567 intentional deaths in 2021
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Namibian men led the death-via-injury charge, in terms of both intentional and unintentional harm.
Mostly men died due to injuries – whether intentional or unintentional – in 2020 and 2021.
This according to a cause of death report by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), which found that intentional injuries which were self-inflicted ranked highest for both years.
A total of 1 235 deaths were reported due to injuries in 2021, with men accounting for 937 and women accounting for 114.
In 2020, 1 233 deaths were recorded, with men accounting for 967, while women accounted for 266.
“Most intentional injuries were self-inflicted, accounting for a total of 65.4% and 60.3% [of deaths], while for unintentional injuries, road traffic accidents accounted for 55.3% and 59.3% in 2020 and 2021 respectively,” the report read.
Self-inflicted injuries in men accounted for 63.1%, while other intentional injuries amounted to 27.8%. Homicide accounted for 8.6% of deaths, while self-inflicted injuries from war and conflict accounted for 0.4%.
In women, self-inflicted injuries accounted for 49.1%, while other intentional injuries amounted to 38.6%. Deaths due to homicide accounted for 11.4%, while deaths due to war and conflict accounted for 0.9%.
Unintentional injuries
Regarding unintentional injuries in men, road traffic accidents accounted for 60.4% of deaths, while drowning accounted for 21.5%. Other intentional injuries made up 13.4% of deaths in men, while poisonings caused 0.8%.
In the same category, road traffic accidents accounted for 56.6% of women’s deaths, while drowning accounted for 13.2%. Other intentional injuries accounted for 25.2% of deaths, while no woman was poisoned in 2021.
The prevalence of deaths due to road traffic accidents was dominant among those in the 20 to 44 age group in both years, the report noted.
“Most deaths due to road traffic accidents were reported in the Khomas Region, followed by Oshana. Kavango West had no death registered due to road traffic accidents in both years.”
This according to a cause of death report by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), which found that intentional injuries which were self-inflicted ranked highest for both years.
A total of 1 235 deaths were reported due to injuries in 2021, with men accounting for 937 and women accounting for 114.
In 2020, 1 233 deaths were recorded, with men accounting for 967, while women accounted for 266.
“Most intentional injuries were self-inflicted, accounting for a total of 65.4% and 60.3% [of deaths], while for unintentional injuries, road traffic accidents accounted for 55.3% and 59.3% in 2020 and 2021 respectively,” the report read.
Self-inflicted injuries in men accounted for 63.1%, while other intentional injuries amounted to 27.8%. Homicide accounted for 8.6% of deaths, while self-inflicted injuries from war and conflict accounted for 0.4%.
In women, self-inflicted injuries accounted for 49.1%, while other intentional injuries amounted to 38.6%. Deaths due to homicide accounted for 11.4%, while deaths due to war and conflict accounted for 0.9%.
Unintentional injuries
Regarding unintentional injuries in men, road traffic accidents accounted for 60.4% of deaths, while drowning accounted for 21.5%. Other intentional injuries made up 13.4% of deaths in men, while poisonings caused 0.8%.
In the same category, road traffic accidents accounted for 56.6% of women’s deaths, while drowning accounted for 13.2%. Other intentional injuries accounted for 25.2% of deaths, while no woman was poisoned in 2021.
The prevalence of deaths due to road traffic accidents was dominant among those in the 20 to 44 age group in both years, the report noted.
“Most deaths due to road traffic accidents were reported in the Khomas Region, followed by Oshana. Kavango West had no death registered due to road traffic accidents in both years.”
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