Traffic accidents were one of the major causes of deaths across India with 39 percent of accidental death share in 2020. Over 146 thousand traffic accidents occurred in the country that year. This was around 19 percent decrease in accidents from the previous year.
Share of accidental deaths across India in 2020, by cause
*Includes collapse of structure, suffocation, deaths of women during pregnancy, killed by animals, deaths due to consumption of illicit/poisonous liquor, accidental explosion, drug overdose, factory/machine accidents, firearm, mines or quarry disaster, stampede, air-crash, ship accidents, other than above & unknown causes.
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NCRB (India). (October 28, 2021). Share of accidental deaths across India in 2020, by cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098937/india-share-of-accidental-deaths-by-cause/
NCRB (India). "Share of accidental deaths across India in 2020, by cause." Chart. October 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098937/india-share-of-accidental-deaths-by-cause/
NCRB (India). (2021). Share of accidental deaths across India in 2020, by cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098937/india-share-of-accidental-deaths-by-cause/
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