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2023 State-by-State Death Reg: Ogun Tops List with 7,211 Fatalities in 6 Months — NPC

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2023 State-by-State Death Reg: Ogun Tops List with 7,211 Fatalities in 6 Months — NPC

By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman

According to data obtained from the National Population Commission (NPC), the number of registered deaths this year has reached 49,917.

The figures were collected through the NPC’s RapidSMS application, a comprehensive platform for online and offline birth and death registration, serving as a data collection and reporting tool.

As of the latest update, 32,746 of the registered deaths were male, while 17,171 were female.

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Out of the total registered deaths, 29,701 were certified, whereas 20,216 remained uncertified.

Analysing the reported causes of death, the data indicated that 7,400 individuals succumbed to fevers/typhoid, 4,041 lost their lives due to accidents/injuries, 1,227 fatalities resulted from childbirth, 968 were attributed to HIV/AIDS, and 36,281 were caused by other ailments.

When considering the age at the time of death, 765 of the deceased males were below one year old, 866 were between the ages of one and four, and 31,115 were aged five years and above.

Similarly, among the deceased females, 585 were below one year old, 757 were between the ages of one and four, and 15,829 were aged five years and above.

The data further revealed the states with the highest death registrations.

Ogun State ranked first with 7,211 registered deaths, followed closely by Lagos with 7,082, and Abia with 4,473.

The breakdown of death registrations in other states are as follows: Plateau – 1,388 deaths, Yobe – 369, Taraba – 246, Sokoto – 450, Rivers – 1,171, Niger – 694, Kwara – 2,221, Kebbi – 20, Katsina – 1,583, Imo – 2,609, Kano – 663, Kaduna – 3,754, Jigawa – 3,896, Enugu – 597, and Ebonyi – 501.

In addition, Borno recorded 1,024 deaths, Benue – 85, Akwa-Ibom – 17, Anambra – 3,661, Bayelsa – 1,024, Edo – 1,731, Ekiti – 341, Ondo – 842, Osun – 1,537, Federal Capital Territory – 11, and Kogi – 698.

Notably, Zamfara, Nasarawa, Bauchi, Oyo, Gombe, Delta, Adamawa, and Cross-River states were not included in the available documents.

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