Trends in early and late deaths due to motor vehicle accidents in Japan.

Author(s)
Hitosugi, M. & Takatsu, A.
Year
Abstract

To clarify trends and urban-rural differences in the early death rate (deaths within 24 h divided by the deaths within 1 year after motor vehicle accident x100 [%]) due to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) in Japan. Mortality data were collected from the annual statistics of traffic accident research and vital statistics in Japan from 1980 through 1998 and analysed. Early death rates were nearly constant (73.9-78.0%) from 1980 through 1998. Early death rates were lower in younger and elderly groups. As regards to geographic variations, early death rates and 1-year death rates per 100,000 vehicles were significantly higher in rural areas (population density <1000/km(2)) than in urban areas. To investigate MVA deaths, both early and late deaths should be examined. Decreasing the early death rate, a new index for MVA death, which reflects the reduction of injury severity is important for preventing MVA deaths. (Author/publisher)

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C 26377 [electronic version only]
Source

Legal Medicine (Tokyo), Vol. 4 (2002), No. 3 (September), p. 174-177, 10 ref.

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