Table 2 Incidence of road traffic injury (RTI) in Nigeria based on survey data
NoAll injuryRTI
NumberRate/1000NumberRate/1000
Age (years)
    0–17150211878.63422.6
    18–441157176152.1*6959.6*
    ⩾4542354127.7*2456.7*
Gender
    Male1569217138.3†8956.7†
    Female151313186.6†3825.1†
Residence
    Rural1217142116.74537
    Urban1865206110.58244
Overall3082348112.912741.2
  • *Significant to the p<0.02 level when compared with age group 0–17 years as reference group in a Bonferroni analysis.

  • †Significant to the p<0.01 level in an unadjusted bivariate analysis.