title: [Accidents and accident mortality in Denmark--a comparison with Scandinavia and Europe].
abstract: As the development in mean age of the population and life expectancy has been less favourable in Denmark than in the rest of Western Europe, the Ministry of Health decided to investigate statistics for the period, 1972-1990, for the main areas where Danish life expectancy was poorer. A sharp increase in the incidence of accidental poisoning with medical drugs and alcohol during the period was found to be a factor contributing to the poorer Danish statistics during the period. In the subcategory, death after a fall, there was an increase in incidence among the elderly, but the loss of life-years remained constant. The subcategory, fatal road accidents, manifested a marked reduction in incidence, despite the increase in traffic density during the period, and there was a reduction in the loss of life-years. Thus, in the category, accidental deaths, the increase in the incidence of accidental poisonings would appear to be the only factor contributing to the poorer development in mean age and life expectancy in Denmark.
authors.affiliation: Ortopaedkirurgisk afd 0 og Ulykkes Analyse Gruppen, Odense Universitets Hospital.
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Röck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poulstrup
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabroe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steensberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Netterstrøm
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000401:mortality; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Ulykker og ulykkesdødsfald i Danmark--en sammenligning med Norden og EU.