Fevers And Typhoid Claim The Lead Roles In NPC’s List of Death Causes In The Last 6 Months, See Full List

A breakdown by gender showed that 32,746 of the dead were male while 17,171 were females.

The app further revealed that 29,701 deaths were certified while 20,216 were uncertified.

A breakdown of reported causes of death showed 7,400 people died as a result of fevers/typhoid; 4,041 died as a result of accidents/injuries; 1,227 died from childbirth; 968 from HIV/AIDS, and 36,281 from other ailments.

For reported age at time of death, 765 of the dead males were aged below one year; 866 were aged one to four years; and 31,115 were aged five years and above.

For the females, 585 of the dead were aged below one year; 757 were aged one to four years; and 15,829 were aged five years and above.

The app further revealed that Ogun State had the highest death registration of 7,211, followed by Lagos with  7,082; and Abia, with 4,473 registered deaths.

For Plateau, it was 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 deaths.

For Borno, 1,024; 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.

Checks by our correspondent revealed that Zamfara, Nasarawa, Bauchi, Oyo, Gombe, Delta, Adamawa and Cross-River states were not listed in the documents.