Gender Differentials in Injury Deaths and Its Determinants in India: Evidence from Nationally Representative Survey

Amit Shaw, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Preeti Dhillon, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Introduction: India is undergoing a rapid change in disease patterns where the contribution of NCDs and injuries is increasing. Though a significant share of deaths come from injury-related deaths, and the primary sufferers are the working age group, studies on injury deaths in India have received little attention. Objective: This study aims to expand the existing knowledge by identifying the clusters of injury deaths at the district level and the factors of these deaths. Method: The sample for this study constitutes injury deaths reported in NFHS-5, where all interviewed households were asked whether any injury death occurred in the last 3 years. Descriptive and spatial analytic techniques were used. Results: Females have lower odds of injury death. Age group 10-24, rural people, households that own a motorcycle, and agricultural land; elderlies that live alone: states with highest prevalence of depressive disorder have higher odds of injury death. Hotspot analysis shows that injury deaths are concentrated in eastern and south-eastern districts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and in north-eastern states of India. Conclusion: This study identifies the vulnerable population and areas where injury deaths are clustered, which could help public health agencies select and deploy targeted interventions quickly.

Keywords: Mortality and Longevity, Gender Dynamics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Data and Methods

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