Table 2 Rates of media reported deaths by cause and age, with relative rates of reporting compared to SUID deaths, Georgia, USA, 2014–2018
From: Racial and incident discrepancies in news media reporting of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID)
Cause of death and age group | Media reported deaths (n) | Total deaths (n)a | Media reported deaths per 100 total deaths (%) | Relative rate of reporting [Wald 95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SUID (< 1) | 10 | 524 | 1.9 | Ref. |
Homicide (< 1) | 15 | 59 | 25 | 13.3 [6.3–28.3] |
Homicide (1–18) | 59 | 402 | 14.7 | 7.7 [3.9–14.9] |
MVC (0–18) | 74 | 649 | 11.4 | 5.9 [3.1–11.5] |
Fire (0–18) | 11 | 55 | 20 | 10.5 [4.7–23.6] |
Drowning (0–18) | 17 | 211 | 8.1 | 4.2 [1.9–9.1] |