Table 1 Summary statistics of the UXO dataset (including the absolute number and proportion of victims in each response category, and the levels of missing data)
Variable | Response Category | Absolute Number | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 5939 | 13.23 |
Male | 38,928 | 86.75 | |
Missing | 7 | 0.02 | |
Year | 1964–1979 | 33.416 | 74.47 |
1980–2008 | 11,453 | 25.53 | |
Activity | Bombed by plan | 4889 | 10.89 |
Bystander, doing nothing | 4740 | 10.56 | |
Collecting food, water or wood | 2696 | 6.01 | |
Disturbed by animals | 1614 | 3.60 | |
Gun violence | 4358 | 9.71 | |
Making a fire | 2308 | 5.14 | |
Playing (children) | 1103 | 2.46 | |
Scrap Collection | 170 | 0.38 | |
Tampering | 1806 | 4.02 | |
Travelling | 7648 | 17.04 | |
Warfare | 7344 | 16.37 | |
Farming or Gardening/Digging | 4416 | 9.84 | |
Suicide | 15 | 0.03 | |
Missing | 1767 | 3.94 | |
Device type | Big bomb | 4266 | 9.51 |
Small bomb | 1158 | 2.58 | |
Bombie | 7163 | 15.96 | |
Mine | 8405 | 18.73 | |
Mortar | 2431 | 5.42 | |
Rocket | 1936 | 4.31 | |
Fuse | 233 | 0.52 | |
Artillery shell | 4965 | 11.06 | |
White phosphor bomb | 172 | 0.38 | |
Grenade | 3674 | 8.19 | |
Other | 8183 | 18.0 | |
Unknown | 2084 | 4.64 | |
Missing | 234 | 0.52 | |
Province | Vientiane Capital | 967 | 2.15 |
Phongsaly | 437 | 0.97 | |
Luang Namtha | 1014 | 2.26 | |
Oudomxay | 2590 | 5.77 | |
Bokeo | 805 | 1.8 | |
Luang Prabang | 3235 | 7.1 | |
Huaphan | 3504 | 7.81 | |
Xayabouly | 1167 | 2.6 | |
Xiengkhouang | 6552 | 14.4 | |
Vientiane province | 1411 | 3.14 | |
Bolikhamxay | 1197 | 2.67 | |
Khammuane | 2773 | 6.1 | |
Savannakhet | 11,197 | 24.95 | |
Saravan | 3523 | 7.85 | |
Sekong | 1161 | 2.59 | |
Champasack | 1563 | 3.48 | |
Attapeu | 2080 | 4.64 | |
Missing | 33 | 0.1 | |
Outcome | Death | 26,178 | 58.34 |
Injured | 18,683 | 41.63 | |
Missing | 13 | 0.03 | |
Total | 44,874 | 100.0 | |