Table 2. Estimated snakebite deaths in thousands by age and sex from 2000 to 2019 in India.
| Age range | Male (LL, UL) | Female (LL, UL) | Both (LL, UL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 149 (134, 154) | 176 (160, 180) | 325 (294, 334) |
| 15-29 years | 109 (102, 111) | 88 (82, 89) | 197 (184, 199) |
| 30-69 years | 290 (269, 303) | 253 (232, 260) | 543 (501, 564) |
| 70 years or above | 54 (45, 60) | 48 (44, 50) | 102 (89, 110) |
| All Ages | 602 (551, 626) | 565 (518, 578) | 1,167 (1068, 1204) |
Total deaths for 2001-2014 MDS study period were 807,500 (Table 1). Deaths for 2000-2019 were calculated by extrapolating these annual deaths. The extrapolated annual deaths in thousands for outside the study period were 54.0 for 2000, 62.3 for 2015, 62.0 for 2016, 61.4 for 2017, 60.3 for 2018 and 59.8 for 2019.
Lower limit (LL) and Upper limit (UL) are lower and upper uncertainty bounds for estimates. The major uncertainty in our analyses, however, is not the demographic totals, but the cause of death classification. Hence, the lower bound was based on immediate agreement of both physicians on the ICD-10 code for snakebite and upper bound based on either of two physicians coding as snakebite death.