Mortality of motorcyclists due to traffic injuries in Brasil: a population-based study in Brazilian capitals
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Published on: September 21, 2017
Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza1, João Paulo Silva de Paiva1, Thiago Cavalcanti Leal1
1Núcleo de Estudos em Medicina Social e Preventiva. Departamento de Medicina. Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Arapiraca, AL, Brasil.
Objective:
To analyze the mortality trend of young men who were victims of traffic injuries involving motorcycles in all Brazilian capitals from 2001 to 2015.
Methods:
A time-series study on all deaths of men aged 20-39 years old due to traffic injuries involving motorcycles in all 27 Brazilian capitals. We used the joinpoint regression model for temporal analysis and calculated the Annual Percent Change (APC) and Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) to verify the mortality trends.
Results:
A total of 12,058 deaths of young men were recorded in the Brazilian capitals during the period studied. The highest mortality rates were observed in Boa Vista/Roraima (34.0/100,000 population) and Palmas/Tocantins (29.80/100,000). Twelve of the 27 capitals showed an increasing trend in mortality, with the highest percentage increase being observed in Salvador (APC: 29.0%) and São Paulo (APC: 13.1%). None of the capitals showed a decline in the trend of mortality.
Conclusions:
Overall, the mortality of young men from traffic injuries involving motorcycles shows an increasing trend in 12 of the 27 capitals, which represents a public health problem that requires the implementation of more effective public policies.
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