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. 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):187-198.
doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-0987-0. Epub 2017 Aug 3.

Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Transportation Injuries Collaborators
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Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Transportation Injuries Collaborators. Int J Public Health. 2018 May.

Abstract

Objectives: Transport injuries (TI) are ranked as one of the leading causes of death, disability, and property loss worldwide. This paper provides an overview of the burden of TI in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by age and sex from 1990 to 2015.

Methods: Transport injuries mortality in the EMR was estimated using the Global Burden of Disease mortality database, with corrections for ill-defined causes of death, using the cause of death ensemble modeling tool. Morbidity estimation was based on inpatient and outpatient datasets, 26 cause-of-injury and 47 nature-of-injury categories.

Results: In 2015, 152,855 (95% uncertainty interval: 137,900-168,100) people died from TI in the EMR countries. Between 1990 and 2015, the years of life lost (YLL) rate per 100,000 due to TI decreased by 15.5%, while the years lived with disability (YLD) rate decreased by 10%, and the age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rate decreased by 16%.

Conclusions: Although the burden of TI mortality and morbidity decreased over the last two decades, there is still a considerable burden that needs to be addressed by increasing awareness, enforcing laws, and improving road conditions.

Keywords: Burden of disease; Eastern Mediterranean Region; Transport injuries.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this paper have complied with all ethical standards and do not have any conflicts of interest to disclose at the time of submission. The funding source played no role in the design of the study, the analysis and interpretation of data, and the writing of the paper. The study did not involve human participants and/or animals; therefore, no informed consent was needed.

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest at this time.

Figures

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Map of age-standardized mortality rates for transport injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, both sexes, in 2015. (Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, Eastern Mediterranean Countries, 2015)
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Age-standardized mortality rates for sub-causes of transport injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, by sex and by country, in 2015. (Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, Eastern Mediterranean Countries, 2015)
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YLL and YLD rates for transport injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, both sexes, in 2015. YLD years lived with disability, YLL years of life lost. (Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, Eastern Mediterranean Countries, 2015)
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DALY rates per 100,000 population for transport injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region both sexes combined, by country, in 1990 and 2015. DALY disability-adjusted life-years, YLD years lived with disability, YLL years of life lost. (Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, Eastern Mediterranean Countries, 1990–2015)
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