Demographic Factors Associated With Leading Causes of Injury Mortality in Ningbo, China: 2004-2013. (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Yinchao; Jiang, Xia; Li, Hui; Wang, Yong; Xu, Guozhang
• Is Part Of: Asia-Pacific journal of public health. Volume 28:Number 8(2016)
• Page Start: 706
• Page End: 716
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: injury -- epidemiology -- mortality rate -- health inequality -- China; Public health -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Public health -- Asia -- Periodicals; 362.1095
• DOI: 10.1177/1010539516669430
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-5395

Abstract

Injuries have emerged as a crucial public health concern in China. Data were obtained from the death registry system in Ningbo during 2004-2013. Mortality rates resulting from all injuries and the 6 most common types of injuries were analyzed to identify time trends using linear regression models on both the absolute scale and log scale. A decreased male to female ratio and increasing age were observed among the total injury deaths. The annual all-injury mortality rates declined considerably during the observation period. Injury mortality rates for motor vehicle traffic crashes, drowning, and suicide all showed a deceasing trend; however, only mortality from falls showed an increasing trend. There was a sharp increasing trend among females, with a disproportionate number of falls. The injury patterns in Ningbo are mostly comparable to those in high-income countries. Appropriate preventive strategies should be urgently tailored to control this aggressive evolution in older individuals and females.