Causative substance (agent) of poisoning for each age group (2005–2009) (N=3826)
| Causative substance (agent) | Age (years) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤9 | 10–19 | 20–64 | ≥65 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Drugs, medicaments and biological substances | |||||
| Other drugs (T36–T39, T41, T44–T49) | 28 (23.1) | 74 (45.4) | 353 (13.8) | 58 (5.9) | 513 (13.4) |
| Drugs and psychodysleptics (T39) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 7 (0.2) |
| Antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic and antiparkinsonism drugs, psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (T42, T43) | 18 (14.9) | 32 (19.6) | 621 (24.2) | 176 (18.0) | 847 (22.1) |
| Diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T50) | 13 (10.7) | 11 (6.7) | 63 (2.5) | 24 (2.5) | 111 (2.9) |
| Alcohol (T51) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 12 (0.5) | 3 (0.3) | 17 (0.4) |
| Non-medical substances | |||||
| Organic solvents, hydrocarbons and metals, etc (T52–T53, T56–T57) | 7 (5.8) | 3 (1.8) | 35 (1.4) | 11 (1.1) | 56 (1.5) |
| Corrosive substances (T54) | 13 (10.7) | 3 (1.8) | 80 (3.1) | 35 (3.6) | 131 (3.4) |
| Soaps and detergents (T55) | 8 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (1.2) | 4 (0.4) | 44 (1.2) |
| Carbon monoxide (T58) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.2) | 60 (2.3) | 24 (2.5) | 87 (2.3) |
| Gases (T59) | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (1.6) | 8 (0.8) | 52 (1.4) |
| Pesticides (T60) | 14 (11.6) | 17 (10.4) | 839 (32.7) | 414 (42.4) | 1284 (33.6) |
| Seafood and food (T61–T62, T64) | 4 (3.3) | 6 (3.7) | 80 (3.1) | 21 (2.2) | 111 (2.9) |
| Contact with venomous animals (T63) | 9 (7.4) | 11 (6.7) | 305 (11.8) | 187 (19.2) | 512 (13.4) |
| Unspecified substances (T65) | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1.2) | 39 (1.5) | 10 (1.0) | 54 (1.4) |