Global Progress in Road Injury Mortality since 2010

Peishan Ning; David C Schwebel; Helai Huang; Li Li; Jun Li; Guoqing Hu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164560

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Global Progress in Road Injury Mortality since 2010

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Global Progress in Road Injury Mortality since 2010

Peishan Ning, David C Schwebel, Helai Huang, Li Li, Jun Li and Guoqing Hu

PloS one, Vol.11(10), p.e0164560

10/11/2016

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164560

PMCID: PMC5058515

PMID: 27727318

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Abstract

We aimed to examine progress in global road injury mortality since the initiation of Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. We examined annual percent changes in age-adjusted road traffic mortality using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Association between changes in road traffic mortality and legislative efforts in individual nations was explored using data from Global Status Reports on Road Safety 2013 and 2015. We found that global age-adjusted mortality, both overall and for user-specific road traffic injuries, decreased significantly between 2010 and 2013 (annual percent change in rates range from -1.43% to -0.99%). Developed countries witnessed a larger decrease than developing countries in both overall and user-specific road mortality (about 2.0-4.6 times). However, there were substantial disparities within developed countries and within developing countries, with some countries seeing large reductions in mortality rates and others seeing none. The annual percent change in road traffic mortality during 2010-2013 was significantly correlated with total national law enforcement score (Spearman rs = -0.38). We concluded that results highlight the need for continued effort to reduce the burden of road injury mortality, especially in LMIC countries.

Accidents, Traffic - mortality

Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data

Databases, Factual

Developed Countries

Developing Countries

Humans

Law Enforcement

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Title: Subtitle: Global Progress in Road Injury Mortality since 2010
Creators: Peishan Ning - Central South University
David C Schwebel - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Helai Huang - Central South University
Li Li - Central South University
Jun Li - Beijing Normal University
Guoqing Hu - Central South University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: PloS one, Vol.11(10), p.e0164560
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164560
PMID: 27727318
PMCID: PMC5058515
NLM abbreviation: PLoS One
ISSN: 1932-6203
eISSN: 1932-6203
Language: English
Date published: 10/11/2016
Academic Unit: Research Administration
Record Identifier: 9984949177502771

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