidence rate (per 100,000) | ||||
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Central Europe | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | Central Europe | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | |
All causes of injury | 37.9 (33.5 – 42.4) | 80.1 (71.4 – 89.2) | 26.7 (25.0 – 28.0) | 22,527.5 (20,338.1 – 24,899.4) | 18,983.2 (17,294.7 – 20,783.7) | 12,313 (11,049.4 – 13,738.9) |
Road injuries | 7.9 (7.0 – 9.0) | 13.3 (11.9 – 15) | 4.9 (4.7 – 5.1) | 1901 (1632 – 2194) | 2600 (2123 – 3143) | 522 (447 – 612) |
Other transport injuries | 1.1 (1.0 – 1.2) | 1.4 (1.2 – 1.6) | 0.5 (0.5 – 0.6) | 52.2 (40.1 – 67.0) | 53.4 (40.9 – 69.4) | 35.7 (27.7 – 46.5) |
Falls | 8.0 (7.0 – 9.0) | 6.40 (5.8 – 7.1) | 7.4 (6.5 – 7.9) | 6674.5 (5642.8 – 7824.9) | 6026.2 (5047.2 – 7185.2) | 5841.7 (4886.3 – 6998.5) |
Drowning | 1.7 (1.5 – 2.0) | 5.1 (4.6 – 5.7) | 0.65 (0.6 – 0.7) | 12.5 (10.5 – 15.1) | 15.8 (13.1 – 19.0) | 5.5 (4.5 – 6.6) |
Fire, heat, and hot substances | 0.9 (0.8 – 1.0) | 3.5 (3.1 – 3.9) | 0.4 (0.4 – 0.5) | 302.0 (227.6 – 375.7) | 258.0 (195.0 – 324.3) | 164.9 (122.2 – 208.1) |
Poisonings | 0.5 (0.5 – 0.5) | 3.08 (2.7 – 3.4) | 0.15 (0.14 – 0.15) | 151.5 (110.2 – 203.5) | 128.5 (95.1 – 170.3) | 73.8 (54.5 – 96.9) |
Exposure to mechanical forces | 0.8 (0.7 – 0.9) | 1.7 (1.5 – 1.9) | 0.4 (0.4 – 0.4) | 8863.7 (6999.5 – 10,903.4) | 5198.7 (4121.1 – 6310.7) | 2841.4 (2155.9 – 3547.8) |
Adverse effects of medical treatment | 0.7 (0.5 – 0.8) | 0.7 (0.5 – 0.9) | 1.0 (0.9 – 1.1) | 333.9 (271.1 – 403.2) | 241.5 (195.2 – 296.4) | 205.8 (169.1 – 251.6) |
Animal contact | 0.09 (0.08 – 0.1) | 0.14 (0.12 – 0.16) | 0.04 (0.04 – 0.04) | 916.0 (695.6 – 1250.8) | 716.4 (543.5 – 979.6) | 275.8 (207.7 – 381.0) |
Foreign body | 1.5 (1.3 – 1.7) | 3.5 (3.1 – 3.9) | 1.3 (1.2 – 1.4) | 924.6 (758.8 – 1151.5) | 1042.1 (846.1 – 1310.5) | 674.8 (555.7 – 832.4) |
Other unintentional injuries | 0.7 (0.6 – 0.8) | 1.8 (1.6 – 2.0) | 0.2 (0.2 – 0.2) | 1741.3 (1362.0 – 2166.2) | 1481.4 (1170.8 – 1829.2) | 1245.7 (957.5 – 1573.1) |
Self-harm | 11.5 (10.0 – 13.2) | 23.05 (20.2 – 26.9) | 8.5 (8.1 – 8.9) | 80.8 (71.9 – 90.9) | 161.1 (133.9 – 196.1) | 67.6 (61.2 – 75.5) |
Interpersonal violence | 1.5 (1.3 – 1.6) | 11. 7 (10.4 – 13.2) | 0.75 (0.7 – 0.8) | 531.8 (408.0 – 661.4) | 757.8 (588.6 – 939.2) | 294.4 (220.2 – 371.7) |
Exposure to forces of nature | 0.04 (0.04 – 0.05) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 0.1 (0.1 – 0.2) |
Environmental heat and cold exposure | 0.8 (0.7 – 0.9) | 4.5 (4.0 – 5.1) | 0.36 (0.34 – 0.39) | 41.3 (32.7 – 53.1) | 280.7 (221.8 – 356.7) | 62.9 (44.7 – 88.5) |
Conflict and terrorism | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 0.12 (0.11 – 0.13) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 19.4 (15.7 – 23.3) | 0.4 (0.3 – 0.5) |
Police conflict and executions | 0.01 (0.01 – 0.01) | 0.07 (0.06 – 0.08) | 0.01 (0.01 – 0.01) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) | 1. 9 (2.4 – 1.4) | 0.00 (0.00 – 0.00) |
Age-standardized injury mortality rates by European sub-region, 2019
Age-standardized injury DALY rates by European sub-region, 2019
Cause of injury | DALY rate (per 100,000) | Per cent of change (%)a (2000–2019) | ||||
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Central Europe | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | Central Europe | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | |
All causes of injury | 2940.1 (2452.3 – 3546.2) | 5129.2 (4547.3 – 5864) | 1781. 9 (1523.1 – 2115.5) | -28.8 | -44.6 | -27.0 |
Road injuries | 648.2 (551.5 – 754.0) | 1061.3 (928.4 – 1226.4) | 314.6 (291.2 – 341.2) | -36.6 | -35.0 | -55.6 |
Other transport injuries | 60.9 (54.1 – 68.6) | 78.6 (68.4 – 93.1) | 33.4 (30.8 – 36.4) | -32.3 | -8.6 | -23.9 |
Falls | 706.3 (542.8 – 931.2) | 712.9 (566.8 – 924.1) | 580.5 (440.4 – 768.2) | -9.6 | -29.1 | 0.5 |
Drowning | 88.7 (78.7 – 99.9) | 273.8 (247.2 – 300.9) | 32.1 (30.4 – 33.8) | -51.6 | -61.5 | -40.3 |
Fire, heat, and hot substances | 86.7 (65.1 – 118.9) | 188.9 (164.9 – 220.2) | 45.0 (32.4 – 62.3) | -30.0 | -55.3 | -26.5 |
Poisonings | 43.6 (35.0 – 53.2) | 149.9 (133.8 – 165.9) | 16.3 (12.7 – 20.6) | -49.0 | -56.7 | -24.9 |
Exposure to mechanical forces | 357.4 (247.4 – 513.8) | 265.5 (201.4 – 355.8) | 122.6 (85.6 – 174.7) | -9.5 | -32.3 | -16.0 |
Adverse effects of medical treatment | 23.1 (18.1 – 26.7) | 27.6 (21.5 – 31.4) | 25.5 (22.5 – 27.7) | -13.1 | -12.4 | -10.8 |
Animal contact | 14.8 (10.8 – 20.0) | 14.9 (11.9 – 18.9) | 4.5 (3.5 – 6.0) | -19.5 | -26.9 | -16.2 |
Foreign body | 89.5 (77.7 – 101.4) | 189.5 (169.4 – 209.4) | 52.6 (46.9 – 59.4) | -33.8 | -39.2 | -22.3 |
Other unintentional injuries | 148.2 (106.0 – 205.5) | 184.5 (149.0 – 235.4) | 89.0 (60.2 – 130.0) | -37.5 | -38.5 | -18.4 |
Self-harm | 508.3 (444.0 – 578.1) | 1117.3 (980.5 – 1298.8) | 372.2 (359.8 – 390.7) | -28.4 | -40.3 | -24.9 |
Interpersonal violence | 117.5 (103.0 – 134.1) | 633.5 (562.0 – 712.8) | 72.2 (64.1 – 81.9) | -46.2 | -55.0 | -28.4 |
Exposure to forces of nature | 2.6 (2.3 – 2.8) | 0.3 (0.2 – 0.4) | 0.4 (0.3 – 0.5) | 39.4 | -89.5 | -83.6 |
Environmental heat and cold exposure | 31.2 (27.3 – 35.4) | 209.0 (185.8 – 234.2) | 18.1 (15.7 – 20.9) | -35.5 | -59.8 | 45.9 |
Conflict and terrorism | 12.7 (8.3 – 20.3) | 17.9 (13.8 – 24.9) | 2.3 (1.5 – 3.7) | -76.0 | -90.3 | -53.7 |
Police conflict and executions | 0.7 (0.6 – 0.8) | 3.7 (3.2 – 4.2) | 0.7 (0.6 – 0.7) | -14.1 | -20.5 | 0.1 |