Leading Causes of Unintentional and Intentional Injury Mortality: United States, 2000–2009
Autor: | Leslie W. Kennedy, Jeffrey H. Coben, Michael Regier, Randy Hanzlick, Ted R. Miller, Gordon S. Smith, Nestor D. Kapusta, Ian R. H. Rockett, Richard W. Sattin, Knox H. Todd, John Kleinig |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male genetic structures Adolescent Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Online Research and Practice Young Adult Sex Factors Homicide Injury prevention Humans Medicine Young adult Child Aged business.industry Poisoning Mortality rate Racial Groups Accidents Traffic Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Suicide Child Preschool Wounds and Injuries Accidental Falls Female Medical emergency business Demography |
Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 102:e84-e92 |
ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
Popis: | Objectives. We have described national trends for the 5 leading external causes of injury mortality. Methods. We used negative binomial regression and annual underlying cause-of-death data for US residents for 2000 through 2009. Results. Mortality rates for unintentional poisoning, unintentional falls, and suicide increased by 128%, 71%, and 15%, respectively. The unintentional motor vehicle traffic crash mortality rate declined 25%. Suicide ranked first as a cause of injury mortality, followed by motor vehicle traffic crashes, poisoning, falls, and homicide. Females had a lower injury mortality rate than did males. The adjusted fall mortality rate displayed a positive age gradient. Blacks and Hispanics had lower adjusted motor vehicle traffic crash and suicide mortality rates and higher adjusted homicide rates than did Whites, and a lower unadjusted total injury mortality rate. Conclusions. Mortality rates for suicide, poisoning, and falls rose substantially over the past decade. Suicide has surpassed motor vehicle traffic crashes as the leading cause of injury mortality. Comprehensive traffic safety measures have successfully reduced the national motor vehicle traffic crash mortality rate. Similar efforts will be required to diminish the burden of other injury. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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