Injury deaths in children under 5 years and disease burden in Sichuan Province

VernacularTitle:四川省五岁以下儿童伤害死亡情况及疾病负担分析
Author: Ziling ZHAO ; Fangyin WU ; Jie TANG ; Yingjia JIANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Injury; Death; Years of potential life lost; Working years of potential life lost
From: Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2014;21(6):377-380
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the status and the distribution of causes of injuries as well as disease burden in children under 5 years old in Sichuan Province.Methods The death information cards of children who died because of injuries in Sichuan Province in 2012 were analyzed,and the years of potential life lost and working years of potential life lost were calculated to evaluate the disease burden.Results 22.87％ (1 502/6 567) of children lost their lives because of injuries,the mortality of injury was 4.13‰,63.45％ of children died at the age between l and 4,and most of the children died at home or on the road; The top 3 causes of children death of injuries below 5 years old were drowning,accidental suffocation and traffic accidents.The years of potential life lost and working years of potential life lost were 73.05 years and 58.30 years.Conclusion Injury is one of the most mainly risk factor of health and life of children,the government should further prevent and control children injuries.