Unit1Magnitudeandimpactofroadtrafficinjuries.pptVIP

U n i t 1 Magnitude and impact of road traffic injuries ;Objectives;1.2 million deaths a year 20-50 million are injured or disabled 11th leading cause of death account for 2.1% of all deaths globally; Distribution of global injury mortality by cause;; Road traffic injury mortality rates (per 100 000 population) in WHO regions, 2002; 2030 Disease or injury;Source: Kopits E, Cropper M., 2003.;Downward trends in road traffic fatalities in high-income countries;Upward trends in road traffic fatalities in low-and middle-income countries;Upward trends in road traffic fatalities in low-and middle-income countries;Upward trends in road traffic fatalities in low-and middle-income countries;Most of those killed are vulnerable road users;; Costs (US $ billion);Economic costs of road traffic injuries to households ; Worldwide, about 1.2 million persons are killed in road traffic crashes every year. 20 million to 50 million more are injured or disabled in these crashes. Road traffic injuries account for 2.1% of global mortality and 23% of all injury deaths worldwide. Road traffic injuries are predicted to rise from tenth place in 2002 to eighth place in 2030 as a cause of death.; There are downward trends in road traffic deaths in high-income countries and increases in most low- and middle-income countries. The global economic cost of road traffic injuries is about US $ 518 billion per year.;;;; Questions to think about; Questions to think about; Questions to think about