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Death and injury from motor vehicle crashes in Colombia

dc.contributor.authorPosada, Jaimees_ES
dc.contributor.authorBen-Michael, Elies_ES
dc.contributor.authorHerman, Alanes_ES
dc.contributor.authorKahan, Ernestoes_ES
dc.contributor.authorRichter, Elihues_ES
dc.date.accessioned2015
dc.date.available2015
dc.date.issued2000es_ES
dc.identifier.citationPosada, Jaime,Ben-Michael, Eli,Herman, Alan,Kahan, Ernesto,Richter, Elihu (2000) Death and injury from motor vehicle crashes in Colombia. Rev Panam Salud Publica;7(2) -,feb. 2000. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892000000200003&lng=pt&nrm=isoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892000000200003&lng=pt&nrm=isoes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/8854
dc.format.extenttabes_ES
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRev Panam Salud Publica;7(2),feb. 2000es_ES
dc.subjectFerimentos e Lesõespt_BR
dc.subjectMortees_ES
dc.subjectAcidentes de Trânsitopt_BR
dc.subjectColômbiaes_ES
dc.titleDeath and injury from motor vehicle crashes in Colombiaen_US
dc.typeJournal articlesen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.description.notesWe report data on the distribution and determinants of road deaths and injuries for all victims in Colombia, with the aim of defining targets and priorities for highway death prevention in that country and other rapidly urbanizing nations. Using information from Colombia's Fund for the Prevention of Road Injury and the national death registry, we studied data on deaths and injuries from 1991 to 1995 for the nation as a whole and for the country's two largest cities, Santa Fe de Bogotá and Medellín. Deaths and injuries are rising in the nation as a whole. Of the deaths, 75 percent occur in urban areas, and 80 percent are in males. Pedestrians aged 15-34 are a peak subgroup. Thirty-four percent of deaths are attibutable to speeding and/or alcohol consumption. Death tolls are highest at night and on weekends. Specific priority targets for intervention are indicated by the fact that 75 percent of road deaths in Colombia occur in urban areas and that 80 percent of all victims are malesen_US


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