Citation

Courville V, Bourbeau R. Can. J. Aging 1996; 15(2): 274-298.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Cambridge Press)

DOI

10.1017/s0714980800006759

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A comparative analysis of injury mortality in 24 developed countries during the period 1985-1989 shows the importance of this cause of death among the elderly. One out of four men and one out of two women who dies from injury is aged 65 and over. There is an over-representation of the elderly among injury-relaled deaths and the risk of death is still increasing after age 65. Some differences can be noted for the elderly as compared to other age groups: a lower male excess mortality ratio and a much larger proportion of violent deaths related to accidental falls. Among developed countries, a wide scope of variations exists in age groups and cause-specific patterns. Hierarchical clustering is used to obtain different aggregations of countries, based on the level, the structure and the causes of violent mortality. Although the classification of countries varies according to a chosen criteria, we often find aggregations of countries belonging to the geographical area.

Language: fr

Keywords

human; female; male; injury; elderly; aged; aging; mortality; suicides; review; developing country; falls; developed countries