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Road Traffic Injuries

Current Global SituationCurrent Global Situation

Road traffic crashes (RTCs) account for a high proportion of morbidity and mortality globally.

Every day about 3000 people die and 30,000 are seriously injured on the roads.

Annually, the number of people killed in RTCs is estimated at almost 1.2 million, while the number injured could be as high as 50 million.

Global Burden of Disease

1990 2020Rank Disease or Injury Rank Disease or Injury

1 Lower Respiratory Infections 1 Ischeamic Heart Disease

2 Diarrhoeal Diseases 2 Unipolar Major Depression

3 Perinatal Conditions 3 Road Traffic Injuries

4 Unipolar Major Depression 4 Cerebrovascular Disease

5 Ischeamic Heart Disease 5 Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

6 Cerebrovascular Disease 6 Lower Respiratory Infections

7 Tuberculosis 7 Tuberculosis

8 Measles 8 War

9 Road Traffic Injuries 9 Diarrhoeal Diseases

10 Congenital Abnormalities 10 HIVChanges in rank order of DALYs for the 10 leading causes of the global burden of disease. Murray CJL, Lopez AD, 1996

Why Global Prototype

Road Traffic Injuries are highly preventable To develop effective prevention strategies,

countries need accurate, complete, timely data Most developed countries have efficient traffic

injury surveillance systems Only a few developing countries have such

systems due to lack of resources A global prototype will help many developing

countries to develop their own surveillance systems and provide internationally comparable data

System Objectives

to provide accurate, complete, timely data on road traffic injuries that are crucial for making good management decisions

to determine the incidence, characteristics and risk factors of rod traffic injuries

to identify areas where intervention is needed to propose cost effective interventions. to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of

injury prevention programmes over time. to compare local, regional, national and

international data on road traffic injuries

Current Situation

JapanJTDB – Japan Trauma Data Bank

In the developing world Thailand - Injury Surveillance System

(since 1993) Cambodia - Road Traffic Accident and Victim

Information System (since 2004) Sri Lanka - Trauma Surveillance System

(since 2006 – a pilot project)

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Expected Outcome

A global prototype which allows to compare country data which can be implemented in any country with minor adjustments

Provide accurate, complete, timely data for prevention strategies

Produce reports periodically and at the request Convert data to standard statistical and

demographic software. i.e. SPSS, Epinfo Ease future research work in RTI prevention