Citation

Waigandt A, Reichle M. J. Saf. Res. 1988; 19(1): 41-44.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Accidents are the number one cause of death for Americans under the age of 35. Of the 145,000 deaths in this age group each year in this country, almost 37% are the result of an avoidable accident. The purpose of this inquiry was to analyze population longevity data relative to accident reduction in the light of competing risks. The cause-deleted life tables were developed utilizing the computer facilities at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas. Calculations based upon public health data and cause deletion indicate increases in population life expectancy due to total reduction of accident deaths for age groups 0-35 of 1.01 years for males and 0.36 years for females.