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According to the WHO information it appears that deaths due to intentional injuries are relatively low in comparison to most other forms of disease and illness
by jmatt 16y ago
According to the WHO information it appears that deaths due to intentional injuries are relatively low in comparison to most other forms of disease and illness in Afghanistan:
http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/estimates_country/en/index.html http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/estimate...
Even when looking at Males 15-59. Though it should be noted these numbers are from 2004. Additionally, I really have no sense of how accurate these numbers are.
- run4yourlives 16y agoWar, especially when it lasts for a generation, causes a lot more than gun shot wounds.
- jmatt 16y agoI agree. It's horrible and it directly affects health and disease. I don't know how to quantify that, at least with respect to this discussion. I was replying specifically to the parent comment and whether intentional injuries were skewing the mortality numbers.