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Burden of transport-related injuries in the eastern mediterranean region: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2017

Safiri, S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2021

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.34172/aim.2021.74
  3. Publisher: Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran , 2021
  4. Abstract:
  5. Background: Transport-related injuries (TIs) are a substantial public health concern for all regions of the world. The present study quantified the burden of TIs and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) in 2017 by sex and age. Methods: TIs and deaths were estimated by age, sex, country, and year using Cause of Death Ensemble modelling (CODEm) and DisMod-MR 2.1. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), which quantify the total burden of years lost due to premature death or disability, were also estimated per 100 000 population. All estimates were reported along with their corresponding 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). Results: In 2017, there were 5.5 million (UI 4.9-6.2) transport-related incident cases in the EMR - a substantial increase from 1990 (2.8 million; UI 2.5-3.1). The age-standardized incidence rate for the EMR in 2017 was 787 (UI 705.5-876.2) per 100 000, which has not changed significantly since 1990 (-0.9%; UI -4.7 to 3). These rates differed remarkably between countries, such that Oman (1303.9; UI 1167.3-1441.5) and Palestine (486.5; UI 434.5-545.9) had the highest and lowest age-standardized incidence rates per 100 000, respectively. In 2017, there were 185.3 thousand (UI 170.8-200.6) transport-related fatalities in the EMR - a substantial increase since 1990 (140.4 thousand; UI 118.7-156.9). The age-standardized death rate for the EMR in 2017 was 29.5 (UI 27.1-31.9) per 100 000, which was 30.5% lower than that found in 1990 (42.5; UI 36.8-47.3). In 2017, Somalia (54; UI 30-77.4) and Lebanon (7.1; UI 4.8-8.6) had the highest and lowest age-standardized death rates per 100,000, respectively. The age-standardised DALY rate for the EMR in 2017 was 1,528.8 (UI 1412.5-1651.3) per 100 000, which was 34.4% lower than that found in 1990 (2,331.3; UI 1,993.1-2,589.9). In 2017, the highest DALY rate was found in Pakistan (3 454 121; UI 2 297 890- 4 342 908) and the lowest was found in Bahrain (8616; UI 7670-9751). Conclusion: The present study shows that while road traffic has become relatively safer (measured by deaths and DALYs per 100 000 population), the number of transport-related fatalities in the EMR is growing and needs to be addressed urgently. © 2021 Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran. All rights reserved
  6. Keywords:
  7. Age standardized death rate ; Cause of death ; Disability-adjusted life year ; Disease burden ; Disease surveillance ; Fatality ; Global disease burden ; Human ; ICD-9 ; Injury ; Kuwait ; Lebanon ; Morbidity ; Morocco ; Mortality rate ; Oman ; Pakistan ; Palestine ; Premature mortality ; Prevalence ; Somalia ; Southern Europe ; Transport related injury
  8. Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine ; Volume 24, Issue 7 , 2021 , Pages 512-525 ; 10292977 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://aimjournal.ir/Article/aim-19616