Analysis on alteration of road traffic casualties in western China from multi-department data in recent decade.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Road traffic safety has considerably improved in China. However, the changes may differ in the economically backward and altitude higher western region. This study aims to investigate changes in the occurrence and severity of traffic casualties in western China and illuminate several key causal factors.

Materials and methods

Traffic accident data from the Annual Traffic Accident Statistics Report combined with population and vehicle data from the China Statistics Bureau between 2009 and 2019, were retrospectively analyzed. Traffic accident numbers, fatalities, human injury (HI), case fatality rates (CFR), mortality per 100,000 population (MRP), and mortality per 10,000 vehicles (MRV) were compared between the western and eastern regions. The HI, CFR, MRV, and MRP

SUBMITTER: Qiu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686336 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature