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43NOVA SCOTIATABLE NS-1Deaths Resulting from Unintentional InjuryDistribution by Major CategoryNova Scotia, 1999Major Cause of Death Number % DistributionMotor Vehicle Crashes 94 37.6%Falls 86 34.4%Drowning and Suffocation 25 10.0%Fires 10 4.0%Poisoning 7 2.8%Air & Space 0 0.0%Water Transport 0 0.0%Other 28 11.2%Total 250 100.0%TABLE NS-2Unintentional Injuries Resulting in HospitalizationDistribution by Major CategoryNova Scotia, 1999Major Cause Number % DistributionFalls 3,034 55.3%Motor Vehicle Crashes 611 11.1%Pedal Cycle 75 1.4%Fires 56 1.0%Poisoning 43 0.8%Water Transport 24 0.4%Drowning and Suffocation 8 0.1%Railway 4 0.1%Air & Space 4 0.1%Other 1,627 29.7%Total 5,486 100.0%TABLE NS-3Unintentional Injuries Resulting in Non-HospitalizationDistribution by Major CategoryNova Scotia, 1999Major Cause Number % DistributionFalls 36,842 43.8%Motor Vehicle Crashes 5,715 6.8%Fires 1,238 1.5%Pedal Cycle 857 1.0%Poisoning 617 0.7%Water Transport 373 0.4%Drowning and Suffocation 91 0.1%Railway 74 0.1%Air & Space 50 0.1%Other 38,199 45.4%Total 84,057 100.0%