Characteristics and rate per 100 000 population of firearm-related injuries stratified by intent*
| Characteristic | Assault, no. (%) n = 2188 | Rate per 100 000 population (95% CI) | Self-harm, no. (%) n = 2009 | Rate per 100 000 population (95% CI) | Unintentional, no. (%) n = 1981 | Rate per 100 000 population (95% CI) | Undetermined, no. (%) n = 301 | Rate per 100 000 population (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group, yr | ||||||||
| < 15 | 32 (1.5) | 0.10 (0.07–0.14) | 8 (0.4) | 0.03 (0.01–0.05) | 68 (3.4) | 0.21 (0.17–0.27) | 21 (7.0) | 0.07 (0.04–0.10) |
| 15–24 | 1016 (46.4) | 4.31 (4.05–4.59) | 160 (8.0) | 0.68 (0.58–0.79) | 823 (41.5) | 3.49 (3.26–3.74) | 111 (36.9) | 0.47 (0.39–0.57) |
| 25–34 | 610 (27.9) | 2.53 (2.33–2.73) | 170 (8.5) | 0.70 (0.60–0.82) | 464 (23.4) | 1.92 (1.75–2.10) | 43 (14.3) | 0.18 (0.13–0.24) |
| 35–44 | 275 (12.6) | 1.00 (0.88–1.13) | 305 (15.2) | 1.11 (0.99–1.24) | 277 (14.0) | 1.01 (0.89–1.13) | 41 (13.6) | 0.15 (0.11–0.20) |
| 45–54 | 141 (6.4) | 0.51 (0.43–0.60) | 451 (22.4) | 1.62 (1.48–1.78) | 168 (8.5) | 0.60 (0.52–0.70) | 30 (10.0) | 0.11 (0.07–0.15) |
| 55–64 | 68 (3.1) | 0.32 (0.25–0.41) | 384 (19.1) | 1.83 (1.65–2.03) | 113 (5.7) | 0.54 (0.44–0.65) | 30 (10.0) | 0.14 (0.10–0.20) |
| 65–74 | 30 (1.4) | 0.22 (0.15–0.32) | 270 (13.4) | 1.99 (1.76–.24) | 53 (2.7) | 0.39 (0.29–0.51) | 15 (5.0) | 0.11 (0.06–0.18) |
| 75–84 | 10 (0.4) | 0.12 (0.06–0.22) | 213 (10.6) | 2.51 (2.19–2.88) | 13 (0.6) | 0.15 (0.08–0.26) | 7 (2.3) | 0.08 (0.03–0.17) |
| > 84 | 6 (0.3) | 0.19 (0.07–0.42) | 48 (2.4) | 1.55 (1.14–2.05) | ≤ 5 | 0.06 (0.01–0.23) | ≤ 5 | 0.10 (0.02–0.28) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 212 (9.7) | 0.23 (0.20–0.26) | 76 (3.8) | 0.08 (0.07–0.10) | 190 (9.6) | 0.21 (0.18–0.24) | 44 (14.6) | 0.05 (0.03–0.06) |
| Male | 1976 (90.3) | 2.22 (2.13–2.32) | 1933 (96.2) | 2.17 (2.08–2.27) | 1791 (90.4) | 2.01 (1.92–211) | 257 (85.4) | 0.29 (0.25–0.33) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile† | ||||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 907 (41.4) | 2.58 (2.42–2.76) | 438 (21.8) | 1.24 (1.13–1.37) | 707 (35.7) | 2.01 (1.87–2.17) | 89 (29.6) | 0.25 (0.20–0.31) |
| 2 | 501 (22.9) | 1.41 (1.29–1.54) | 422 (21.0) | 1.19 (1.08–1.31) | 400 (20.2) | 1.12 (1.02–1.24) | 60 (19.9) | 0.17 (0.13–0.22) |
| 3 | 355 (16.2) | 0.99 (0.89–1.10) | 421 (21.0) | 1.17 (1.06–1.29) | 388 (19.6) | 1.08 (0.97–1.19) | 58 (19.3) | 0.16 (0.12–0.21) |
| 4 | 231 (10.6) | 0.62 (0.54–0.70) | 377 (18.8) | 1.01 (0.91–1.12) | 248 (12.5) | 0.66 (0.58–0.75) | 52 (17.3) | 0.14 (0.10–0.18) |
| 5 (highest) | 152 (6.9) | 0.42 (0.35–0.49) | 322 (16.0) | 0.89 (0.79–0.99) | 218 (11.0) | 0.60 (0.52–0.68) | 37 (12.3) | 0.10 (0.07–0.14) |
| Rurality‡ | ||||||||
| Large urban | 1939 (88.6) | 1.49 (1.42–1.55) | 815 (40.6) | 0.62 (0.58–0.67) | 1404 (70.9) | 1.08 (1.02–1.13) | 184 (61.1) | 0.14 (0.12–0.16) |
| Small urban | 130 (5.9) | 0.37 (0.31–0.44) | 640 (31.8) | 1.82 (1.68–1.96) | 345 (17.4) | 0.98 (0.88–1.09) | 61 (20.3) | 0.17 (0.13–0.22) |
| Rural | 52 (2.4) | 0.38 (0.28–0.49) | 446 (22.2) | 3.23 (2.94–3.55) | 175 (8.8) | 1.27 (1.09–1.47) | 44 (14.6) | 0.32 (0.23–0.43) |
| Missing | 67 (3.1) | 4.18 (3.24–5.31) | 108 (5.4) | 6.74 (5.53–8.14) | 57 (2.9) | 3.56 (2.70–4.61) | 12 (4.0) | 0.75 (0.39–1.31) |
| Died | 694 (31.7) | – | 1842 (91.7) | – | 141 (7.1) | – | 42 (14.0) | – |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Classified as assault, unintentional, self-harm or undetermined using International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, enhanced Canadian version codes.18 Intent was unknown in 4 cases.
↵† Data missing for 96 people.
↵‡ Assessed with the Rurality Index for Ontario.22