title: Our Shrinking Globe: Implications for Child Unintentional Injuries.
abstract: Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of deaths for children of all ages. Globally, they accounted for 15.4% of 2.6 million deaths recorded among children aged 1 to 14 years in 2013. The 12 highest burden countries in the world by absolute death count and mortality are low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) except for Russia and Equatorial Guinea. These countries accounted for 58% of the 406,442 unintentional injury deaths among 1 to 14 year olds in 2013. Globalization drives inequalities in the distribution of economic gains, risks, and opportunities for preventing child unintentional injuries between high-income countries and LMIC.
authors.affiliation: International Injury Research Unit, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street E8622, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: oalonge1@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Olakunle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alonge
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Uzma R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: International Injury Research Unit, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street E8622, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: Adnan A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hyder
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D004332:Drowning / Q000517:prevention & control; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Children; Globalization; Low- and middle-income countries; Road transport injuries; Unintentional injuries