Citation

Alonge O, Khan UR, Hyder AA. Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 2016; 63(1): 167-181.

Affiliation

International Injury Research Unit, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street E8622, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pcl.2015.08.009

PMID

26613695

Abstract

Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of deaths for children of all ages. Globally, they accounted for 15.4% of 2.6 million deaths recorded among children aged 1 to 14 years in 2013. The 12 highest burden countries in the world by absolute death count and mortality are low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) except for Russia and Equatorial Guinea. These countries accounted for 58% of the 406,442 unintentional injury deaths among 1 to 14 year olds in 2013. Globalization drives inequalities in the distribution of economic gains, risks, and opportunities for preventing child unintentional injuries between high-income countries and LMIC.

Language: en