1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Miraj, Dist- Sangli, Maharashtra
2Junior Resident, Dept of Forensic Medicine, Indira Gandhi Govt. Medical College, Nagpur
*Corresponding author: Shrikant Shinge, Assistant Professor, Block No 3. Building No- 2, Residential campus, Govt. Medical College, Miraj, Dist - Sangli, Maharashtra, Pin - 416410. Phone No - +919860151299, Email id - drshri.2001@gmail.com
Online published on 6 February, 2014.
Unnatural deaths may be accidental, suicidal, homicidal or undetermined. The cause of death profile is an important set of public health information and forms the cornerstone of the health information system. This study was carried out to understand the pattern of unnatural deaths among females in rural area of western Maharashtra. Most of the females were married (73.46%). The most common age group affected was 21 - 30 years (34.69%) followed by 31 - 40 years (24.48%). Considering manner of death accidental death was reported in 69.38% cases followed by suicidal deaths. Among accident cases head injury due to road traffic accident was most common cause of death. The most common method for suicide was hanging which is followed by poisoning.
Unnatural Deaths, Female Mortality, Manner of Death
