STUDY ON THE MORTALITY OF INJURY AMONG RESIDENTS IN DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SPOTS IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN GUANGXI PROVINCE FROM 2001 TO 2005

[Objective]To understand the characteristics and trend of injury by analyzing the death cases of injury of disease surveillance spots in Guangxi.[Methods]The data from disease surveillance spots in Guangxi from 2001 to 2005 were analyzed and compared.[Results]Injury was the fourth leading causes of the death,the death trend fell slowly from 2001 to 2004,but it rose in 2005. The mortality rate of rural inhabitants was higher than urban inhabitants,and males was with a higher mortality rate than females. The leading causes of injuries were traffic accidents,iatric toxicity,accidental fall,suicide and drowning. The mortality rate of traffic accidents among rural inhabitants was higher than that among urban inhabitants,the death of druggers rose in rural areas. The leading groups which had high mortality rate were the groups of younger than 5 and older than 60.[Conclusion]Injury has been one of the leading death causes of population in Guangxi.