NEW DELHI: A total of 8,145 deaths were reported in India in 2019 due to causes attributable to forces of nature, with nearly 3,000 of them caused by lightning, a report by National Office of Criminal Records Has revealed.
The majority (50.3%) of the reported victims belonged to the age group 30-45 years and 45-60 years overall.
While 35.3% of the victims succumbed to lightning strikes, 15.6% of the deaths were caused by heat stroke or heat stroke and 11.6% by floods.
The majority (50.3%) of the reported victims belonged to the age group 30-45 years and 45-60 years overall.
While 35.3% of the victims succumbed to lightning strikes, 15.6% of the deaths were caused by heat stroke or heat stroke and 11.6% by floods.
According to the report, a total of 61,404 accidental deaths They were recorded in 53 megacities during 2019. The peak number of accidental deaths (9,246 deaths) was reported in Mumbai, accounting for 15.1% of total deaths. The capital city of Delhi witnessed 4,516 accidental cases, while Bengaluru and Pune saw 4,016, 3,949 cases, respectively.
The accidental death rate in these 53 megacities was higher (38.2%) than the accidental death rate in all of India (31.5%).
The report further revealed that under ‘Lightning’, Bihar (400), Madhya Pradesh (400), Jharkhand (334) and Uttar Pradesh (321) are the largest victim states.
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