Inequality in Road Injury Burden in Children 0-14 Year in Iran: Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Abstract

Background: Traffic accidents is the first cause of death in children all around the World.

MethodsThe current study is a descriptive-analytical study and children aged 0-14 in Iran are the target population of the study. The data regarding incidence, mortality, and years of healthy life lost due to disability (YLDs), (YLLs), and (DALYs) caused by road traffic injuries was collected from Global Burden of Disease (GBD) from 2010 to 2019. In order to evaluate the correlation between these indexes with the human development index (HDI), a correlation test was used.

ResultsThe result also showed that in 2019 the most cause of death 3.86(3.03, 4.94) years of life lost due to premature mortality 314.9(246.9, 400.3), and DALY 317.4(249.9, 402.42) was caused by motor vehicle injuries and the most of the incidences 190.8(114.7, 285.6) and DALY 3.12(1.96, 4.56) in 2019 was caused by Cyclist road injuries. A strong correlation has been seen among road traffic mortality (r=-0.613, p-value= 0.0002), DALY rate (r=-0.622, p-value=0.0002), and YLL (r=-0.622, p-value=0.0002) with HDI.

ConclusionAlthough there has been a decrease in road traffic mortality in children, still some road safety actions must be taken to reduce road injuries specifically in provinces with lower HDI.

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Funding declaration: We acknowledge the funding and support of the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

Conflict of Interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests

Keywords: Road injuries, Children, HDI, global burden of disease, Iran