More than 11,800 road traffic casualties were reported in Nigeria during the fourth quarter of 2021. Of those, around 10.2 thousand were injuries, while 1.7 thousand were registered deaths. In the previous quarter, approximately 8.8 thousand injuries and 1.4 thousand deaths, both resulting from road traffic crashes, were counted in the country. According to the source, most road accidents occurring in Nigeria are classified as serious.

Nigeria NG: Mortality Caused by Road Traffic Injury: per 100,000 People data was reported at 20.600 Number in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.800 Number for 2010. Nigeria NG: Mortality Caused by Road Traffic Injury: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 22.000 Number from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.800 Number in 2010 and a record low of 20.600 Number in 2015. Nigeria NG: Mortality Caused by Road Traffic Injury: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Health Statistics. Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.; ; World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety.; Weighted average;

In Nigeria, road violations emanating from speed, road signs, or vehicle light, were the leading causes of road traffic accidents. As of the fourth quarter of 2021, speed violations (SPV) led to nearly *** thousand road crashes in the country, while sign or light violations (SLV) caused *** accidents. Other main causes of road accidents are wrongful overtaking (WOT), dangerous driving (DGD), and tire burst (TBT).

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During the fourth quarter of 2021, Nigeria's Ogun state registered the highest number of road traffic accidents in the country. Around *** crashes were reported in the state, which was closely followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with *** road accidents. In contrast, the states of Bayelsa and Katsina registered the lowest count of road traffic crashes. According to the source, most road accidents in Nigeria are classified as serious.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, ***** vehicles were involved in road traffic accidents in Nigeria. The number rose from ***** in the previous year, which was the lowest count of vehicle crashes in 2021. Furthermore, most of the road traffic accidents in Nigeria involve cars and motorcycles.

Objective: The Lagos State Road Traffic Law of 2012 sought to curb reckless okada use and the objective of this study is to determine its impact on motorcyclist fatalities in Nigeria’s most densely populated state. This is the first study to date that analyzes the potential impact of the Law on motorcyclist fatalities across Lagos State. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed monthly motorcyclist fatalities in Lagos between January 2012 and December 2015. We analyzed the data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, and used Quantum GIS ver. 2.16.2 to create maps illustrating the spatial-epidemiological distribution of motorcyclist fatalities across Lagos’ health facilities. The data was collated into three eight-month periods for analysis (pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, and sustained post-intervention). Period 1 was January to August 2012, Period 2 was September 2012 to April 2013, and Period 3 was May to December 2013. The data were compared in SPSS using the Welch’s ANOVA and Tanhame (post-hoc) tests with a 5% significance level. Results: Motorcyclist fatalities in Lagos fell by an average of 76% over the study period. Over 55% of the fatalities were recorded in five health facilities, located in an area of high road network density. The number of newly registered motorcycles also declined by an average of 69%. The Welch’s ANOVA yielded a statistically significant difference between the Periods’ means (p 

IntroductionLow- and middle-income countries experience high injury-related mortality rates, with road traffic crashes being a significant contributor in Nigeria. Data from trauma registries are crucial for designing and advocating for trauma intervention programmes. However, there is limited research to inform the development of trauma registries in a Nigerian setting. The aim of this study was to design a feasible prototype trauma registry (TR) including, scope of activities and registry components for University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria.MethodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with eight purposively selected trauma registry stakeholders in UCH to obtain context-specific information for a prototype registry. An expert meeting was conducted with four purposively selected experts within the hospital to assess and validate the suitability of the prototype TR scope and TR components, confirming their applicability and potential efficacy in UCH. Information obtained from the interviews and expert meeting were analysed deductively using thematic analysis.ResultsStakeholders identified the most feasible scope for the trauma registry (TR) as daily data collection on all trauma patients from their initial presentation to discharge or death. This data would be gathered primarily at two critical points: the accident/emergency department and the wards where trauma patients are admitted. Stakeholders believed that comprehensive information about trauma patients could be achieved through these collection points. Following this scope, the analysis led to the identification of 21 essential components and activities for the TR, which were then organised into six categories: registry personnel, computers and other materials, trainings, technology infrastructure, administrative services, and monitoring and evaluation.ConclusionThe scope and components identified are relevant to our context and have the potential to contribute to trauma prevention programmes, improve patient care and outcomes, and contribute to trauma-related policies and programmes if successfully implemented.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, ***** road traffic accidents were reported in Nigeria. In the previous quarter, the count stood at *****, indicating a rise in cases of road traffic crashes in the country. According to the source, most of the incidences occurred in the Kaduna State.

Road accidents occurring in Nigeria have often involved cars, motorcycles, and minibuses. These vehicles accounted for 1,494, 1,146, and 976 of the road traffic crashes, respectively, as of the fourth quarter of 2021. On the other hand, bicycles, luxury buses, and vans registered the lowest rates of road accidents in the country. According to the source, most of the accidents involved commercial vehicles.

Road traffic crashes in Nigeria often involve commercial and private vehicles. As of the fourth quarter of 2021, these categories of vehicles accounted for around 69 percent and 30 percent of the vehicles involved in accidents in that period, respectively. Cars, motorcycles, and minibuses are the main types of vehicles identified with road accidents.

As of the fourth quarter of 2021, road traffic accidents in Nigeria were mostly classified as serious. Nearly ***** of such cases were reported in that period. Moreover, fatal and minor road traffic crashes registered in the country reached a total of *** and ***, respectively. According to the source, most of the incidences occurred in the Kaduna State.

A Reduction In Motorcyclist Fatalities Following The Implementation Of A Road Traffic Law In Lagos, Nigeria
This dataset falls under the category Planning & Policy Safety of the transport space.
It contains the following data: The Lagos State Road Traffic Law of 2012 sought to curb reckless okada use and the objective of this study is to determine its impact on motorcyclist fatalities in Nigerias most densely populated state. This is the first study to date that analyzes the potential impact of the Law on motorcyclist fatalities across Lagos State
This dataset was scouted on 02/06/2022 as part of a data sourcing project conducted by TUMI. License information might be outdated: Check original source for current licensing. The data can be accessed using the following URL / API Endpoint: https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/When_policy_meets_the_pedal_A_reduction_in_motorcyclist_fatalities_following_the_implementation_of_a_road_traffic_law_in_Lagos_Nigeria/10042928?file=18100826

NG：道路交通事故损伤造成的死亡：每10万人在12-01-2015达20.600数量，相较于12-01-2010的22.800数量有所下降。NG：道路交通事故损伤造成的死亡：每10万人数据按年更新，12-01-2000至12-01-2015期间平均值为22.000数量，共4份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2010，达22.800数量，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2015，为20.600数量。CEIC提供的NG：道路交通事故损伤造成的死亡：每10万人数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的尼日利亚 – 表 NG.世界银行：卫生统计。

Background The number of potential life years lost due to accidents and injuries though poorly studied has resulted in tremendous economic and social loss to Nigeria. Numerous socio-cultural, economic and political factors including the current epidemic of ethnic and religious conflicts act in concert in predisposing to and enabling the ongoing catastrophe of accident and injuries in Nigeria. Methods Using the "policymaker", Microsoft-Windows® based software, the information generated on accidents and injuries and emergency health care in Nigeria from literature review, content analysis of relevant documents, expert interviewing and consensus opinion, a model National Emergency Health Policy was designed and analyzed. A major point of analysis for the policy is the current political feasibility of the policy including its opportunities and obstacles in the country. Results A model National Emergency Health Policy with policy goals, objectives, programs and evaluation benchmarks was generated. Critical analyses of potential policy problems, associated multiple players, diverging interests and implementation guidelines were developed. Conclusions "Political health modeling" a term proposed here would be invaluable to policy makers and scholars in developing countries in assessing the political feasibility of policy managing. Political modeling applied to the development of a NEHP in Nigeria would empower policy makers and the policy making process and would ensure a sustainable emergency health policy in Nigeria.

BackgroundWound dressing is an integral part of wound care protocol. However, the cost of dressing changes with the associated wound aetiology has not been well studied. The study investigates the cost implications of wound dressing across wound aetiology among hospitalized patients.MethodsThe study followed a descriptive cross-sectional research design to determine the cost of dressing changes and the associated wound aetiology among hospitalized patients. Study sites included medical-surgical units in three selected hospitals in southwest Nigeria. The study was conducted between May to July 2021. One hundred and ninety patients were recruited for the study. The eligibility criteria focused on patients hospitalized for at least four weeks or about to be discharged. Data collection was via a researcher-administered questionnaire. Ethical approval was received from the university and each of the hospitals.ResultsThe finding shows that 34.2% of the respondents had road traffic accidents, followed by cancers, 22.6%, and surgical wound infections, 16.8%. Most patients were involved in daily (41.6%) or alternate-day (38.4%) wound dressing. Over 50% of the respondents earn less than US$30 per month, 34.7% earn between US$30 – US$60, while only 3.2% earn more than US$ 120. Also, 55.7% require 1–5 moderate or significant dressing packs per week. 75% had wound care paid for by relatives. The average burn injuries cost of wound dressing per week is estimated to be $8.42, while falls ($5.31), occupational injuries ($3.77), gunshot injuries ($3.74), and road traffic accidents ($3.49). The average cost of hospitalization for burn injuries per week was estimated to be $22.35, while for falls, road traffic accidents, and surgical wound infections, was $19.58, $19.32, and $18.37, respectively.ConclusionsThe cost requirements for prosperous wound dressing place a high financial burden on hospitalized patients in Nigeria. There is a need to scale Nigeria’s health insurance database to include the low socioeconomic class.

ObjectivesSince the first pedestrian road fatality of 1896, pedestrians still remained vulnerable, with fatality from Africa being 55% of global statistics. Many previous reports from Nigeria have emphasized passengers and drivers over pedestrians; this study was done in the most densely populated Nigerian city with no previous publication exclusively dedicated to pedestrians—the megacity has been projected by the World Bank to be the third largest in the world by 2015 (after Tokyo and Mumbai) so that study results would aid injury control and reduce morbidity and mortality.MethodsThis is a one-year prospective study on pedestrians attending the surgical emergency room of the busiest referral hospital in Lagos, Nigeria detailing the age, sex, occupation, regions injured; the injury mechanism, incident vehicles, highway collisions and the immediate outcome.ResultsSome 702 pedestrians were seen; comprising 494 (70%) males with overall peak incidence in the third decade, but the peak incidence among females is lower and in the first decade. Common injuries sustained were to the head (40%), lower limb (35%), upper limbs (9%), multiple regions (6%), pelvis (3%) and others (7%). Gender differences also were noted— the predominant injury in males was head injury followed by lower limb injuries but vice versa in females even though both regional injuries were fewer in females than in males. Students were 20% of the entire pedestrians, with nearly half of them injured by the motorcycle. The mechanism of injury included crossing the highway (63%), by walking along the pavement (17%), standing by the bus stop (12%), at the shop/ house (5%) and others (3%). However, 76% injuries occurred on the highway, 22% in the inner city roads and 2% elsewhere. Vehicles injuring the pedestrians were motorcycles 33%, cars 27% and buses 22%, trucks 6%, tricycle 2.4% and others 9%. Overall fatality was 10% about half of them were knocked down by buses and cars.ConclusionsThis study suggests high incidence, and significant underreporting, of pedestrian injury. Morbidity and mortality reduction is possible (from head and lower limb injuries) by traffic calming techniques in crossing the highway especially from the motorcycles, cars and buses.

In Nigeria, road traffic-related offenses attracted some of the highest penalties when it concerned dangerous driving, medical personnel rejection of road accident patients, inadequate warning at construction sites, failure to report an accident, or operating a vehicle with forged documents. As of 2022, such offenders paid between 20,000 and 50,000 Nigerian naira (NGN), roughly 48-120 U.S. dollars. Road traffic offenses in the country with lower charges included light or sign violations, driving motor vehicles without a crash helmet, driving without a seatbelt, and driving a vehicle while under 18 years. An offender in any of these categories would pay 2,000 NGN, nearly five U.S. dollars. Overall, road traffic accidents in Nigeria are often due to speed violations.

Mean distribution of variables by direct cost of wound dressing and wound aetiology using chi-square statistics.

In 2018, there were 523 train accidents in Nigeria. Compared to the previous four years, the number of accidents increased. Data includes derailment, collision, detachment, washout, broken rail/damage on track, loss of control/locomotive failure, and miscellaneous.