title: Growing inequalities in child injury deaths in Europe.
abstract: In this short report, we describe and compare mortality data for injuries in children aged <15 years in the WHO European region as estimated by the WHO Global Health Estimates for 2000 and 2011. Child injury deaths have decreased overall. Mortality rate ratios between low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and high-income countries in the region show an increase in relative inequalities for childhood deaths from unintentional injuries and a narrowing from intentional injury. This growing inequality in unintentional injury is a public health concern and calls for renewed efforts to reduce childhood injuries in LMIC the region.
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Noncommunicable Disease and Promoting Health Through the Life-Course.
authors.forename: Anya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Göpfert
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Noncommunicable Disease and Promoting Health Through the Life-Course Din@euro.who.int.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.affiliation: 2 Division of Information, Evidence, Research and Innovation, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, UN City, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rakovac
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Noncommunicable Disease and Promoting Health Through the Life-Course.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mitis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*