title: Latin American Clinical Epidemiology Network Series - Paper 5: Years of life lost due to premature death in traffic accidents in Bogota, Colombia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to quantify the number of years of life lost in traffic accidents in Bogota, Colombia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The years of life lost were calculated using the 'age-standardized expected years of life lost' method, the table of Japanese adjusted life expectancy and the database of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Science between September 2012 and August 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During a period of 1 year, 430 people died and 10,056.3 years of life were lost in Bogota due to traffic accidents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mortality burden of traffic accidents in Bogota is high. Further studies are required in order to characterize the accidents and develop effective policy decisions.
authors: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cra. 7, No 40-62, Bogotá 110231, Colombia. Electronic address: quitianh@javeriana.edu.co.
authors: Hoover
authors: H
authors: Quitian-Reyes
authors: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Cra. 7, No 40-62, Bogotá 110231, Colombia.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Gómez-Restrepo
authors: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cra. 7, No 40-62, Bogotá 110231, Colombia.
authors: Maria Juliana
authors: MJ
authors: Gómez
authors: Corporación Fondo de Prevención Vial, Colombia.
authors: Salome
authors: S
authors: Naranjo
authors: National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Cll 7A, No 12A-51, Bogotá 110321, Colombia.
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Heredia
authors: National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Cll 7A, No 12A-51, Bogotá 110321, Colombia.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Villegas
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D003105:Colombia; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061213:Mortality, Premature
keywords: Death cause; Life extension; Premature death; Premature mortality; Traffic accidents; Years of potential life lost