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Journalism of Courage
8226;27.5 per cent of all deaths in 2006 were caused by accidents
8226;There were 3,14,704 accidental deaths, an increase of 19,529 from the previous year
8226;Of the total deaths, 2,41,210 were men and 73,494 were women. The ratio between men and women victims, 77:23, remained unchanged in 2005 and 2006
8226;Maharashtra recorded the highest number of 57,103 deaths 43,275 men and 13,828 women, up from 52,649 in 2005
8226;Madhya Pradesh recorded 29,527, an increase of 1,479 deaths from 2005; Andhra Pradesh came a close third with 27,787 deaths against the figure of 24,232 in 2005
8226;Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are fourth and fifth in the list with 25,033 and 23,499 deaths
8226;Delhi recorded 7,522 accidental deaths compared to 7,371 in 2005
