Cause of death, pregnant women, actual figures

Duh, I was staring at these and didn't realize it:

>From "Cause-specific mortality during and after pregnancy"
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcc/23-1/e_e.html

Number of deaths, 20 weeks gestation to 42 days post-partum
Cause of death
34 All injuries
22 Motor vehicle accidents
4 Suicide
2 Homicide

8 Infectious diseases
6 Epilepsy
33 Circulatory disease
2 Diseases of the digestive system
11 Cancer, all types
2 Lupus
2 HIV


Hmmm... it would seem that homicide is one of the LEAST significant
causes of death in this population. As many women died of LUPUS
as died from homicide. As many pregnant women died of AIDS as
died from homicide!

Number of deaths, 43 days to 225 days post-partum
Cause of death
141 All Injuries
52 Motor vehicle accidents
45 Suicide
16 Homicide

Hmmmm... death by suicide is almost three times more frequent in this
population than death by homicide!

4 Infectious disease
36 Circulatory disease
41 Cancer, all types

So... Motor vehicle accident, suicide, circulatory disease, even cancer --
ALL rank higher as causes of death post-partum than homicide!

What do you know?



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