Estimated overall and stratified incidence rates of cooking-related burns by gender and age group, Ghana
| Incidence rate (IR)* | 95% CI | Estimated burden (Cases per year)† | |
| Young‡ | |||
| Female | 11 | 7.6 - 16 | 65 704 |
| Male | 8.4 | 5.3 - 13 | 51 414 |
| Working age | |||
| Female | 17 | 13 - 21 | 162 539 |
| Male | 2 | 0.88 - 3.9 | 18 859 |
| Older adults | |||
| Female | 9.1 | 3.8 - 19 | 5412 |
| Male | 1.5 | 0.14 - 7.1 | 752 |
Respondents (N=7389) were interviewed between February and March 2021 and were asked about burns that occurred in the previous 12 months. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
*Expressed as IR per 1000 person-years.
†Based on estimates of total population by age group from the World Bank.
‡Data on sex missing for 16% of the burn cases among young people.