Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Children: Hospital Review in Selected Hospitals of Tanzania

Table 3

Incidence rate, mortality rate, and case fatality rate for APP for children in Tanzania.

	Poisoning cases per year	Population	Annual IR (per 100,000)
Regions
Arusha	15	738,618	2.03
Mwanza	25	1,764,238	1.42
Kilimanjaro	13	782,442	1.66
Total	53	3,285,298	1.61
Age groups
1 to 5	11	1,258,717	0.87
6 to 10	12	976,393	1.23
11 to 15	14	790,902	1.77
16 to 17	16	259,286	6.17
Total	53	3,285,298	1.61
Gender
Males	23	1,649,495	1.39
Females	30	1,635,803	1.83
Total	53	3,285,298	1.61