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Citation

Scuffham PA. Inj. Prev. 2008; 14(4): 217-219.

Affiliation

Health Economics, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia; (p.scuffham@griffith.edu.au)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ip.2008.019315

PMID

18676777

Abstract

Eighty-five percent of the worlds’ population live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although less than 40% of the world’s vehicles are found in LMICs, more than 85% of all deaths due to traffic crashes occur in LMICs. Fatality rates per 100 000 population in LMICs are substantially higher than those in high-income countries (HICs). For example, traffic crash fatality rates in the LMICs of Africa and Central/South America are 28.2 and 25.3 per 100 000 population, respectively, compared with 16.1 and 16.8 per 100 000 population in the HICs of North America and Europe, respectively. The high numbers of crashes, multiple deaths per crash, and the high mortality from traffic injuries all contribute to the high fatality rates in LMICs.

Language: en

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