1. ACCIDENTAL DEATHS & SUICIDES IN INDIA 2014 National
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2. 8 July, 2015
3. Guidance Smt. Archana Ramasundaram, IPS Director General
Supervision Shri Surendra Panwar, IPS Joint Director Editorial
Board Shri Akhilesh Kumar, ISS Chief Statistical Officer Shri M
Rajakumar Junior Staff Officer Smt. Surekha Soni DPA-B/ Statistical
Investigator Technical & Supporting Staff Cover Page Shri P.
Suresh Kumar, DPA-B Shri Suresh Bohra, DPA-B Shri Sunil Balmiki,
DEO-A Maps & Graphics Shri P. Suresh Kumar, DPA-B
4. i T I T L E PAGE NO. Contents i Table Contents ii-iii
Publication over the years iv Disclaimer & Limitation v
Glossary vi Snapshots vii-x Rate of Accidental Deaths &
Suicides and Population Growth during 1967 to 2014 xi Part I
(Accidents in India) Incidence and Rate of Accidental Deaths 1
Incidence and Rate of Accidental Deaths in States, UTs & Cities
4 Incidence, Rate and Causes of Accidental Deaths due to Natural
Causes in States, UTs & Cities 10 Incidence, Rate and Causes of
Un-natural Accidents in States, UTs & Cities 10 Incidence, Rate
and Causes of Other Accidents in States, UTs & Cities 10
Incidence and Rate of Traffic Accidents in States, UTs and Cities.
119 Incidence, Rate, Causes, Classification and Time & Month of
Occurrence of Road Accidents in States, UTs and Cities. 122
Incidence, Rate, Causes, Classification and Time & Month of
Occurrence of Railway Accidents in States, UTs and Cities. 126
Incidence, Rate and Time & Month of Occurrence of Traffic
Accidents in Cities. 127 Accidental Deaths in CAPFs 285 Part - II
(Suicides in India) Incidence and Rate of Suicides 192 Incidence
and Rate of Accidental Deaths in States & UTs 193 Suicides by
Causes in States, UTs & Cities 198 Suicide Victims by Age group
& Sex 199 Professional, Social, Economic, Educational status of
Suicide Victims 204 Means Adopted for committing Suicides 207
Causes of Farmers Suicides 266 Farmers Suicides by Landholding
Status in States, UTs and Cities 268 Mass/Family Suicides 208
Suicides committed by CAPF Personnel 285 CONTENTS
5. ii Chapter & Table No. TITLE PAGE No. CHAPTER 1
ACCIDENTS IN INDIA 1.1 Incidence & Rate of Accident Deaths
during 2004 2014 (All India) 15 1.2 Incidence and Rate of
Accidental Deaths due to Natural Causes, Un-natural Causes and
Other Causes during 2014 (State/UT & City wise) 16 1.3
Percentage Variation of Accidental Deaths due to Natural,
Un-natural, Other Causes and Total Accidental Deaths during 2014
over 2013 (State/UT & City wise) 18 1.4 Age and Gender wise
Distribution of Total Accidental Deaths during 2014 (State/UT &
City wise) 20 1.5 Age and Gender wise Distribution of Accidental
Deaths due to Natural Causes during 2014 (Cause wise) 26 1.6 Number
of Accidents by Un-natural Causes and Persons Died and Injured
during 2014 (Cause wise) 28 1.7 Age and Gender wise Distribution of
Deaths due to Un-natural Causes during 2014 (Cause wise) 29 1.8
Gender wise Distribution of Accidental Deaths due to Natural Causes
2014 (State & UT wise) 32 1.9 Number of Cases, Persons Injured
& Died by Un-natural Causes during 2014 (State & UT wise)
38 1.10 Number of Accidents by Other Causes and Persons Died and
Injured during 2014 (Cause wise) 80 1.11 Number of Cases, Persons
Injured & Died by Other Causes of Accidents during 2014 (State
& UT wise) 81 1.12 Fire Accident Cases, Injuries and Deaths
classified by Place of Occurrence (Cause wise) 104 1.13 Fire
Accident Cases, Injuries and Deaths by Place of Occurrence during
2014 (State & UT wise) 105 CHAPTER 1A TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1A.1
Cases Reported and Percentage Change of Traffic Accidents during
2014 (State/UT & City wise) 129 1A.2 Cases Reported and Persons
Injured and Died due to Traffic Accidents during 2014 (State/UT
& City wise) 131 1A.3 Number of Persons affected by Road
Accidents (Culpability vis--vis Fatality) during 2014 (Mode of
Transport wise) 133 1A.4 Number of Persons Died in Road Accidents
and Mode of Transport (Culpability vis--vis Fatality) 2014
(State/UT & City wise) 134 1A.5 Number of Traffic Accidents by
Month of Occurrence during 2014 (State/UT and City wise) 144 1A.6
Number of Traffic Accidents by Time of Occurrence during 2014
(State/UT & City wise) 152 1A.7 Road Accident Cases, Injuries
and Deaths by Classification of Road during 2014 (State/UT &
City wise) 160 1A.8 Distribution of Road Accidents by Causes and
Unmanned Railway Crossing Accidents during 2014 164 TABLE
CONTENTS
6. iii 1A.9 Distribution of Road Accidents by Causes and
Unmanned Railway Crossing Accidents 2014 (State/UT & City wise)
165 1A.10 Road Accident Cases, Injuries and Deaths classified by
Place of Occurrence during 2014 175 1A.11 Gender wise Distribution
of Road Accident Deaths Classified According to Place of Occurrence
2014 (State/UT & City wise) 176 1A.12 Distribution of
Classification of Railway Accidents during 2014 (State & UT
wise) 188 1A.13 Distribution of Railway Accidents by Causes 2014
(State & UT wise) 190 CHAPTER 2 SUICIDES IN INDIA 2.1 Incidence
and Rate of Suicides during 2004 to 2014 209 2.2 Incidence and Rate
of Suicides 2014 (State/UT & City wise) 210 2.3 Incidence of
Suicides during 2013 and 2014 and Their Percentage Variation
(State/UT & City wise) 212 2.4 Distribution of Suicides by
Causes 2014 (All India) 214 2.5 Distribution of Suicides by Causes
2014 (State/UT & City wise) 215 2.6 Distribution of Suicides by
Profession 2014 (All India) 237 2.7 Distribution of Suicides by
Profession 2014 (State & UT wise) 238 2.8 Distribution of
Suicides by Social, Economic and Educational Status 2014 (All
India) 247 2.9 Distribution of Suicides by Social status 2014
(State & UT wise) 248 2.10 Distribution Suicides by Economic
status 2014 (State & UT wise) 251 2.11 Distribution of Suicides
by Educational status 2014 (State & UT wise) 253 2.12
Distribution of Suicides by Means Adopted 2014 (All India) 257 2.13
Distribution of Suicides by Means Adopted 2014 (State & UT
wise) 258 2.14 Distribution of Mass/Family Suicides 2014 (State/UT
& City wise) 264 CHAPTER 2A FARMERS SUICIDES 2A.1 Distribution
of Farmers Suicides by Causes 2014 (All India) 272 2A.2
Distribution of Farmers Suicides by Causes 2014 (State & UT
wise) 273 2A.3 Distribution of Farmers Suicides by Land Holding
Status 2014 (State & UT wise) 283 CHAPTER 3 ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
AND SUICIDES IN CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES 3.1 Deaths of Central
Armed Police Force (CAPF) Personnel by Causes 2014 (State & UT
wise) 287 3.2 Suicides of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF)
Personnel by Causes 2014 (State & UT wise) 289
7. iv MONTH/YEAR OF PUBLICATION OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS &
SUICIDES IN INDIA OVER THE YEAR SL. NO. YEAR OF THE REPORT
PUBLISHED IN (1) (2) (3) 1. 1967 1969 2. 1968 1971 3. 1969 1971 4.
1970 1972 5. 1971 1974 6. 1972 1975 7. 1973 1976 8. 1974 1977 9.
1975 1978 10. 1976 APRIL 1979 11. 1977 NOVEMBER 1979 12. 1978 MARCH
1981 13. 1979 APRIL 1983 14. 1980 NOVEMBER 1983 15. 1981 JULY 1984
16. 1982 MAY 1985 17. 1983 APRIL 1986 18. 1984 MARCH 1988 19. 1985
APRIL 1989 20. 1986 OCTOBER 1989 21. 1987 JANUARY 1991 22. 1988
JUNE 1991 23. 1989 APRIL 1992 24. 1990 NOVEMBER 1992 25. 1991
OCTOBER 1993 26. 1992 MAY 1994 27. 1993 NOVEMBER 1994 28. 1994
SEPTEMBER 1995 29. 1995 JUNE 1997 30. 1996 JULY 1998 31. 1997 APRIL
1999 32. 1998 MAY 2000 33. 1999 FEBRUARY 2001 34. 2000 NOVEMBER
2002 35. 2001 JUNE 2004 36. 2002 DECEMBER 2004 37. 2003 SEPTEMBER
2005 38. 2004 OCTOBER 2006 39. 2005 DECEMBER 2006 40. 2006 NOVEMBER
2007 41. 2007 OCTOBER 2008 42. 2008 DECEMBER 2009 43. 2009 NOVEMBER
2010 44. 2010 SEPTEMBER 2011 45. 2011 JUNE 2012 46. 2012 JUNE 2013
47. 2013 JUNE 2014 48. 2014 JULY 2015
8. v DISCLAIMER The information given in this report is police
recorded data which has been obtained through State/UT Police. All
precautions have been taken to ensure that the data is
statistically consistent. NCRB has only compiled and collated the
data and presented it in the form of this report. NCRB shall not be
responsible for authenticity of this information. However, any
discrepancy observed in this report may be brought to the notice of
the Bureau. In this report, the calculated values of accidental
rate and percentage share are rounded up to only one decimal; hence
an approximate value is used for analysis. Data pertains to the
calendar year 2014. The causative factors of accidents and suicides
are not being captured by the Bureau. The classification of
accidents and suicides has been done for statistical purpose only.
The NCRB collects and collates data (numerical) from SCRBx/CID of
all States/UTs through 24 standardized proformae. The proformae is
made available on our website. The cause Sudden deaths also
includes injuries cases. LIMITATION Projected mid-year population
for the year 2014, provided by Office of RGI/Population
Commissioner, MHA has been used for calculation of suicides rate
for States/UTs. However, rough estimation based on percentage share
of population ratio has been used for the newly created States
namely Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Population figures of The
Population Census 2011 have been used for calculation of suicides
rate in 53 Mega Cities for the year 2014 due to non- availability
of projected mid-year population for the year 2014 in respect of
these 53 Mega Cities.
9. vi GLOSSARY Accidents: In this edition of the report, all
accidents have been classified into three categories viz. natural
accidents, un-natural accidents and other causes of accidental
deaths like sudden deaths, poisoning, drowning etc. (not falling
into either natural accidents or un-natural accidents viz. sudden
deaths, poisoning, drowning etc.). Accidental Death: Death caused
by an accident or by causes attributable to forces of nature.
Accidental Death Rate: Number of accidental deaths per one lakh of
population during the reference year. Suicide: Deliberate
termination of life. The essential ingredients of a suicide are:
(i) It should be an un-natural death, (ii) The desire to die should
originate within him/herself, (iii) There should be a reason for
ending the life. Suicidal death rate: Number of suicides per one
lakh of population during the reference year. Mega city: City
having population of 10 lakh or more, as per The Population Census
2011, there are 53 mega cities.
10. vii SNAPSHOTS 2014 Accidents in India 2013 2014 Accidental
Deaths 4,00,517 4,51,757 Rate of Accidents Deaths 32.6 36.3 52
accidental deaths took place every one hour during the year 2014.
An increase of 12.8% was observed in accidental deaths in the
country during 2014 over 2013. 30.8% and 27.8% causalities was
reported in age group 30 years & above below 45 years (1,39,333
deaths) and 18 years below 30 years (1,25,363 deaths) respectively
during 2014. Natural Accidents Every one hour nearly 2 persons died
due to causes attributable to forces of nature during the year
2014. A total of 20,201 deaths in the country due to causes
attributable to forces of nature were reported during the year
2014, the share of accidental deaths due to causes attributable to
nature has decreased from 5.7% in 2013 to 4.5% in 2014. Out of
20,201 accidental deaths attributable to natural causes,12.8%
deaths due to Lightning, 6.2% deaths due to Heat/Sun Stroke and
4.5% deaths due to Exposure to Cold were reported during the year
2014. Most of victims who died due to natural accidents were under
age group of 18 to 45 years. Persons of this age group have
accounted for more than half (52.0%) of all persons killed in
accidents attributable to forces of nature during the year 2014.
All accidental deaths due to causes attributable to forces of
nature in Goa and Tamil Nadu were due to Lightning. Nagaland,
Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Sikkim have reported 50.0%, 26.7%,
26.0% and 25.0% respectively deaths due to Landslide. A total of
4,508 deaths due to causes attributable to forces of nature were
reported in 53 mega cities which show an increase of 71.4% during
2014 (4,508 deaths) over 2013 (2,630 deaths). Un-natural Accidents
Every one hour nearly 36 persons were killed in un-natural
accidents in the year 2014. A total of 6,36,509 cases of un-natural
accidents were reported during 2014 in which 3,16,828 persons died
and 4,94,096 persons injured. Ratio of male fatality to female
fatality due to un-natural accidents was 79.5 : 20.5. A total of 60
transgender were also killed in un-natural accidents. Most of the
victims of accidental deaths were under age group of 18 to 45
years. This group of people has accounted for more than half
(61.2%) of all persons killed in accidents in the country during
the year 2014. The major un-natural causes of accidental deaths
were (i) Traffic Accidents (53.4%), (ii) Drowning (9.4%), (iii)
Accidental Fire (6.2%), (iv) Falls (4.9%) and (v) Electrocution
(3.0%). Maharashtra accounting for 9.4% of countrys population has
reported 11.5% of accidental deaths followed by Madhya Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu sharing 6.1%, 17.1% and 5.6% of the
countrys population have reported 9.8%, 8.9% and 8.1% respectively
of such deaths. A total of 20,377 cases of fire accidents were
reported in the country during 2014 which rendered 19,513 deaths
and injuries to 1,889 persons. In 10 States/UTs, 50.0% or more
cases of fire accidents were reported in residential buildings or
dwelling, these States/UTs were A & N Island(100%), Puducherry
(81.8%), Meghalaya (69.2%), Punjab(58.7%), Jammu &
Kashmir(56.3%), Kerala (52.9%) and Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,
Chandigarh & D & N Haveli (50.0% each).
11. viii Accidents due to Other Causes A total of 1,26,095
cases of Other Causes of Accidents were reported in the country
which rendered 1,14,728 deaths and 14,629 persons injured during
2014. The major accidental deaths due to other causes were (i)
Sudden Deaths (23.1%) and (ii) Poisoning (17.9%). A total of
26,526, 20,587 and 1,255 deaths under Other Cause of Accidents were
reported under Sudden Deaths, 'Poisoning' and 'Suffocation'
respectively. Nearly 2 persons died every hour from Heart Attacks
during 2014. Food poisoning and snake bites caused 1,573 and 7,846
deaths during 2014. Traffic Accidents A total of 4,81,805 Traffic
Accidents were reported during the year comprising 4,50,898 Road
Accidents, 2,547 Railways Crossing Accidents and 28,360 Railway
Accidents. The traffic accidents caused injuries to 4,81,739
persons and 1,69,107 deaths during 2014. The percentage share of
deaths in traffic accidents due to Road Accidents, Railways
Accidents and Railway Crossing Accidents was reported as
83.7%(1,41,526 deaths), 14.8%(25,006 deaths) and 1.5% (2,547
deaths) respectively during 2014. It is observed that the rate of
deaths per thousand vehicles has decreased from 1.2 in 2010 to 0.9
in 2014. Maximum number of traffic accidents occurred in the month
of May (44,106) and as per time period wise analysis, maximum
number of traffic accidents(81,617) were reported during 1500 hrs
to 1800 hrs of day. Road Accidents 51 cases of road accidents took
place every one hour during 2014, wherein 16 persons were killed.
During 2014, a total of 4,50,898 cases of Road Accidents were
reported which rendered 4,77,731 persons injured and 1,41,526
deaths. Deaths due to Road Accidents in the country have increased
by 2.9% during 2014 (1,41,526) over 2013 (1,37,423). Tamil Nadu
(67,250 cases), followed by Maharashtra (44,382 cases), Karnataka
(43,694 cases), Madhya Pradesh (39,698 cases) and Kerala (35,872
cases) have reported the maximum number of road accidents
accounting for 14.9%, 9.8%, 9.7%, 8.8% and 8.0% respectively of
such accidents in the country. Maximum fatalities in road accidents
were reported in Uttar Pradesh at 11.5% followed by Tamil Nadu
(10.7%) and Maharashtra (9.6%) during 2014. 26.4% victims of road
accidents were riders of two wheelers and trucks/ lorries, cars and
buses have accounted for 20.1%, 12.1% and 8.8% respectively of road
accidental deaths. The National Highways accounted for 27.5% of
total road accidents, followed by State Highways (25.2%). Most of
road accidents were due to over speeding accounting for 36.8% of
total accidents which caused 48,654 deaths and 1,81,582 persons
injured. Dangerous/careless driving or overtaking caused 1,37,808
road accidents which rendered 42,127 deaths and 1,38,533 persons
injured during 2014. Besides, 3.2% of road accidents were due to
poor weather condition. A total of 836 accidental deaths were
reported at un-manned railways crossing during 2014. 54.7% and
45.3% of road accidents were reported in rural areas (2,46,768
cases) and urban areas (2,04,130 cases) respectively during 2014.
Most of the road accidents were reported at a place near to
residential area (16.5% in rural areas and 16.4% in urban areas).
Railways Accidents A total of 28,360 cases of railway accidents
were reported, showing a decrease of 9.2% during the year 2014 over
2013 (31,236 cases). 28,360 railways accidents rendered 3,882
persons injured and 25,006 deaths during 2014. Majority of railways
accidents cases were reported under fall from trains/collision with
people at track (17,480 out of 28,360), accounting for 61.6% of
railways accidents during 2014. Railways Crossing Accidents A total
of 2,547 cases of railways crossing accidents were reported which
caused 2,575 deaths and 126 persons injured during 2014. Telangana
(1,061 out of 2,547 cases) has reported the maximum cases of
railways crossing accidents, accounted for 41.7% of total such
accidents.
12. ix SNAPSHOTS 2014 Suicides in India 2013 2014 Suicides
1,34,799 1,31,666 Rate of Suicides 11.0 10.6 15 Suicides took place
every one hour during the year 2014. Like previous years, more than
one lakh persons (1,31,666) in the country lost their lives by
committing suicide during the year 2014. Maximum suicides were
reported in Maharashtra (16,307) followed by Tamil Nadu (16,122)
and West Bengal (14,310), accounting for 12.4%, 12.2% and 10.9%
respectively of total suicides reported in the country during 2014.
Puducherry reported the highest rate of suicides (40.4) followed by
Sikkim (38.4), A & N Islands (28.9) and Telangana (26.5) during
2014. The suicide rate in cities (12.8) was higher as compared to
all-India suicide rate (10.6). Manipur has reported the highest
percentage increase of 35.1% suicides (from 37 in 2013 to 50 in
2014) followed by Sikkim (32.6%) (from 184 in 2013 to 244 in 2014).
Among 53 mega cities, Chennai (2,214), Bengaluru (1,906), Delhi
city (1,847), Mumbai (1,196) and Bhopal (1,064) together have
reported almost 39.9% of the total suicides in these cities. Bhopal
has reported the highest rate of 56.6 while Srinagar has reported
the lowest rate at 0.7 among 53 mega cities. Family Problems(other
than marriage related problems) (21.7%) and Illness (18.0%) have
together accounted for 39.7% of total suicides in the country
during the year 2014. 'Other Family Problems' (1,586), Failure in
Examination (1,284) and Illness (1,105), were the main causes of
suicides among children (below 18 years of age). The overall male :
female ratio of suicide victims for the year 2014 was 68:32.
However, the proportion of boys : girls suicide victims (below 18
years of age) was 51:49. 1 suicide out of every 6 suicides was
committed by a housewife, nearly 67.0% of the male victims were
married while 63.6% of female victims were married. 69.7% of
victims having income of less than `1 lakh have committed suicides
during 2014. 26.9% of suicides victims belong to income group of `1
lakh & above to less than `5 lakh. 20.2% of the suicide victims
were educated up to middle level, 19.0% of the suicide victims were
educated up to primary level and 14.3% of victims of suicide were
illiterate. Like previous year, Hanging (41.8%), Consuming Poison
(26.0%), Self-Immolation (6.9%) and Drowning (5.6%) were the
prominent means of committing suicides during 2014. 'Family problem
(other than marriage related issues)' was the major cause of
suicide in cities in 2014 which accounted for 25.0% (5,157 out of
20,621) of total suicides followed by Illness which accounted for
19.0% (3,920 victim out of 20,621 victim) Out of total 20,621
suicides in cities during 2014, 23.6% were educated up to
matriculate/secondary level(4,867) There is significant increase in
number of suicides (177.1%) in Bhopal (from 384 in 2013 to 1064 in
2014) while Kanpur showed decline of 78.7% (from 648 suicides in
2013 to 138 suicides in 2014). The highest number of mass/family
suicides cases were reported from Madhya Pradesh (421) followed by
Uttar Pradesh (66), Karnataka (52), Andhra Pradesh (33),
Maharashtra (23) and Kerala & Telangana (22 each) out of 316
cases during the year 2014.
13. x Farmers Suicides A total of 5,650 farmers have committed
suicides during 2014. Out of 5,650 farmers suicides, 5,178 were
male farmers and 472 were female farmers. Telangana followed by
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh have accounted for
maximum female farmers suicides, accounting for 31.1%, 29.2% 14.1%
and 11.0% respectively of total female farmers suicides in the
country. The highest incidents of 2,568 farmers suicides in
Maharashtra, followed by 898 suicides in Telangana and 826 in
Madhya Pradesh were reported during 2014, accounting for 45.5%,
15.9% and 14.6% respectively of total such suicides. Bankruptcy or
Indebtedness and Family problems are major causes of farmer
suicides, accounting for 20.6% and 20.1% respectively of total
farmer suicides during 2014. The other prominent causes of farmer
suicides were Farming Related Issues (17.2%), Failure of Crop
(16.8%) and Illness (13.2%). During 2014, major cause of suicides
in male farmers were Bankruptcy or Indebtedness and Family
Problems, accounting for 21.5% and 20.0% respectively of total
farmer suicides(male). Farming Related Issues followed by Family
Problems, Marriage Related Issues and Bankruptcy or Indebtedness
were major causes of suicides by female farmers, accounting for
21.4% (101 out of 472 suicides), 20.6% (97 suicides), 12.3% (58
suicides) and 10.8% (51 suicides). 33.4% suicides in Maharashtra
and 23.2% in Telangana were due to Bankruptcy or Indebtedness.
87.5% of farmers suicides in Himachal Pradesh were due to Faming
Related Issues (related to failure of crop). Percentage share of
farmers as per land holding status revealed that 41.8% marginal
farmers, 25.2% medium farmers, 22.5% small farmers and 2.3% large
farmers have committed suicides in country during 2014. Farmers
belonging to 30 years - below 60 years of age group have accounted
for 65.7% of total farmer suicides during 2014. A total of 59
farmers (below 18 years of age) have also committed suicides during
2014. 10.3% of farmers who have committed suicides were senior
citizens (60 years & above). Accidents and Suicides in Central
Armed Police Forces A total of 1,232 CAPF personnel lost their
lives in various accidents during 2014. 32.1%, 8.4% and 7.2%
causalities in CAPFs were due to Road/Railways Accidents, 'Natural
Calamities' and 'Killed in Action/ Operation/Encounter/etc.'
respectively. A total of 12 CAPF personnel were killed in
fratricide incidents during 2014. Jammu & Kashmir has accounted
for 66.7% of total fratricide incidents (8 out of 12). A total of
175 CAPF personnel have committed suicides during 2014. 25.7%,
10.3% and 8.6% of total victims in CAPFs have committed suicides
due to Marriage related issues, 'Family problems' and 'Services
related issues respectively. However, 8.6% of suicides in CAPFs
were due to Mental depression. 45.7% suicides in CAPFs were
reported in Madhya Pradesh alone followed by Telangana and Jammu
& Kashmir, accounting for 20.0% and 10.3% respectively of total
suicides during 2014. These three States together accounted for
76.0% of total suicides in CAPFs in the country.
15. 1 CHAPTER 1 ACCIDENTS IN INDIA Introduction The proformae
for data collection of Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India
report were comprehensively revised in consultation with Ministry
of Home Affairs, States/UTs Police and others stakeholders. The
revised proformae have been implemented for data collection for the
year 2014. Accidental deaths could be due to forces/factors of the
nature which termed as Natural Accidental Deaths or could be due to
deliberate or negligent conduct of human beings, which is termed as
Un-natural Accidental Deaths or due to causes not covered in the
above two categories and with no initial apparent cause of deaths
which is categorised as Other Causes of Deaths like poisoning,
sudden deaths due to heart attacks etc. For the States/UTs, an
adjusted mid-year projected population for the year 2014 is used
for calculation of rate of accidental deaths whereas for the
Cities, the population of the Population Census 2011 is used.
Incidence and Rate of Accidental Deaths during the Decade
(2004-2014) The incidence of accidental deaths has shown an
increasing trend during the period 2004 - 2014 with an increase of
62.9% in the year 2014 as compared to 2004. The population growth
during the period 2004-2014 was 14.6% whereas the increase in the
rate of accidental deaths during the same period was 42.4%. The
percentage change of accidental deaths is presented in Table-1.1. A
total of 4,51,757 accidental deaths were reported in the country
during 2014 showing an increase of 12.8% as compared to 2013.
Correspondingly, 11.3% rise in the rate of Accidental Deaths were
reported during the year as compared to 2013. [Table-1(A)] Table 1
(A) Percentage change in Population, Incidence and Rate of
Accidental Deaths over the corresponding previous year during 2010
to 2014 Year Percentage Change in Population over the Previous Year
Percentage Change in Accidental Deaths over the Previous Year
Percentage Change in Rate of Accidental Deaths over the Previous
Year (1) (2) (3) (4) 2010 1.4 7.7 6.2 2011 2.1 1.6 0.3 2012 1.0 1.0
0.9 2013 1.3 1.4 0.0 2014 1.2 12.8 11.3
16. 2 Figure 1.1 Percentage Change in Population, Incidence and
Rate of Accidental Deaths during 2010 2014 (Over Corresponding
Previous Year) 1.4 2.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 7.7 1.6 1.0 1.4 12.8 6.2 -0.3
0.9 0.0 11.3 -2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 Population Incidence Rate Out of 4,51,757 accidental
deaths, 3,16,828 & 1,14,728 deaths were due to un-natural
causes (70.1%) & other causes (25.4%) respectively and the
remaining 4.5% deaths (20,201) were due to causes attributable to
forces of nature. There was a decline of 11.2% in deaths due to
causes attributable to forces of nature and an increase of 18.1% in
deaths due to un-natural causes, which also include other causes,
during 2014 as compared to 2013[Table-1(B)]. Table 1 (B) Incidence
of Accidental Deaths by Natural & Un-natural Causes (2010 to
2014) Year Causes attributable to Nature Un-natural Causes# Total
Accidental Deaths Incidence % change over previous year Incidence %
change over previous year Incidence % change over previous year (1)
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 2010 25,066 12.6 3,59,583 7.4 3,84,649 7.7
2011 23,690 5.5 3,67,194 2.1 3,90,884 1.6 2012 22,960 3.1 3,72,022
1.3 3,94,982 1.0 2013 22,759 0.9 3,77,758 1.5 4,00,517 1.4 2014
20,201 -11.2 4,61,556 18.1 4,51,757 12.8 Note: # also includes
1,14,728 deaths due to Other Causes of Accidents.
17. 3 STATE/UT WISE ACCIDENTAL DEATHS IN 2014 Accidental Deaths
upto 200 200 to 1000 1000 to 5000 5000 to 15000 above 15000
18. 4 Figure 1.2 Incidence of Accidental Deaths by Natural,
Un-natural and Other Causes during 2010-2014 , 25066 23690 22960
22759 20201 359583 367194 372022 377758 316828 114728 0 50000
100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 450000 500000 2010
2011 2012 2013 2014 NATURAL CAUSES UNNATURAL CAUSES OTHER CAUSES
Incidence & Rate of Accidental Deaths in States, UTs and Cities
Out of 4,51,757 accidental deaths, Maharashtra has reported 67,028
accidental deaths in the country during the year and remained at
the top with nearly one-seventh (14.8%) of total accidental deaths
reported in the country. Uttar Pradesh, the most populous State in
the country with population share of 17.1%, on the other hand, has
accounted for 7.3% of accidental deaths in the country. The other
States having higher percentage share in total accidental deaths
were Madhya Pradesh (9.7%), Gujarat (8.1%), Tamil Nadu (7.7%),
Rajasthan (7.4%), Karnataka (7.0%), Chhattisgarh (4.7%), West
Bengal (4.6%) and Telangana(3.7%) during 2014. [Table-1.2] Figure
1.3 Percentage Share of Major States in Accidental Deaths during
2014 OTHERS [24.9%] MAHARASHTRA [14.8%] MADHYA PRADESH [9.7%]
GUJARAT [8.1%] TAMIL NADU [7.7%] RAJASTHAN [7.4%] UTTAR PRADESH
[7.3%] KARNATAKA [7.0%] CHHATTISGARH [4.7%] WEST BENGAL [4.6%]
TELANGANA [3.7%]
19. 5 The highest rate of accidental deaths was reported from
Puducherry (96.3) followed by Chhattisgarh (84.6), Gujarat (59.2),
Haryana (58.5), Madhya Pradesh (57.6) and Maharashtra (57.0)
against the national average rate of 36.3. 19 out of 36 States/UTs
have shown higher rates of Accidental Deaths as compared to
All-India average of 32.3 deaths per one lakh of population [Figure
1.4]. Figure 1.4 45,3 32,1 36,3 18,4 10,7 27,0 84,6 36,9 44,0 39,7
44,6 59,2 58,5 52,8 18,9 19,3 51,8 34,3 7,6 57,6 57,0 17,6 15,9
29,3 2,5 32.4 96,3 36,6 46,9 49,5 50,3 46,0 26,5 15,6 11,9 22,5 0,0
20,0 40,0 60,0 80,0 100,0 120,0 140,0 160,0 180,0 200,0 A & N
ISLANDS ANDHRA PRADESH ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM BIHAR CHANDIGARH
CHHATTISGARH D & N HAVELI DAMAN & DIU DELHI (UT) GOA
GUJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH JAMMU & KASHMIR JHARKHAND
KARNATAKA KERALA LAKSHADWEEP MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR
MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ODISHA PUDUCHERRY PUNJAB RAJASTHAN
SIKKIM TAMIL NADU TELANGANA TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND WEST
BENGAL Rate States/UTs Rate of Accidental Deaths in Various States
/ UTs during 2014 National Average 36.3 The incidence of accidental
deaths has increased by 12.8% at national level during 2014 as
compared to 2013. The quantum of Accidental Deaths by causes
attributable to forces of nature has declined by 11.2% and that of
deaths by un-natural causes(including other causes) has increased
by 14.2% during 2014 over the year 2013[Table-1.3]. D & N
Haveli has reported the highest percentage increase (57.9%) in
total accidental deaths in 2014 as compared to 2013 though the
numerical increase was only 55. It was followed by Tripura (54.3%),
Lakshadweep (50.0%), Puducherry (46.4%), Karnataka (41.4%) and
Gujarat (38.6%) while Uttarakhand has reported higher percentage
decline of 48.3%, followed by Meghalaya (28.1%) [Table- 1.3].
Gender wise analysis reveals that 21.5% and 78.5% of total victims
were female and male respectively. 1/9th victims of accidental
deaths were children (below 18 years of age). Age group of most of
the victims was between 18 to 45 years. This group of people has
accounted for 58.6% of all persons killed in accidents in the
country during the year 2014. A total of 41,744 senior citizens (60
years & above of age) have also got killed in various accidents
during 2014 [Table-1.4].
20. 6 STATE/UT WISE RATE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS IN 2014
Accidental Rate All India Average 36.3 upto 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 30
to 50 above 50 Note: Rate of Accidental Deaths means Number of
Accidental Deaths per One Lakh population.
21. 7 Causes of Accidental Deaths Various causes have been
identified for analyzing the patterns of accidental deaths in the
country. For statistical purpose, these causes have been put
separately under Accidents due to Forces of Nature (Natural
Accidents), Un-natural Accidents and Deaths due to Other Causes.
Under Causes Attributable to Forces of Nature, the share of deaths
due to Avalanche, Exposure to Cold, Landslide, Torrential Rain and
Heat/Sun Stroke has increased during the year over the previous
year 2013 whereas the share of causes such as Earthquake,
Starvation due to Natural Calamity, Flood, Epidemic and Lighting
has decreased in 2014 over 2013. The share of causes not
attributable to forces of nature has increased such as Traffic
Accidents, Accidental Explosion, Falls, Factory/Machine Accidents,
Deaths due to Consumption of Illicit/Spurious Liquor, Deaths of
Women during Pregnancy and Stampede whereas the share of causes
such as Drowning, Collapse of Structure, Air Crash, Accidental
Fire, Electrocution, Sudden Deaths, Suffocation, Poisoning and Fire
Arms in accidental deaths has decreased in 2014 as compared to the
previous year (2013). Cause wise details of accidental deaths, rate
and its percentage variation during 2014 over 2013 are presented in
Table-1(C). Figure 1.5 Percentage Share of Various Major Causes of
Accidental Deaths during 2014 (Natural, Un-natural and Other
Causes) Natural Causes [4.5%] Electrocution [2.1%] Traffic
Accidents [37.4%] Drowning [6.6%] Sudden Deaths [5.9%] Poisoning
[4.6%] Falls [3.4%] Accidental Fire [4.3%] Other Causes
[31.2%]
22. 8 Note: # included in 2014. Note: * Figures have been
adjusted after exclusion of Abortion/Child Birth Table-1(C)
Incidence, Share and Rate of Accidental Deaths by Cause
attributable to Nature, Un-natural and Other Causes of Accidents
during 2013 & 2014 Sl. No. Cause 2013 2014 % variation of
incidence in 2014 over 2013 No. % share (w.r.t. All India) Rate No.
% share (w.r.t. All India) Rate (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
A. CAUSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO NATURE 1 Avalanche 52 0.0 0.0 23 0.0 0.0
-55.8 2 Exposure to Cold 946 0.2 0.1 913 0.2 0.1 -3.5 3 Cyclone 52
0.0 0.0 62 0.0 0.0 19.2 4 Tornado# 42 0.0 0.0 - 5 Tsunami 109 0.0
0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 6 Starvation Due to Natural Calamity 50 0.0 0.0
-54.1 7 Earthquake 9 0.0 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 -77.8 8 Epidemic 57 0.0 0.0
48 0.0 0.0 -15.8 9 Flood 700 0.2 0.1 541 0.1 0.0 -22.7 10 Heat/Sun
Stroke 1216 0.3 0.1 1248 0.3 0.1 2.6 11 Landslide 264 0.1 0.0 499
0.1 0.0 89.0 12 Lightning 2833 0.7 0.2 2582 0.6 0.2 -8.9 13
Torrential Rain 142 0.0 0.0 156 0.0 0.0 9.9 14 Forest Fire# 11 0.0
0.0 - 15 Other Natural Causes 16379 4.1 1.3 14024 3.1 1.1 -14.4 16
Total (A) 22759 5.7 1.9 20201 4.5 1.6 -11.2 B. UN-NATURAL CAUSES 1
Air-Crash 45 0.0 0.0 15 0.0 0.0 -66.7 2 Ship Accidents# 7 0.0 0.0 -
3 Collapse of Structure 2832 0.7 0.2 1821 0.4 0.1 -35.7 4 Drowning
30041 7.5 2.4 29903 6.6 2.4 -0.5 5 Electrocution 10218 2.6 0.8 9606
2.1 0.8 -6.0 6 Accidental Explosion 449 0.1 0.0 1194 0.3 0.1 165.9
7 Falls 12803 3.2 1.0 15399 3.4 1.2 20.3 8 Factory/Machine
Accidents 955 0.2 0.1 797 0.2 0.1 -16.5 9 Accidental Fire 22177 5.5
1.8 19513 4.3 1.6 -12.0 10 Firearm 1203 0.3 0.1 633 0.1 0.1 -47.4
11 Mines or Quarry Disaster 387 0.1 0.0 210 0.0 0.0 -45.7 12
Traffic Accidents 166506 41.6 13.6 169107 37.4 13.6 1.6 13 Stampede
400 0.1 0.0 178 0.0 0.0 -55.5 14 Other Un-natural Causes 45917 11.5
3.7 55482 12.3 4.5 20.8 15 Causes Not Known 20113 5.0 1.6 12963 2.9
1.0 -35.5 Total(B) 314046 78.4 24.3 316828 70.1 25.5 0.9 C. OTHER
CAUSES 1 Sudden Deaths 30280* 7.8 2.5 26526 5.9 2.1 -12.4 2 Deaths
of Women during Pregnancy 998 0.2 0.1 1017 0.2 0.1 1.9 3 Deaths due
to Consumption of Illicit/Poisonous Liquor 387 0.1 0.0 1699 0.4 0.1
339.0 4 Killed by Animals 886 0.2 0.1 - 5 Poisoning 28862 7.3 2.4
20587 4.6 1.7 -28.7 6 Suffocation 2187 0.5 0.2 1255 0.3 0.1 -42.6 7
Drug Overdose# 874 0.2 0.1 - 8 Causes Not Known 34.3 11.2 8588 1.9
0.7 - 9 Other Than Above Mentioned Causes 998 0.3 0.1 53296 11.8
4.3 5240.3 Total (C) 63712 94.3 30.7 114728 25.4 25.4 80.1 Grand
Total (A+B+C) 400517 100.0 32.6 451757 100.0 36.3 12.8
23. 9 STATE/UT WISE DEATHS DUE TO CAUSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO FORCES
OF NATURE(NATURAL) IN 2014 Accidental Deaths upto 10 10 to 200 200
to 500 500 to 1000 above 1000
24. 10 Natural Causes Accidental Deaths Cause wise accidental
deaths due to forces of nature are presented in Table- 1.5. Out of
20,201 accidental deaths due to causes attributable to forces of
nature,12.8% deaths were due to Lightning, 6.2% deaths due to
Heat/Sun Stroke and 4.5% deaths due to Exposure to Cold during the
year 2014. Flood and Landslide caused 2.7% and 2.5% respectively of
total deaths attributable to forces of nature during 2014. The age
group-wise distribution of accidental deaths by causes attributable
to forces of nature is given in Table-1.5. As per age-wise
classification of victims, 5.2% of such victims were below 14 years
of age, 22.4% in the age- group of 18 years to below 30 years,
29.6% in the age-group of 30 years to below 45 years and 23.4%
victims were in age group 45 years to below 60 years during 2014.
Senior citizens (60 yrs. and above) constituted 13.0% of the total
such victims. State/UT wise and gender wise distribution of
accidental deaths in the country by forces of nature along with
their share in total deaths is presented Table-1.8. 50.0%, 26.7%,
26.0% and 25.0% of deaths in Nagaland, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and
Sikkim respectively were due to Landslide. All accidental deaths in
Tamil Nadu were due to Lightning. 129 out of 541 deaths due to
Flood were reported in Jammu & Kashmir alone. Similarly, 41 out
of 62 deaths due to Cyclone were reported in Andhra Pradesh alone.
Heat/Sun Stroke caused 60.0% and 40.4% of total accidental deaths
attributable to natural causes in Delhi and Andhra Pradesh
respectively. 52.3% of deaths in Punjab were due to Exposure to
Cold during 2014. Un-natural Causes It is generally accepted that
accidents due to Un-natural Causes are preventible type and can be
reduced by effective safety measures safety consciousness,
effective human interventions, etc. The accidents occurred due to
deliberate or negligent actions of human have been considered as
un-natural accidents. A total of 6,36,509 cases of Un-natural
Accidents were reported in the country which resulted in 3,16,828
deaths and 4,94,096 persons injured during 2014. (Table-1.6) The
cause-wise analysis of un-natural deaths revealed that majority of
deaths were due to traffic accidents which accounted for 53.4% of
total un-natural deaths during the year 2014. 9.4%, 6.2%, 4.9% and
3.0% deaths were due to Drowning, 'Accidental Fire, 'Falls' and
'Electrocution' respectively. [Table-1.6] The age-group-wise
distribution of accidental deaths in the country by various
Un-natural causes along with their share in total deaths is
presented in Table-1.7. 31.2% and 30.0% of deaths were in age
groups 30- below 45 years and 18 - below 30 years respectively.
State/UT wise and gender wise distribution of accidental deaths in
the country by various Un- natural causes is presented in
Table-1.9. Maharashtra accounting for 9.5% (one- eleventh) of
countrys population has reported 11.5% of accidental deaths due to
unnatural causes. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka accounted for 9.8%, 8.9%, 8.1%,
7.1% 7.2% and 7.0% deaths respectively during the year 2014. Other
Causes of Accidents Under this category of classification of
accidents, the Bureau has included accidental deaths which occurred
due to factors other than deliberate or negligent act of human
beings. In earlier publication, these accidental deaths were part
of Un-natural Accidental Deaths. Now the Bureau has made an effort
to study these accidents separately. A total of 1,26,095 cases of
Other Causes of Accidents were reported in the country which caused
1,14,728 deaths and injuries to 14,629 persons during 2014.
(Table-1.10)
25. 11 STATE/UT WISE ACCIDENTAL DEATHS DUE TO UN-NATURAL CAUSES
IN 2014 Accidental Deaths upto 200 200 to 1000 1000 to 5000 5000 to
15000 above 15000
26. 12 STATE/UT WISE ACCIDENTAL DEATHS DUE TO OTHER CAUSES IN
2014 upto 100 100 to 500 500 to 1000 1000 to 5000 above 5000
Accidental Deaths
27. 13 The cause-wise analysis of deaths revealed that 23.1%,
17.9%, 1.4% and 1.2% of deaths under Other Cause of Accidents were
reported under Sudden Deaths (26,526), 'Poisoning'(20,587), Deaths
due to Consumption of Illicit/Spurious Liquor (1,699) and
'Suffocation'(1,255) respectively during 2014. Food Poisoning and
Snake Bites caused 1,573 and 7,846 deaths respectively during 2014
[Table-1.10] The State/UT-wise analysis of other accidents deaths
revealed that 56.7% deaths in Kerala and 56.4% deaths in D & N
Haveli under Other Cause of Accidents were due to heart attacks
during 2014. State/UT wise and Cause wise detailed on Other Cause
of Accidents is presented in Table 1.11. 7,678 out 18,567 cases of
heart attacks were reported in Maharashtra alone, accounting for
41.4% of total cases under Heart Attacks in the country during
2014. 42.7% (1,157 out of 2712) of food poisoning cases were
reported in Maharashtra alone. Fire Accidents Considering the
sensitivity of fire accidents, the Bureau has also collected data
on fire accidents according to places of occurrence. A total of
20,377 cases of fire accidents were reported in the country during
2014, which caused 1,889 persons injured and 19,513 deaths. The
cause-wise analysis of fire accidents revealed that 18.3% of 20,377
fire accidents were reported in residential/dwelling buildings
[Table 1.12]. Maximum cases of fire accidents were reported in
Maharashtra (4,805 out of 20,377), accounting for 23.6% of total
such cases. Majority of States/UT have furnished data under Other
Category [Table-1.13]. The State/UT-wise analysis of Place of fire
accidents revealed that in some States/UTs, 50.0% or more cases of
fire accidents were reported in residential building or dwelling
houses during 2014. These States/UTs were A & N Island (100%),
Puducherry (81.8%), Meghalaya (69.2%), Punjab (58.7%), Jammu &
Kashmir (56.3%), Kerala (52.9%) and Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,
Chandigarh & D & N Haveli (50.0% each). 31.0% cases of fire
accidents in Goa (18 out of 58 cases) were reported in commercial
building. A total of 12 cases of fire accidents were also reported
in school building which caused injuries to 4 persons and 8 deaths.
A total of 13 cases accidental fire in trains were reported during
2014 which caused injuries to 7 persons and 21 deaths[Table-1.13].
Accidents in Cities The term Mega City refers to cities which have
a population of over 10 lakh or more. As per the Population Census
2011, the status of mega city has been accorded to 53 cities. Like
previous year, this year also effort has been made to analyse the
trends and patterns of accidents in these cities as well. A total
of total of 77,925 accidental deaths were reported in 53 mega
cities during 2014. Maximum number of accidental deaths(9,106
deaths) were reported in Mumbai accounting Table 1 (D) Rate of
Accidental Deaths in Metropolitan Cities during 2014 Sl. No. City
Population (In Lakhs) Share of Population In Cities (percent) Share
of Deaths In Cities (percent) Rate (No. of Deaths Per One Lakh
Population) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. Chennai 86.96 5.4 5.1 45.5
2. Delhi 163.15 10.1 8.9 42.4 3. Kolkata 141.13 8.8 0.9 4.9 4.
Mumbai 184.14 11.4 11.7 49.5
28. 14 for 11.7% of total deaths, followed by Delhi (6,926) and
Bengaluru (5,771), Ahmadabad (5,326), Pune (3,882) and Surat
(3,343). Evidently, average rate of accidental deaths in these 53
mega cities was higher(48.5) than all India rate of accidental
deaths (36.3). The rate of accidental deaths was highest in
Rajkot(179.1) followed by Bhopal (172.4), Jaipur(115.5),
Raipur(91.1), Allahabad (88.5), Durg Bhilainagar (84.3) and
Jabalpur (84.0) as compared to average rate for the cities
(48.5)[Table-1.2]. Out of 77,925 accidental deaths in 53 mega
cities; 4,508, 45,196 and 28,221 deaths were due to causes
attributable to forces of nature, un-natural causes and other
causes of accidents respectively during 2014. All causes of
accidental deaths has shown a rising trend in 53 mega cities,
deaths due to natural calamities and unnatural accidents(including
other causes of accidents) have shown an increase of 71.4% and
24.7% respectively during 2014 over 2013 [Table-1.3] Kolkata, the
third largest city in terms of population (8.8% of the population
of all mega cities) among 53 cities after Mumbai (11.4%), reported
the lowest share of deaths in cities accounting for 0.9% of total
accidental deaths 53 mega cities during 2014. The comparative
reporting of Accidental Deaths during 2014 in the top four-mega
cities is presented in Table- 1(D). Accidental Deaths due to
Natural Causes in Cities City wise and gender wise distribution of
accidental deaths in the country by various natural causes along
with their share in total deaths is presented Table-1.8. A total of
4,508 deaths due to causes attributable to forces of nature were
reported in these 53 mega cities during 2014. Among specified
causes of accidents due to forces of nature in 52 cities, maximum
deaths were reported due to Heat/Sun Stroke followed by Exposure to
Cold, accounting for 4.8% and 4.0% of total such accidental deaths
during 2014. All deaths in Ghaziabad were due to Heat/Sun Stroke
during 2014. 58.3% deaths in Malappuram, 57.1% deaths in Kollam and
50.0% deaths in Ahmadabad were due to Exposure to Cold. Accidental
Deaths due to Un-natural Causes in Cities A total of 1,15,715 cases
of un-natural accidents were reported in 53 mega cities which
rendered injuries to 79,659 persons and 45,196 deaths during 2014.
The cause-wise analysis of un-natural deaths revealed that 40.1%,
9.3%, 7.2% and 6.8% deaths in 53 cities were due to 'Traffic
Accidents', 'Falls', 'Fire' and Drowning respectively. [Table-1.9]
Among 53 cities, Delhi city accounted 11.4% of total deaths
reported under un-natural accidents. Accidental Deaths due to Other
Causes in Cities A total of 32,792 cases of Other Causes of
Accidents rendered 28,221 deaths and 5,032 persons injured during
2014[Table-1.10] Among specified causes of Other Accidents in 53
mega cities, maximum deaths were reported due to Hearth Attacks
followed by Poisoning, accounted for 19.8% and 6.4% of total such
deaths. A total of 1,040 deaths due to Hearth Attacks were reported
in Mumbai, accounting for 18.6% of total such deaths in cities.
[Table- 1.11] Figure 1.6 Classification of Accidental Deaths in
Cities during 2014 Natural Causes; 4508 Un- natural Causes 45196
Other Causes 28221
29. 15 Table 1.1 Incidence & Rate of Accident Deaths during
2004 2014 (All India) Sl. No. Year Total number of Accidental
Deaths MidYear Projected Population* (In Lakh+) Rate of Accidental
Deaths (Col.6 / Col.7)Natural Un-Natural Others@ Total (1) (2) (3)
(4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1 2004 18937 258326 277263 10856 25.5 2 2005
22415 271760 294175 11028 26.7 3 2006 21502 293202 314704 11197.8
28.1 4 2007 25153 315641 340794 11365.5 30.0 5 2008 23993 318316
342309 11531.3 29.7 6 2009 22255 334766 357021 11694.4 30.5 7 2010
25066 359583 384649 11857.6 32.4 8 2011# 23690 367194 390884
12101.9 32.3 9 2012 22960 372022 394982 12133.7 32.6 10 2013 22759
377758 400517 12287.9 32.6 11 2014 20201 316828 114728 451757
12440.4 36.3 12 Percentage change in 2014 over 2004 6.7 22.6 62.9
14.6 42.4 * Source: The Registrar General of India (Provisional) #
Population as per Census of India 2011* (Provisional) + One Lakh =
0.1 Million = 100,000 @ Till 2013, it was part of Un-Natural
Accidents
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