title: Trends of Mortality of Road Traffic Accidents in Fars Province, Southern Iran, 2004 - 2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to investigate the trends in mortality from road traffic accidents (RTA) in Fars Province, southern Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Age and sex-standardized mortality rate attributed to RTA from 2004 to 2010 in Fars Province was calculated using world standard population. We also used linear regression and chi-squared tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over the period of study (7 years), 12954 people died in RTA. The age- and sex-standardized mortality rate was 27 per 100,000. While the rate of death due to RTA had an incremental rate in age group 18-30 years and among women, it had a decreasing trend in age groups 35-45, under18 and among men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An increase in mortality rate of RTA among people aged 18-30 yr and women need to be addressed by health policy makers and other involved sections.
authors.affiliation: 1. Dept. of Epidemiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Jafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasanzadeh
authors.affiliation: 1. Dept. of Epidemiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moradinazar
authors.affiliation: 2. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Najafi
authors.affiliation: 3. Imam Khomeini Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Touraj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahmadi-Jouybary
keywords: Mortality; Road-Traffic accident; Trends