title: [Comparing pedestrian injury mortality in Mexico City: ¿have changes occurred over a decade?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare and analyze the main characteristics associated with pedestrian injuries mortality in Mexico City.
  
  
  METHODS
  A crossectional design was done using the mortality database related with pedestrian fatality during the periods 1994-1997 and 2004-2007. Variables as sex, age, residence, education and place of evento ccurrence were analyzed. Standardized mortality ratios by delegation were used to the analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a reduction during 2004-2007 at least 17.5% in deaths by pedestrian injuries and mortality rate of 1.9/100.000 inhabitants on the first period.The high decrease was in men (4,6/100.000) than in women (1,2/100.000). (p<0,05). Four delegations presented the highest risk of pedestrian injuries death during both periods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results show significant changes among both periods. Differences by sex pointed out the need of a differential analysis of the problem. Contribute to elaborate new research questions to be addressed in the future to work on the prevention of this public health problem.
authors: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Jorge Martín
authors: JM
authors: Rodríguez-Hernández
authors: Julio César
authors: JC
authors: Campuzano-Rincón
authors: Martha
authors: M
authors: Híjar
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014504:Urban Health; D016138:Walking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D055815:Young Adult