Men in Mombasa continue to bear the heaviest burden of serious injuries compared to women, according to figures spanning 2021 to 2025. Over the five-year period, severe casualty numbers among males consistently outpaced those of females by a significant margin.
In 2021, a total of 136 males sustained serious injuries alongside 56 females. The following year saw a decline across both genders, with male casualties dropping to 122 and female injuries decreasing to 34 in 2022.
However, the numbers rebounded sharply in subsequent years. Severe injuries among men climbed to 141 in 2023, while female cases rose to 44. The trend peaked in 2024, when male serious injuries reached a five-year high of 167. During that same year, female casualties dropped to 38.
By 2025, the figures experienced a slight overall reduction, with male injuries falling to 127 and female serious injuries standing at 47.
Throughout the monitored timeline, male casualty rates remained overwhelmingly higher each year, regularly recorded at more than double or triple the rate of female casualties in the coastal region. The figures highlight a persistent disparity in serious injury rates between sexes over the entire five-year span.
