Road Traffic and Other Unintentional Injuries Among Travelers to Developing Countries

[Road traffic injuries in developing countries: research and action agenda].

Road traffic injury (RTI) is the leading cause of death in persons aged 10-24 worldwide and accounts for about 15% of all male deaths. The burden of RTI is unevenly distributed amongst countries with over eighty-fold differences between the highest and lowest death rates. Thus the unequal risk of RTI occurring in the developing world, due to many reasons, including but not limited to rapid moto...

The neglected epidemic: road traffic injuries in developing countries.

O7: Epidemiology of Road Traffic Injuries among Children

Of all the unintentional injuries among children, about 38% are from children’s road traffic injuries (RTIs). This denotes 16.5% of mortality among children out of the global mortality for due to RTIs with fatal outcomes. As children grow older the predominant type of their injuries changes. Children aged among 5-19 are more likely to be injured on roads. They are mainly victims of the ad...

O6: How to Encourage Building a New Road Traffic Culture for Children in Developing Countries

Road traffic accidents (RTA) are one of the most important causes of death and disability all over the world. In developing countries the problem is more complicated. Based on the estimation by UNICEF, rate of RTA in Iran is 20 times more than world’s average. In Iran among all unintentional fatal injuries inflicted on children under five, traffic related fatalities are the leading cause ...

Road Traffic Accidents in Developing Countries

7 Acknowledgements: This report would not have been possible without the kind cooperation of the people met and contacted during the course of this review. We wish in particular to thank the following: ? Dr Krug and Ms Peden of the WHO for the warm welcome we received when we visited them in Geneva ? Pr Adnan A Hyder of the Global Forum for Health Research, Mr Bernes of the GRSP, Ms Nicole Muhl...