Number of Incidence, Share and Rate of Accidental Deaths by Natural and Un-Natural Causes in India (2002 and 2003) | |||||||
Causes | 2002 | 2003 | % Variation of Incidence in 2003 Over 2002 | ||||
No. | % Share | Rate | No. | % Share | Rate | ||
A. Natural Causes | |||||||
Avalanche | |||||||
Cold and Exposure | |||||||
Cyclone/Tornado | |||||||
Starvation/Thirst | |||||||
Earthquake | |||||||
Epidemic | |||||||
Flood | |||||||
Heat Stroke | |||||||
Landslide | |||||||
Lightning | |||||||
Torrential Rains | |||||||
Other Natural Causes | |||||||
Total (A) | |||||||
B. Un-Natural Causes | |||||||
Air-Crash | |||||||
Collapse of Structure | |||||||
(i) House | |||||||
(ii) Building | |||||||
(iii)Dam | |||||||
(iv) Bridge | |||||||
(v) Others | |||||||
Drowning | |||||||
(i) Boat Capsize | |||||||
(ii) Other Cases | |||||||
Electrocution: | |||||||
Explosion | |||||||
(i) Bomb explosion | |||||||
(ii) Other explosion (Boilers etc.) | |||||||
Falls | |||||||
(i) Fall from Height | |||||||
(ii) Fall into Pit/ Manhole etc. | |||||||
Factory/Machine Accidents | |||||||
Fire | |||||||
(i) Fireworks/ Crackers | |||||||
(ii) Short - Circuit | |||||||
(iii) Gas Cylinder/ Stove Burst | |||||||
(iv) Other Fire Accidents | |||||||
Fire-Arms | |||||||
Sudden Deaths | |||||||
(i) Heart Attacks | |||||||
(ii) Epileptic Fits/Giddiness | |||||||
(iii) Abortions/ Child Birth | |||||||
(iv) Influence of Alcohol | |||||||
Killed by animals | |||||||
Mines or quary disaster | |||||||
Poisoning | |||||||
(i) Food Poisoning/ Accidental Intake of Ins. | |||||||
(ii) Spurious/ poisonous liquor | |||||||
(iii) Leakage of poisonous gases Etc. | |||||||
(iv) Snake Bite/ Animal Bite | |||||||
(v) Other | |||||||
Stampede | |||||||
Suffocation | |||||||
Traffic Accidents | |||||||
(i) Road Accidents | |||||||
(ii) Rail-Road Accidents | |||||||
(iii) Other Railway Accidents | |||||||
Other Causes | |||||||
Causes Not Known | |||||||
Total (B) | |||||||
Grand Total (A+B) |