Contributions of injury deaths to changes in life expectancy and disparity: A comparative analysis of G7 countries over two decades.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the high level of economic development in the Group of Seven (G7) countries, injury deaths remain a public health concern in these countries. This paper examines the contribution of injury deaths to changes in life expectancy (LE) and life disparity (LD) in the G7 countries.

Methods

We used annual data from the WHO mortality database to compute LE and LD during 2001-03 and 2017-19. The contributions of injury deaths to LE and LD changes for each sex were decomposed by age and cause using a continuous-change model.

Results

Across the G7 countries combined, LE (LD) increased by 2.12 (0.25) and 2.73 (0.16) years for females and males, respectively. While most injury-related deaths contributed to increases in LE and decreases in LD, these gains were off

SUBMITTER: Bairami F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12323151 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature