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- Title
Road traffic injuries and associated mortality in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Authors
Sadeghian, Farideh; Mehri, Ahmad; Ghodsi, Zahra; Baigi, Vali; Bardsiri, Mohadaseh S.; Sharif-Alhoseini, Mahdi; O'Reilly, Gerard M.; Mokdad, Ali; Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
- Abstract
Background: Road traffic accidents are a major public health problem globally, causing millions of injuries, deaths and disabilities, and a huge loss of financial resources, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Aim: To determine the incidence of road traffic injuries and associated mortality from 1997 to 2020 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Methods: This retrospective study used data from the Legal Medicine Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran to estimate the annual rates of road traffic injuries and associated mortality from 21 March 1997 to 20 March 2020. The data were analysed using STATA version 14 and the annual rates are reported per 100 000 population. Results: During the study period, 5 760 835 road traffic injuries and 472 193 deaths were recorded in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The mortality rate increased from 22.4 per 100 000 in 1997 to 40 per 100 000 in 2005 and decreased to 18.4 per 100 000 in 2020. The injury rate increased from 111.1 per 100 000 in 1997 to 394.9 per 100 000 in 2005. It decreased in 2006 and 2007 and increased from then until 2010, finally reaching 331.8 per 100 000 in 2020. The male to female ratio for road traffic mortality was 3.9 in 1997 and 4.6 in 2020. The case fatality rate was highest (20.1%) in 1997 and decreased to 5.6% in 2020. Conclusion: Continuous interventions are needed to reduce the burden of road traffic injuries and associated mortality in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Subjects
IRAN; TRAFFIC accidents; MIDDLE-income countries; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; COMPARATIVE studies; MEDICAL records; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; LOW-income countries; WOUNDS &; injuries; DATA analysis software; MOTOR vehicle occupants; MOTOR vehicle safety measures
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 10, p796
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/emhj.23.104