title: Unintentional injury mortality and external causes in Canada from 2001 to 2007.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To understand the distribution pattern and time trend of unintentional injury mortalities is crucial in order to develop prevention strategies.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed vital statistics data from Canada (excluding Quebec) for 2001 to 2007. Mortality rates were age- and sex-standardized to the 2001 Canadian population. An autoregressive model was used for time-series analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall mortality rate steadily decreased but unintentional injury mortality rate was stable over the study period. The three territories had the highest mortality rates. Unintentional injury deaths were less common in children than in youths/adults. After 60, the mortality rate increased steadily with age. Males were more likely to die of unintentional injury, and the male/female ratio peaked in the 25- to 29-year age group. Motor vehicle crashes, falls and poisoning were the three major causes. There was a substantial year after year increase in mortality due to falls. Deaths due to motor vehicle crashes and drowning were more common in summer months, and deaths caused by falls and burns were more common in winter months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The share of unintentional injury among all-cause mortality and the mortality from falls increased in Canada during the period 2001 to 2007.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ychen@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Q L
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004332:Drowning / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D014798:Vital Statistics; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology