Our Shrinking Globe: Implications for Child Unintentional Injuries

Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of deaths for children of all ages. Globally, they accounted for 15.4% of 2.6 million deaths recorded among children aged 1 to 14 years in 2013. The 12 highest burden countries in the world by absolute death count and mortality are low- and middle-income co...

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Published inThe Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 63; no. 1; p. 167
Main Authors Alonge, Olakunle, Khan, Uzma R, Hyder, Adnan A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2016
Subjects
Accident Prevention
Accidents, Traffic - mortality
Child
Drowning - prevention & control
Global Health
Humans
Pediatrics
Risk Factors
Wounds and Injuries - mortality
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
Road transport injuries
Unintentional injuries
Children
Low- and middle-income countries
Globalization
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Summary:Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of deaths for children of all ages. Globally, they accounted for 15.4% of 2.6 million deaths recorded among children aged 1 to 14 years in 2013. The 12 highest burden countries in the world by absolute death count and mortality are low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) except for Russia and Equatorial Guinea. These countries accounted for 58% of the 406,442 unintentional injury deaths among 1 to 14 year olds in 2013. Globalization drives inequalities in the distribution of economic gains, risks, and opportunities for preventing child unintentional injuries between high-income countries and LMIC.
ISSN:1557-8240
DOI:10.1016/j.pcl.2015.08.009