Table 3 Cause of death categorized by type of force and location
From: Trends of homicidal deaths in central Bangkok, Thailand: a 5-year retrospective study
Cause of death | Type of force | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gunshot wound | Sharp force | Blunt force | Manual/ Ligature Strangulation | |||
Head | N | 14 | 5 | 27* | 0 | 46 |
% | 31.1% | 11.9% | 96.4% | 0.0% | 38.7% | |
Chest | N | 19 | 21* | 1 | 0 | 41 |
% | 42.2% | 50.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 34.5% | |
Abdomen | N | 8 | 10* | 0 | 0 | 18 |
% | 17.8% | 23.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.1% | |
Neck | N | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4* | 14 |
% | 8.9% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 11.8% | |
Total | N | 45 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 119 |
% | 37.8% | 35.3% | 23.5% | 3.4% | 100.0% | |