Analysis on injury related deaths in the elderly aged ≥60 years in Jing'an district of Shanghai, 1975-2014

VernacularTitle:上海市静安区1975-2014年60岁及以上老年人伤害死亡分析
Author: Xin ZHANG ¹ ; Xiaoting CHU ; Bing SHEN ; Yanmin WANG ; Yunhui WANG ; Xiaoming YANG
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1. 200041,上海市静安区疾病预防控制中心
Keywords: Injury; Death cause analysis; Elderly
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2016;37(11):1514-1518
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To understand the characteristics and distribution of injury related deaths in residents aged ≥60 years in Jing'an district of Shanghai and provide evidence for the prevention of injury and effective intervention in this population.Methods According to the data from diseases surveillance and death-reporting system in Jing'an during 1975-2014,the causes of 5 199 injury related deaths were analyzed.Results The average injury related mortality in the elderly aged ≥60 years in Jing'an was 159.37/100 000 during this period.The injury related mortality increased with age.Fall was the first cause of injury related death,accounting for 53.30％.The characteristics and distribution of injury related deaths varied with age and gender.Conclusion Injury has become an important cause affecting the health of the elderly.It is necessary to conducted targeted injury prevention and control in the elderly in communities.