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Citation |
Zhu Y, Jiang X, Li H, Wang Y, Xu G. Asia Pac. J. Public Health 2016; 28(8): 706-716. |
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Affiliation |
Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Province, P R China xugz2015@outlook.com. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2016, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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27733451 |
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Abstract |
Injuries have emerged as a crucial public health concern in China. Data were obtained from the death registry system in Ningbo during 2004-2013. Mortality rates resulting from all injuries and the 6 most common types of injuries were analyzed to identify time trends using linear regression models on both the absolute scale and log scale. A decreased male to female ratio and increasing age were observed among the total injury deaths. The annual all-injury mortality rates declined considerably during the observation period. Injury mortality rates for motor vehicle traffic crashes, drowning, and suicide all showed a deceasing trend; however, only mortality from falls showed an increasing trend. There was a sharp increasing trend among females, with a disproportionate number of falls. The injury patterns in Ningbo are mostly comparable to those in high-income countries. Appropriate preventive strategies should be urgently tailored to control this aggressive evolution in older individuals and females. Language: en |