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Table 2 Age-specific rates of fatal and non-fatal firearm injuries, by cause, Canada 2016 to 2020

From: Fatal and non-fatal firearm-related injuries in Canada, 2016–2020: a population-based study using three administrative databases

Cause of injury or death

0–9 Years

10–19 Years

20–34 Years

35–64 Years

65 + Years

N (%)

Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI)

N (%)

Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI)

N (%)

Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI)

N (%)

Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI)

N (%)

Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI)

Deaths*

All causes (n = 4005)

1 (0.02)

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

242 (6.04)

1.18 (1.03, 1.33)

1102 (27.51)

2.93 (2.75, 3.10)

1778 (44.39)

2.37 (2.26, 2.48)

882 (22.02)

2.80 (2.61, 2.98)

Suicide

0

0.00

123 (4.25)

0.60 (0.50, 0.71)

529 (18.27)

1.41 (1.29, 1.53)

1429 (49.36)

1.90 (1.80, 2.00)

814 (28.12)

2.58 (2.40, 2.76)

Homicide

0

0.00

96 (10.29)

0.47 (0.38, 0.56)

500 (53.59)

1.33 (1.21, 1.44)

289 (30.98)

0.38 (0.34, 0.43)

48 (5.14)

0.15 (0.11, 0.20)

Unintentional

1 (1.35)

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

15 (20.27)

0.07 (0.04, 0.11)

24 (32.43)

0.06 (0.04, 0.09)

21 (28.38)

0.03 (0.02, 0.04)

13 (17.57)

0.04 (0.02, 0.06)

Undetermined

0

0.0

6 (16.22)

0.03 (0.01, 0.05)

15 (40.54)

0.04 (0.02, 0.06)

11 (29.73)

0.01 (0.01, 0.02)

5 (13.51)

0.02 (0.00, 0.03)

Legal intervention

0

0.0

2 (3.03)

0.01 (0.00, 0.02)

34 (51.52)

0.09 (0.06, 0.12)

28 (42.42)

0.04 (0.02, 0.05)

2 (3.03)

0.01 (0.00, 0.02)

Hospitalizationsƚ

All causes (n = 3169)

14 (0.44)

0.08 (0.04, 0.13)

422 (13.32)

2.61 (2.36, 2.85)

1698 (53.58)

5.70 (5.43, 5.97)

933 (29.44)

1.61 (1.51, 1.72)

102 (3.22)

0.41 (0.33, 0.50)

Self-harm

0 (0.00)

0.00

31 (15.05)

0.19 (0.12, 0.26)

50 (24.27)

0.17 (0.12, 0.21)

95 (46.12)

0.16 (0.13, 0.20)

30 (14.56)

0.13 (0.08, 0.17)

Assault

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.01 (0.00, 0.02)

202 (13.07)

1.25 (1.08, 1.42)

934 (60.41)

3.14 (2.94, 3.34)

392 (25.36)

0.68 (0.61, 0.75)

15–19 (< 5)

0.07 (0.04, 0.10)

Unintentional

10–14 (< 5.0)

0.08 (0.04, 0.13)

165 (14.35)

1.02 (0.86, 1.17)

580 (50.43)

1.95 (1.79, 2.11)

349 (30.35)

0.60 (0.54, 0.67)

40–44 (< 5)

0.18 (0.13, 0.24)

Undetermined

0 (0.00)

0.00

15–19 (10.0–14.0)

0.11 (0.06, 0.17)

81 (46.65)

0.27 (0.21, 0.33)

63 (37.06)

0.11 (0.08, 0.14)

5–9 (5.0–9.0)

0.03 (0.01, 0.06)

Legal intervention

0 (0.00)

0.00

5–9 (5.0–9.0)

0.04 (0.01, 0.07)

53 (54.64)

0.18 (0.13, 0.23)

34 (35.05)

0.06 (0.04, 0.08)

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.02 (0.00, 0.03)

Emergency department visitsǂ

All causes (n = 2847)

36 (1.26)

0.35 (0.24, 0.47)

432 (15.17)

4.03 (3.65, 4.41)

1470 (51.63)

7.46 (7.08, 7.84)

813 (28.56)

2.17 (2.02, 2.32)

96 (3.37)

0.65 (0.52, 0.78)

Self-harm

0 (0.00)

0.00

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.04 (0.00, 0.07)

15 (26.79)

0.08 (0.04, 0.11)

27 (48.21)

0.07 (0.04, 0.10)

10–14 (15.0–19.0)

0.07 (0.03, 0.11)

Assault

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.01 (0.00, 0.03)

124 (15.92)

1.16 (0.95, 1.36)

460 (59.05)

2.33 (4.12, 2.55)

190 (24.39)

0.51 (0.43, 0.58)

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.03 (0.00, 0.05)

Unintentional

33 (1.85)

0.32 (0.21, 0.43)

280 (15.66)

2.61 (2.30, 2.92)

876 (48.99)

4.44 (4.15, 4.74)

521 (29.14)

1.39 (1.27, 1.51)

78 (4.36)

0.53 (0.41, 0.64)

Undetermined

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.02 (0.00, 0.05)

20 (14.29)

0.19 (0.10, 0.27)

71 (50.71)

0.36 (0.28, 0.44)

43 (30.71)

0.11 (0.08, 0.15)

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.03 (0.00, 0.05)

Legal intervention

0 (0.00)

0.00

 < 5 (< 5.0)

0.04 (0.00, 0.07)

48 (57.14)

0.24 (0.17, 0.31)

30–34 (35.0–39.0)

0.09 (0.06, 0.11)

0 (0.00)

0.00

  1. Data sources: Deaths, Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database; Hospitalizations, Discharge Abstract Database; Emergency department visits, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System
  2. Age-specific rates per 100,000 population are calculated using Statistics Canada population estimates from 2016 to 2020, with 95% Cis
  3. CI Confidence interval
  4. *Including Yukon in 2016
  5. ƚExcluding Quebec from 2016 to 2020
  6. ǂIncluding only Alberta, Ontario and Yukon from 2016 to 2020
  7. Hospitalization and emergency department data with small counts between one and four have been presented as a range