Citation

Davoudi-Kiakalayeh A, Mohammadi R, Yousefzade-Chabok S, Saadat S. Chin. J. Traumatol. 2014; 17(6): 327-330.

Affiliation

Division of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavagen 18A, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Chinese Medical Association)

DOI

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PMID

25471426

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To date, there has been little information published on the death of rural road accident deaths. This study uses burden of injury method to explore a more accurate estimate of years of life lost due to road traffic crashes occurring over a four-year period in Guilan province, northern Iran.

METHODS: Rural road accident deaths from 2009 to 2013 were extracted from Iran's Forensic Medicine System, Death Registry System and Road Trauma Research center database.

RESULTS: During the study period, the average years of life lost due to motor vehicle crashes was 13.8 per 1 000 persons, ranging from 11.9 during March 2011-2012 to 15.8 per 1 000 persons during March 2012-2013.

CONCLUSION: Road accident deaths in 2013 remained at the same high level as in 2009. The information obtained from this study provides a new perspective on fatal road traffic crash victims in rural settings and show us that more attention is needed in this area.

Language: en