Injuryrelated mortality among children aged 0-14 years in Hunan Province during 2014-2021
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.08.026
- VernacularTitle:湖南省2014—2021年0~14岁儿童伤害死亡情况
- Author:
LIU Yuan, YIN Li, XU Qiaohua, JIN Donghui
1
Author Information
1. Department of Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha (410005) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Wounds and injuries;
Mortality;
Public health surveillance;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(8):1234-1237
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore injury related mortality among children aged 0-14 years in Hunan, to provide reliable data support for injury prevention among children aged 0-14 years in the region.
Methods:A descriptive analysis on child mortality data from 2014 to 2021 of injuries collected from 28 death surveillance spots in Hunan was conducted.
Results:The mortality rate of injures among children aged 0-14 years in Hunan decreased from 20.19/100 000 (adjusted mortality: 25.32/100 000) in 2014 to 11.05/100 000 (adjusted mortality: 13.71/100 000) in 2021 (APC=-9.4%, P <0.05), and the annual average mortality rate was 14.86/100 000, there were 17.29/100 000 boys and 11.96/100 000 girls, with statistically significant gender differences ( χ 2= 27 835.54 , P <0.05). The average mortality rate of drowning among different causes of injury and death was 5.98/100 000, followed by the average mortality rate of road traffic accidents of 3.38/100 000.
Conclusion:There is a downward trend of deaths due to injures for children aged 0-14 years in Hunan during 2014-2021, with an obvious gender difference. Drowning and traffic accidents are the main cause of injury related deaths for children aged 0-14 years. Steady monitoring of children injury is vital for children injury prevention. Children safety and health education, and related effective policies and legal provisions should be developed and enhanced.
