Open AccessDeaths from unintentional injuries in rural areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Author(s) -
H Soori,
Mohsen Naghavi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1999.5.1.55
Subject(s) - islamic republic , medicine , accidental , poison control , injury prevention , mortality rate , rural area , occupational safety and health , demography , scalding , environmental health , suicide prevention , geography , islam , surgery , physics , chemistry , archaeology , food science , pathology , sociology , acoustics
Deathsfrom accidental injury in the rural areas of 13 provinces in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1993 to 1994 were investigated. The crude mortality rate was 4.33 per 1000 and the number of deaths from unintentional injuries was 5213 [10.7% of all deaths]. There were more deaths among males than females [65.7 per 100, 000 versus 26.1 per 100, 000]. After the age of 1 year, over 65-year-olds had the highest average of deaths resulting from injuries [111.9 per 100, 000]. The leading causes of death were traffic accidents [55.0%], drowning [10.1%], falls [9.5%]and burns and scalding [9.5%]. Since most injuries are preventable, their reduction should be considered a priority