Mortality rate in children caused by traffic accidents according to geographical regions : Brazil, 1997 - 2005

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Loffredo, Maria²  Arruda, Celso²  Loffredo, Leonor de Castro Monteiro¹ 

[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho;Universidade Estadual de Campinas

关键词: Mortality;    Rate;    Traffic;    Accidents;    Children;    Risk;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2012000200008

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Fatal injuriesin children caused by motor vehicle accidents represent a common situation inmany countries worldwide. The present study addresses the mortality rate inchildren as vehicle passengers in Brazil, from 1997 to 2005. To evaluate mortalityrates, the number of deaths was collected from the National Mortality InformationSystem (SIM) and the population size was obtained using the Brazilian BureauCensus (IBGE) data available at DATASUS. Mortality rates were estimated in three-yearperiods and analyzed according to age groups (younger than 1 year old, 1-4 yearsold, 5-9 years old) and geographical regions using a 95% confidence interval.Overall results showed mortality rates of 5.68, 7.32 and 6.78 (per 1,000,000)for the 1997-1999, 2000-2002 and 2003-2005 periods, respectively for the wholecountry. Children younger than 1 year old had a mortality rate of 10.18 (per1,000,000), which was higher than for the other age groups. For the period analyzed,the highest rates were observed for the Mid-West and South regions of Brazil,with rates of 13.88 and 11.47 (per 1,000,000), respectively. These results showthe risk of fatal injury in children caused by motor vehicle accidents and maycontribute to the establishment of educational campaigns aiming injury preventionin children as vehicle passengers.

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