Table 1 Main characteristics of the patients by study area
From: Fatal injury as a function of rurality-a tale of two Norwegian counties
Finnmark | Rural Hordaland | Urban Hordaland | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total death rate | 33.1/100,000a,b | 23.7/100,000 | 18.8/100,000 |
Median age (inter quartile range) | 40 (27–55)a,b | 50.5 (33–71) | 46 (32–66) |
Male gender | 80% | 75% | 76% |
Pre-hospital death | 85%b | 82% | 72% |