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. 2020 Feb 18;14:8. doi: 10.1186/s13031-020-0252-7

Table 3.

Annual Traffic Accident Deaths by Injury Type, Sex and Age — Baghdad, Iraq, 2010–2015

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
Pedestriana N (%) 546 (73%) 511 (83%) 674 (95%) 359 (91%) 427 (77%) 184 (46%) 2701 (79%)
Rate per 100,000 persons (CI) 9.66 (8.87–10.51) 8.83 (8.08–9.63) 11.38 (10.54–12.27) 5.92 (5.33–6.57) 6.88 (6.24–7.57) 2.90 (2.49–3.35)
Femaleb n/N (%) 150/546 (28%) 125/510 (25%) 169/672 (25%) 82/359 (23%) 139/426 (33%) 60/184 (33%) 725/2697 (27%)
Childrenc n/N (%) 197/465 (42%) 167/439 (38%) 198/589 (34%) 96/336 (29%) 155/383 (41%) 78/169 (46%) 891/2381 (37%)
Vehicle Occupanta N (%) 205 (27%) 106 (17%) 36 (5%) 37 (9%) 131 (23%) 219 (54%) 734 (21%)
Rate per 100,000 persons (CI) 3.63 (3.15–4.16) 1.83 (1.50–2.22) 0.61 (0.43–0.82) 0.61 (0.43–0.82) 2.11 (1.77–2.51) 3.45 (3.01–3.94)
Femaleb n/N (%) 12/160 (8%) 9/103 (9%) 4/36 (11%) 10/34 (29%) 3/131 (2%) 34/216 (16%) 72/680 (11%)
Childrenc n/N (%) 9/182 (5%) 5/101 (5%) 4/32 (13%) 5/36 (14%) 5/118 (4%) 29/196 (15%) 57/665 (9%)
Total N 751 617 710 396 558 403 3435
Rate per 100,000 persons (CI) 13.29 (12.35–14.27) 10.67 (9.84–11.54) 11.99 (11.12–12.90) 6.53 (5.91–7.21) 8.99 (8.26–9.77) 6.35 (5.74–7.00)

a The number and rate presented are that of the specified sub category among all traffic accident deaths irrespective of documented age or sex data. Cell percentages represent the percent of traffic accident deaths for the given year (for annual columns) or for all years, 2010 through 2015 (for the total column)

bThe number and percentage of females among all traffic accident deaths from the specified sub category. Cell percentages represent the percent of females among the sub category deaths for the given year (for annual columns) or for all years, 2010 through 2015 (for the total column). Figures exclude deaths without documented sex

c The number and percentage of children (persons under 18 years of age) among all traffic accident deaths from the specified sub category. Cell percentages represent the percent of children among the sub category deaths for the given year (for annual columns) or for all years, 2010 through 2015 (for the total column). Figures exclude deaths without documented age