title: Epidemiology of deaths from injuries in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: A 1-year study of fatal injuries was carried out in 10 provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on a population of 16 740 637 in 2000-01. All reported deaths were compared and validated with other sources of death registration. Out of 66 846 deaths, 9733 (58/100 000) resulted from injuries. Overall, 14.9% of all deaths with 26.9% of years of lost life were from injuries. Most fatal injuries were unintentional (48.0/100 000). Deaths from traffic injuries (30.0/100 000) are the highest in the world. Of 1693 intentional fatal injuries, 61% were due to suicide, at a mean age of 29 years.
authors.affiliation: Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naghavi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soori
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D026712:Value of Life; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000092864:Suicide Prevention