[The trend of injury epidemic in Ningxia].
OBJECTIVE
To study the epidemiological transition of injuries in Ningxia.


METHODS
Demographic and mortality data during 1990s in Ningxia were collected and analyzed for temporal trend with linear regression model.


RESULTS
During the past decade, mortality of injury raised by 28.22% among the residents in Ningxia and ranked the 3rd place in the causes of deaths. In 1999, the top four leading causes of injury deaths were traffic accident, suicide, drowning and poisoning. Overall injury mortality and mortalities of traffic accident and suicide increased, but mortality of drowning decreased during the past decade. As predicted, suicide will rank the 1st place in the causes of deaths among the residents in Ningxia by 2005.


CONCLUSIONS
Injury was one of major risk factors influencing health and death among the residents in Ningxia, with a temporal trend in its incidence. Effective research, prevention and control of traffic accident, suicide, drowning and poisoning should be focused.
Liu
Tianxi
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Department of Disease Control, Health Bureau, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan 750001, China.
Xia
Qing
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Li
Li
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Li
Cheng
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002423:Cause of Death; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004332:Drowning; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D011041:Poisoning; D013405:Suicide; D015996:Survival Rate; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality