Citation

González-Pérez GJ, Vega-López MG, Cabrera-Pivaral CE. Gac. Sanit. 2015; 29(Suppl 1): 70-75.

Vernacular Title

Mortalidad por lesiones de tráfico y su impacto en la esperanza de vida: comparativa entre México y España.

Affiliation

Centro de Estudios en Salud, Población y Desarrollo Humano, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.04.006

PMID

26342416

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of mortality due to motor vehicle traffic injuries (MVTI) compared with other causes of death on life expectancy in Mexico and Spain during the three-year periods 2000-2002 and 2010-2012 and the weight of the different age groups in years of life expectancy lost (YLEL) due to this cause.

METHODS: Based on official death and population data, abridged life tables in Mexico and Spain were constructed for the three-year periods studied. Temporary life expectancy and YLEL for persons aged 15 to 75 years were calculated by selected causes (MVTI, diabetes mellitus, malignant neoplasms and ischemic heart diseases) and age groups in each three-year period.

RESULTS: In Spain, YLEL decreased in both sexes from all the causes studied, especially MVTI; this reduction was greater in the younger ages. In addition, temporary life expectancy increased. In Mexico, YLEL due to MVTI increased in men, mainly in young people, and remained unchanged among women. Temporary life expectancy declined in men but increased slightly among women.

CONCLUSIONS: The reduction in YLEL due to MVTI in Spain has contributed to increased life expectancy. By contrast, the increase in YLEL due to MVTI among Mexican men has contributed to the decline in male life expectancy.

Language: es