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Childhood mortality due to unintentional injuries in Japan, 2000–2009

Hideaki Sekii1, Tadahiro Ohtsu, Takako Shirasawa

  • 1Department of Public Health, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan. hideaki.sekii@nifty.ne.jp

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|February 1, 2013
PubMed

Insights

Child injury deaths in Japan decreased significantly between 2000-2009. Transport accidents were the leading cause, with suffocation in infants and drowning in boys requiring targeted interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Unintentional injuries are a major cause of child mortality globally.
  • Understanding trends in child injury deaths is crucial for developing effective prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze trends in unintentional injury deaths among children (0-14 years) in Japan from 2000-2009.
  • To identify high-risk age groups and sexes and common injury types for targeted interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from Japan's Vital Statistics for the years 2000-2009.
  • Defined unintentional injury deaths using ICD-10 codes V01-X59.
  • Examined mortality changes by sex, age, and cause of death.

Main Results:

  • Overall child injury mortality decreased by 46.2% from 2000 to 2009.
  • Mortality rates for children aged 1-4 years were nearly halved.
  • Leading causes of death included transport accidents, threats to breathing, and drowning. Specific risks identified for suffocation in infants, drowning in boys, and transport accidents involving pedestrians/cyclists.

Conclusions:

  • Significant progress has been made in reducing child injury deaths in Japan.
  • Targeted interventions are needed for specific causes and demographics, including suffocation in infants, drowning in boys, and transport-related incidents involving pedestrians and cyclists.

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