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Table 2 Proportion and number of injuries per 1000 population (n = 420, N = 11,228)

From: The burden of war-injury in the Palestinian health care sector in Gaza Strip

Governorate/region

Estimated population*

Injured

Study subjects (n)

Estimated Injuries by population

Number of injury/1000 population

North Gaza

348,808

117 (27.9%)

3128

9.0

Gaza governorate

606,749

141 (33.6%)

3770

6.2

Middle Gaza

255,705

62 (14.8%)

1657

6.5

Khan Younis

331,017

62 (14.8%)

1657

5.0

Rafah

217,758

38 (9.0%)

1016

4.7

Total

1,760,037

420

11,228

6.4

  1. Estimated population* = According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (2014 statistics)