Road traffic injury mortality among children and adolescents
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Accidents, Traffic; Infant Mortality; Accident Prevention; Adolescent; Morbidity.Abstract
Objective: to analyze deaths from road traffic crashes among children and adolescents. Methods: an ecological time-series study was conducted using data from the Mortality Information System on road traffic crash deaths among children and adolescents aged 0–19 years from 2003 to 2022. Data were described using relative frequencies and mortality rates per 100,000 population. Trends in mortality rates were estimated over the study period. Results: during the study period, 2,065 deaths were recorded. Adolescents aged 15–19 years had the highest mortality rates from land transport accidents, with rates of 18.40 per 100,000 population in 2003 and 14.45 per 100,000 population in 2022. A significant reduction was observed in the mortality rate for the overall group aged 0–19 years (β = -0.195; p=0.006); however, no statistically significant association was found between year and mortality rate among infants younger than 1 year (p=0.775) or adolescents aged 15–19 years (p=0.423). Conclusion: the analysis showed a reduction in deaths from road traffic crashes; however, risk remained high among adolescents. Contributions to practice: these findings can inform planning and intersectoral decision-making for the prevention and control of road traffic crashes.
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