Table 13 Geographical Distribution of TBI deaths
From: The profile of head injuries and traumatic brain injury deaths in Kashmir
| Area | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||
| Total No. of TBI patients | Rural | 1303 | 1448 | 1520 | 1498 | 1793 | 2168 | 2260 | 2484 |
| Total TBI deaths | Rural | 100 | 109 | 124 | 96 | 105 | 130 | 162 | 182 |
| Percentage | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | |
| Total No. of TBI patients | Urban | 326 | 362 | 380 | 374 | 448 | 542 | 566 | 621 |
| Total TBI deaths | Urban | 30 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 48 |
| Percentage | 9.2 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | |