MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1991 May 17;40(19):312-4.
Pedestrian fatalities constitute approximately one seventh of all traffic-related deaths in the United States (1). In addition to the disproportionate numbers of pedestrian fatalities that occur among children and the elderly, minority populations are at increased risk for pedestrian deaths (2-4). In New Mexico, approximately half the population are minority persons--primarily Hispanics and American Indians. Injury fatality rates for these groups are substantially higher than national rates, especially for the state's American Indians (4,5). This report summarizes an analysis by the University of New Mexico School of Medicine of pedestrian fatalities among New Mexico's American Indians, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites.
行人死亡人数约占美国所有与交通相关死亡人数的七分之一（1）。除了儿童和老年人中行人死亡人数不成比例外，少数族裔人群行人死亡风险也更高（2 - 4）。在新墨西哥州，约一半人口为少数族裔——主要是西班牙裔和美国印第安人。这些群体的伤害死亡率远高于全国水平，尤其是该州的美国印第安人（4,5）。本报告总结了新墨西哥大学医学院对新墨西哥州美国印第安人、西班牙裔和非西班牙裔白人行人死亡情况的分析。
