title: Are national injury prevention and research efforts matching the distribution of injuries across sectors?
abstract: In 2011, 88% of all unintentional injury fatalities occurred in home and leisure environments in Sweden, while transportation fatalities accounted for 10% and work/school injuries for 2%. The corresponding proportions among non-fatal injuries were 75, 12 and 13%, respectively. However, 83% of the national governmental expenditure on unintentional injury prevention in 2011 was allocated to transportation safety, 7% to home and leisure, and 10% to the work sector including schools. Likewise, around 85% of the governmental research budget aimed for unintentional injury research was allocated to the transportation sector, 9% to home and leisure environments, and 6% to the work and school sector. Our results reveal a striking lack of correspondence between problem profile and governmental countermeasures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jaldell
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ryen
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sund
authors.affiliation: Karlstad University, Centre for Public Safety, Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ragnar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000191:economics*; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality