Table 1

Top four causes of death from unintentional injuries: ranking of injury types by region

Cause of deathNumber of deaths in 2010 (children 1–19 years)
Global
Road traffic injuries210 466
Drowning135 261
Fire90 209
Falls47 270
South Asia
Drowning50 787
Road traffic injuries50 452
Fire36 061
Falls17 253
South East Asia
Road traffic injuries18 708
Drowning10 782
Other unintentional injuries3581
Fire2011
Western sub-Saharan Africa
Road traffic injuries40 687
Fire26 951
Falls12 808
Drowning7983
Central Latin America
Road traffic injuries6523
Drowning3283
Other unintentional injuries1847
Falls599
USA and Canada
Road traffic injuries6510
Drowning1249
Fire655
Other unintentional injuries444
Western Europe
Road traffic injuries3634
Drowning505
Other unintentional injuries337
Falls270

  • Source: Global Burden of Disease Data, 2010.