Table 4.
Incidence of human bites by sex and age, in the Volta Region, 2019–2023.
| Variable | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence per 100,000 (95% CI) | Incidence per 100,000 (95% CI) | Incidence per 100,000 (95% CI) | Incidence per 100,000 (95% CI) | Incidence per 100,000 (95% CI) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 12.4 (10.0–14.8) | 11.9 (9.6–14.2) | 14.2 (11.6–16.8) | 13.3 (10.8–15.8) | 14.0 (11.4–16.6) |
| Female | 7.1 (5.4–8.8) | 8.4 (6.6–10.2) | 9.9 (7.8–12.0) | 8.1 (6.2–10.0) | 9.6 (7.6–11.6) |
| Age Group | |||||
| 0–4 | 6.0 (2.6–9.4) | 3.4 (0.9–5.9) | 7.2 (3.3–11.1) | 7.0 (3.2–10.8) | 12.7 (7.6–17.8) |
| 5–9 | 6.6 (3.2–10.0) | 4.6 (1.8–7.4) | 7.7 (3.8–11.6) | 5.0 (1.9–8.1) | 6.9 (3.3–10.5) |
| 10–14 | 4.5 (1.6–7.4) | 5.8 (2.5–9.1) | 10.4 (5.7–15.1) | 9.1 (4.8–13.4) | 3.7 (1.0–6.4) |
| 15–17 | 8.6 (3.5–13.7) | 7.7 (2.9–12.5) | 13.8 (7.0–20.6) | 12.6 (6.2–19.0) | 10.7 (4.9–16.5) |
| 18–19 | 19.5 (9.6–29.4) | 15.2 (6.6–23.8) | 18.5 (8.5–28.5) | 13.9 (5.3–22.5) | 15.0 (6.1–23.9) |
| 20–34 | 12.7 (9.2–16.2) | 17.2 (13.2–21.2) | 18.8 (14.4–23.2) | 15.2 (11.3–19.1) | 17.7 (13.5–21.9) |
| 35–49 | 14.4 (9.9–18.9) | 12.0 (8.0–16.0) | 11.4 (7.2–15.6) | 14.3 (9.7–18.9) | 14.8 (10.2–19.4) |
| 50–59 | 9.8 (4.2–15.4) | 12.0 (5.9–18.1) | 10.8 (4.7–16.9) | 8.8 (3.3–14.3) | 13.8 (7.0–20.6) |
| 60–69 | 4.6 (0.1–9.1) | 10.0 (3.5–16.5) | 7.5 (1.5–13.5) | 7.3 (1.4–13.2) | 1.2 (−1.1–3.5) |
| 70+ | 5.1 (0.1–10.1) | 5.0 (0.1–9.9) | 4.2 (−0.5–8.9) | 1.4 (−1.3–4.1) | 8.0 (1.6–14.4) |