Kibel S M, Bradshaw D, Joubert G
Child Safety Centre, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, RSA.
S Afr Med J. 1990 Oct 6;78(7):392-7.
Trends in major causes of injury mortality and the proportion of total deaths attributable to injuries from 1968 to 1985 for white, coloured and Asian children less than 15 years in the RSA were examined. There were 937 injury deaths in 1968 and 853 in 1985 but no clear trends in overall mortality rates were observed. There were, however, marked fluctuations in injury mortality rates from year to year with peaks in 1975 and 1981/1982. The impact of injury as a cause of death has increased relative to a decrease in other diseases, notably gastro-enteritis and malnutrition in children less than 5 years. Patterns varied considerably between age, sex and population groups. Overall, road and burn death rates decreased while drowning and assault rates increased. Reasons for observed trends are discussed and the need for the collection of reliable national data for the total population is highlighted.
对1968年至1985年期间南非15岁以下白人、有色人种和亚洲儿童伤害死亡率的主要原因以及伤害导致的死亡占总死亡人数的比例趋势进行了研究。1968年有937例伤害死亡，1985年有853例，但未观察到总体死亡率的明显趋势。然而，伤害死亡率逐年有显著波动，在1975年和1981/1982年出现峰值。相对于其他疾病（尤其是5岁以下儿童的肠胃炎和营养不良）的减少，伤害作为死亡原因的影响有所增加。不同年龄、性别和人群组的模式差异很大。总体而言，道路和烧伤死亡率下降，而溺水和袭击死亡率上升。讨论了观察到的趋势的原因，并强调了收集可靠的全国总人口数据的必要性。
