The burden of mortality due to injury in Cabo Verde, 2018.

Autor: Fernandes NM; National Public Health Institute, Praia, Cabo Verde., Mendonça MDLL; National Public Health Institute, Praia, Cabo Verde., Gomez LF; Department of Natural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University Jean Piaget, Praia, Cabo Verde.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Mar 13; Vol. 18 (3), pp. e0278589. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 13 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278589
Abstrakt: External causes continue to be one of the main causes of mortality in the world and Cabo Verde is no exception. Economic evaluations can be used to demonstrate the disease burden of public health problems such as injuries and external causes and support prioritization of interventions aimed at improving the health of the population. The objective of this study was to estimate the indirect costs of premature mortality in 2018 due to injuries and other consequences of external causes in Cabo Verde. Years of potential life lost, years of potential productive life lost and human capital approach were used to estimate the burden and indirect costs of premature mortality. In 2018, 244 deaths were registered due to injury and other consequences of external causes. Males were responsible for 85.4% and 87.73% of years of potential life lost and years of potential productive life lost, respectively. The cost of productivity lost due to premature death caused by injury was 4,580,225.91 USD. The social and economic burden due to trauma was substantial. There is a need for more evidence on the burden of disease due to injuries and their consequences, to support the implementation of targeted multi-sectoral strategies and policies for the prevention, management, and reduction of costs due to injuries in Cabo Verde.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2023 Fernandes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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