| Characteristic | No of children | Deaths from external causes | ||
| No | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | ||
| Gender of child | ||||
| Boy | 75 537 | 63 | 1.75 (1.15 to 2.66) | 1.75 (1.15 to 2.66) |
| Girl | 71 295 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Secondary or higher | 124 316 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
| Basic | 22 516 | 34 | 2.98 (1.97 to 4.53) | 2.08 (1.28 to 3.37) |
| Mother’s marital status | ||||
| Married | 78 017 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| Cohabiting | 55 250 | 41 | 1.31 (0.86 to 2.01) | 1.21 (0.77 to 1.89) |
| Other | 13 565 | 12 | 1.57 (0.83 to 2.97) | 1.56 (0.79 to 3.07) |
| Mother’s nationality | ||||
| Estonian | 105 486 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-Estonian | 41 346 | 21 | 0.70 (0.43 to 1.14) | 0.98 (0.58 to 1.64) |
| Mother’s age (years) | ||||
| <20 | 17 906 | 16 | 1.12 (0.61 to 2.08) | 2.10 (0.90 to 4.90) |
| 20–29 | 93 753 | 53 | 0.71 (0.45 to 1.12) | 1.27 (0.75 to 2.15) |
| ⩾30 | 35 173 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| Birth order | ||||
| 1 | 72 612 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 46 613 | 31 | 1.61 (0.97 to 2.66) | 2.17 (1.24 to 3.80) |
| 3 | 17 085 | 10 | 1.42 (0.69 to 2.90) | 2.00 (0.90 to 4.45) |
| ⩾4 | 10 522 | 26 | 6.00 (3.55 to 10.15) | 7.88 (3.90 to 15.90) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| 5 largest cities† | 66 682 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 80 150 | 67 | 1.86 (1.21 to 2.86) | 1.23 (0.77 to 1.97) |
*Adjusted for all other variables included in the table.
†Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Kohtla-Järve and Pärnu.