RoSPA NI : Home Safety : Statistics
Home Accident Deaths in Northern Ireland
The 'place uncoded' figures denote accident deaths that have not been coded and categorised as home, road or industrial deaths etc. This is due to current recording systems and their deficiencies and it is assumed that a high percentage of these deaths will have been caused by accidents in the home.
| YEAR REGISTERED | CAUSE | 0-4 | 5-14 | AGE 15-64 | 65+ | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | PLACE UNCODED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Falls | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 19 |
| Burns & Scalds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Poisoning | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| Suffocation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Drowning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Others | 4 | 0 | 56 | 33 | 58 | 35 | 93 | 317 | |
| TOTAL | 4 | 0 | 88 | 50 | 90 | 52 | 142 | 342 | |
| Nb. Above figures are provisional | |||||||||
| 2003 | Falls | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 10 |
| Burns & Scalds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Poisoning | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Suffocation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Drowning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 3 | 9 | 66 | 21 | 69 | 30 | 99 | 243 | |
| TOTAL | 4 | 10 | 112 | 32 | 106 | 52 | 158 | 254 | |
| YEAR REGISTERED | CAUSE | 0-14 | AGE 15-64 | 65+ | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | PLACE UNCODED | |
| 2002 | Falls | 0 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 16 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 5 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Poisoning | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 9 | ||
| Suffocation | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Drowning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Others | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 122 | ||
| TOTAL | 5 | 52 | 19 | 59 | 20 | 76 | 150 | ||
| 2001 | Falls | 0 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 25 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Poisoning | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Suffocation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Drowning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Others | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 105 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 142 | ||
| 2000 | Falls | 0 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 91 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 2 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Poisoning | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Drowning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Others | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
| TOTAL | 4 | 46 | 27 | 47 | 30 | 77 | 104 | ||
| 1998 | Falls | 0 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 26 | ||
| Burns & Scalds | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | |||
| Poisoning | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 20 | |||
| Suffocation | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Others | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 19 | |||
| TOTAL | 5 | 61 | 28 | 71 | 23 | 94 | |||
| 1997 | Falls | 0 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 33 | ||
| Burns & Scalds | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Poisoning | 0 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | |||
| Suffocation | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Drowning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Others | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 13 | |||
| TOTAL | 4 | 51 | 37 | 63 | 35 | 98 | |||
| 1996 | Falls | 0 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 48 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Poisoning | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Drowning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Others | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 1 | 43 | 46 | 53 | 37 | 90 | 54 | ||
| 1995 | Falls | 0 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 63 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Poisoning | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 9 | ||
| Suffocation | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Drowning | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Others | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 7 | 43 | 41 | 56 | 35 | 91 | 78 | ||
| 1994 | Falls | 0 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 54 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Poisoning | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Suffocation | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Drowning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Others | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 5 | 59 | 47 | 67 | 44 | 111 | 61 | ||
| 1993 | Falls | 0 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 51 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Poisoning | 0 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Drowning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Others | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 10 | 49 | 40 | 43 | 56 | 99 | 59 | ||
| 1992 | Falls | 0 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 39 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Poisoning | 0 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Drowning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Others | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 13 | 43 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 49 | ||
| 1991 | Falls | 0 | 19 | 46 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 43 | |
| Burns & Scalds | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Poisoning | 2 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Suffocation | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Drowning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Others | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 148 | 47 | ||
The 'place uncoded' figures denote accident deaths that have not been coded and categorised as home, road or industrial deaths etc. This is due to current recording systems and their deficiencies and it is assumed that a high percentage of these deaths will have been caused by accidents in the home.
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