Table 4 Distribution of toxic exposures by race
Cause | Chinese | Malay | Indians | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
National racial distribution | 76.0% | 13.8% | 8.4% | 1.8% |
Accidental | 2,262 (62%) | 502 (13.7%) | 419 (11.5%) | 466 (12.8%) |
Non-accidental | 3,071 (55.2%) | 946 (17.1%) | 1,028 (18.5%) | 518 (9.3%) |
Total | 5,333 | 1,448 | 1,447 | 984 |
% | 57.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 10.7 |