title: Population characteristics of traffic accident-related deaths in Japan and Ireland, 1950-2000.
abstract: To compare epidemiological characteristics of traffic accidents in Japan and Ireland, we analyzed mortality and the negative effect on life expectancy between 1950 and 2000 and generated a multivariate model. The characteristics were similar in the two countries: The time trends showed an increase in mortality followed by a decrease. The mortality rates were about 13 and 5/100,000 for males and females, respectively, in 2000. Correlation coefficients for sex were over 0.9. Age distribution obeyed the natural logarithm regularity. The negative effect on life expectancy was about 0.34 year for males, and 0.13 year for females. The economic level was positively associated with mortality, whereas "number of vehicles owned" was associated negatively. In conclusion, we can take advantage of the broad consistencies in these two countries when we draw up an intervention strategy. Any preventive strategy should be directed to the young, particularly males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Misumi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis