Meel Banwari
Division of Forensic Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.
Med Sci Law. 2018 Apr;58(2):102-108. doi: 10.1177/0025802418758802. Epub 2018 Mar 4.
Background Firearm-related deaths are a serious public-health problem in South Africa, which has the second-highest rate of firearm-related deaths in the world. Objective The aim of this study was to examine the trend in firearm deaths in the Transkei subregion of South Africa. Method An autopsy record review study was conducted at the Forensic Pathology Laboratory at Mthatha over a period of 23 years (1993-2015). Results Over a 23-year period (1993-2015), 27,036 autopsies were performed at the Mthatha Forensic Pathology Laboratory on people who had died from unnatural causes. Of these, 3935 (14.2%) deaths were related to firearm injuries. The average gunshot death rate during the study period was 29/100,000 of the population annually. The majority (3236; 82%) were males, among whom the death rate was 24.4/100,000 of the population per year. The rate of gunshot deaths was 27/100,000 of the population in 1993, while in 2015 it was 12.8/100,000. About a third (1207; 31%) of victims were between 21 and 30 years of age. Conclusion The gunshot death rate is at an unacceptably high level in the Transkei subregion of South Africa, especially among young people.
与枪支相关的死亡是南非一个严重的公共卫生问题，该国的枪支相关死亡率在世界上排名第二。
本研究旨在调查南非特兰斯凯次区域枪支死亡的趋势。
在姆塔塔法医病理实验室进行了一项为期23年（1993 - 2015年）的尸检记录回顾研究。
在23年期间（1993 - 2015年），姆塔塔法医病理实验室对死于非自然原因的人员进行了27,036次尸检。其中，3935例（14.2%）死亡与枪支伤害有关。研究期间的平均枪击死亡率为每年每10万人口29例。大多数（3236例；82%）为男性，其死亡率为每年每10万人口24.4例。1993年的枪击死亡率为每10万人口27例，而2015年为12.8/10万。约三分之一（1207例；31%）的受害者年龄在21至30岁之间。
南非特兰斯凯次区域的枪击死亡率处于令人无法接受的高水平，尤其是在年轻人中。
