Table 3 Cause of death
From: Female homicides and femicides in Ecuador: a nationwide ecological analysis from 2001 to 2017
Cases (n) | Age mean [CI 95%] | Age median [CI 95%] | Odds ratio compared to males [CI 95%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chemicals | 46 (1) | 25 [19–32] | 22 [19–32] | 0.10[0.06–0.17] |
Strangulation | 444 (14) | 36 [34–39] | 28 [26–32] | 0.42[0.37–0.46] |
Drowning | 16 (0) | 38 [29–46] | 26 [22–42] | 0.06[0.03–0.10] |
Sexual Aggressions | 22 (1) | 25 [9–40] | 10 [6–16] | 4.33[1.63–11.4] |
Firearms | 1222 (38) | 33 [32–34] | 30 [29–32] | 0.06[0.06–0.06] |
Fire related | 18 (1) | 34 [19–49] | 30 [17–45] | 0.36[0.21–0.62] |
Sharp Objects | 960 (30) | 36 [35–37] | 32 [31–34] | 0.15[0.14–0.16] |
Blunt Object | 83 (3) | 39 [33–45] | 33 [28–44] | 0.17[0.13–0.21] |
Others | 425 (13) | 37 [34–39] | 31 [29–34] | 0.27[0.24–0.29] |
Total | 3263 | 33.6 | 26.8 | N/A |