J Prev Med Public Health.  2012 Jan;45(1):8-13. 10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.1.8.

Trend of Mortality Rate and Injury Burden of Transport Accidents, Suicides, and Falls

• Kim KS
• Kim SD
• Lee SH

• KMID: 1120118
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.2012.45.1.8

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Recently injury has become a major world-wide health problem. But studies in Korea about injuries were very few. Thus, this study was conducted to analyze the trend of major injuries from 1991 to 2006 and to provide basic data for preventing injuries.
METHODS
This study was based on the National Statistical Office data from 1991 to 2006 and calculated to estimate the burden of major injuries by using the standard expected years of life lost (SEYLL) and total lost earnings equation.
RESULTS
For transport accidents, mortality, SEYLL and total lost earnings were increased from 1991 to 1996 and decreased from 2000 to 2006. On the other hand, for suicides, these were increased gradually. Since 2003, falls were included in ten leading causes of death. This study showed that injury causes major social and economical losses.
CONCLUSIONS
We could reduce injury related premature death through active interest in injury prevention program.

Keyword

Accidental falls; Standard expected years of life lost; Suicide; Total lost earnings; Traffic accidents

MeSH Terms

Accident Prevention
Accidental Falls/mortality/statistics & numerical data
Accidents/*mortality/*statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Traffic/mortality/statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cause of Death/trends
Child
Female
Humans
Korea/epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality/*trends
Sex Distribution
Suicide/trends
Wounds and Injuries/*epidemiology
Young Adult