Analysis on Mortality Rate and Cause of Injury among the Urban and Rural Residents in Hebei Province during 2004—2005

Objective To understand the mortality rate and cause of the injury in Hebei province in order to provide scientific theoretical basis for drawing up effective prevention measures.Methods The injury deaths data was collected from 18 surveillance spots in Hebei province during 2004—2005,and the injury was classified with ICD-10 and the corresponding mortality rates were calculated.Results The average injury mortality rate was 54.02/100 000(the age-adjusted rate was 51.62/100 000).It was the 5 th-ranked cause of death.The leading five causes of injury were traffic injury by motor vehicles, traffic injury by non-motor vehicles,suicide,poisoning and fall,which accounted for 23.96%,22.05%,13.10%,11.99%, 5.62%,respectively.The average injury mortality rate in rural(58.48/100 000)was higher than in urban(31.60/100 000)(χ~2= 255.82,P0.01),and men(78.88/100 000)higher than women(27.72/100 000)(χ~2=1 670.19,P0.01).The injury mortahty rate was highly associated with age.Injury was the main death cause in population aged 1-39 yrs.Conclusion Injury was one of the main death causes in Hebei province and was the most important risk factor for the youth.It implicates that a comprehensive intervention should be implemented timely.