Injury

The growing acceptance of injuries as a preventable public health problem over the past decade or so has lead to the development of preventative strageties, and, consequently, a decrease in the human death toll due to injuries in some countries. However, injuries continue to rank among the leading causes of death and burden of diseases and occur in all regions and countries, affecting people in all age and income groups. The date presented here are taken from the Global Burden of Disease 2000 database, version 1 (GBD 2000 project), and combines mortality data derived from national vital registration systems with information obtained from surveys, censuses, epidemiological studies and health service data.