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Road Accident Mortality Rate of the Iranian Elderly from 2006 to 2008
- Source :
- Sālmand, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 49-56 (2012)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, 2012.
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Abstract
- Objectives: Mortality rate in traffic accident is high for Iranian elderly. Twenty percent of elderly people are involved in traffic accident in Iran `s cities every year. Methods & Materials: This study is a descriptive cross sectional study. All data in this field from 2006 to 2008 collected from forensic medicine centers across the country and were analyzed with SPSS software. Results: In general, 12029 deaths due to traffic accident occurred in people over 60 years old in Iran from 2006 to 2008. On average 65% of deaths were occurred in young-old: 34.5% in old group and 0.5% in the old-old group. In these years 19.2% of death in elderly people was occurred in drivers, 56.9% in pedestrians and 23.2% in occupants. On average, each year 46% of deaths in traffic accidents were happened in cities 46.3% on suburban roads, and 6.8% were occurred on rural roads. Conclusion: The rate of traffic accident in Iran is about 20 folds in compare to those of other countries. In years of study mortality rate in old and old-old age groups were increased and in young-old group was decreased. The frequency of deaths in elderly people due to traffic accidents was decreased in suburban roads and increased in urban roads.
Details
- Language :
- Persian
- ISSN :
- 1735806X
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Sālmand
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2b71973a23c34a10aa4c59546a913c7b
- Document Type :
- article