Table 2.
Death characteristics
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
|
Road user type | ||
| Pedestrian |
119 |
11.22 |
| Cyclist |
34 |
3.20 |
| Motorcycle user |
614 |
57.87 |
| Car occupant |
26 |
2.45 |
| Other/unspecified |
268 |
25.26 |
|
Health facility attended | ||
| None |
476 |
44.9 |
| District |
63 |
5.9 |
| Provincial |
233 |
22 |
| Central |
126 |
11.9 |
| Other/unspecified |
94 |
11.9 |
| Don't know/remember |
69 |
6.5 |
|
Direct causes (n = 446) | ||
| Head |
351 |
78.7 |
| Multiple body regions |
41 |
9.2 |
| Limb |
9 |
2.3 |
| Unspecified |
16 |
3.6 |
| Other |
54 |
8.7 |
|
Death place | ||
| At home |
308 |
29.0 |
| In a health facility |
305 |
28.7 |
| On the way to a health facility |
175 |
16.5 |
| At the accident site |
273 |
25.7 |
|
Survival time | ||
| <1 hour |
467 |
44.0 |
| 1 hour- <1 day |
378 |
35.6 |
| 1- 9 days |
145 |
13.7 |
| 10 days + |
40 |
3.8 |
| Don't know/remember |
31 |
2.9 |
|
Using alcohol before the accident | ||
| Yes |
205 |
19.3 |
| No |
750 |
70.7 |
| Don’t know | 106 | 9.9 |