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Citation

Zhang JY, Xu AQ, Guo XL, Ma JX, Ning FJ. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2011; 32(2): 146-150.

Affiliation

Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan 250014, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Zhonghua yi xue hui)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21518623

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the burden of road traffic injury (RTI) from perspectives both on the health of population and on social economic status so as to provide scientific evidence for policy making. METHODS: The status of mortality and disability caused by traffic accident in Penglai county was estimated, based on data from death registration and a sampling survey from 2006 to 2007. Together with the disability weights gained from global burden of disease (GBD), health burden (DALY) was measured with GBD formula. The economic burden of RTI was evaluated. RESULTS: Average loss of the health life years (HLY) related to RTI was 31 373.04 per year. 70.59 HLY were lost per 1000 persons. Loss among the males was higher than females. The loss of DALY among the age group 15 - 44 years ranked the first place (39 209.71 HLY) which accounted for 62.42% of the total DALY. 79.45% of the total DALY were caused by disability. In 2006 and 2007, the economic loss caused by RTI was as high as 2.19 billion RMB, which accounted for 4.89% of the total amount of GDP while the indirect economic costs (2.15 billion RMB) accounted for 98.45% of the total costs in Penglai city. The economic loss of the males was obviously higher than the females and the loss by the group aged 15 - 59 years old accounted for 97.65% of the total. CONCLUSION: RTI had severely influenced the health of the residents in Penglai city and brought heavy burden to the individuals, families as well as the society.


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