Soori H, Naghavi M
Department of Community Medicine, Medical School, Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Inj Prev. 1998 Sep;4(3):222-4. doi: 10.1136/ip.4.3.222.
To determine the incidence of children's fatal unintentional injuries in rural areas of Iran.
Thirteen provinces of Iran, with a total population of 11.3 million for 1993-94.
A descriptive epidemiological study, which obtained information about all deaths using a questionnaire from 6267 Health Houses (rural health centres) for one year, 1993-94. Subjects were residents who died from unintentional injuries.
Crude mortality rate was 4.33 per 1000. The number of childhood deaths from unintentional injuries was 1832 (16.6% of all deaths), more among males than females (43.7 v 31.2 per 100,000). Those under 1 had the highest rate, 114.7 per 100,000. The top three causes of deaths were traffic accidents (37.5%), drowning (17.9%), and burns and scalds (12.1%).
During the past decade there has been a marked decline in deaths from infectious diseases in Iran. However, at present, a high proportion of childhood deaths in rural areas are from unintentional injuries. Because all age groups and both sexes are victims of unintentional injuries, and most injuries are preventable, they must be considered as a priority health problem in Iran.
确定伊朗农村地区儿童意外致命伤的发生率。
伊朗的13个省份，1993 - 1994年总人口为1130万。
一项描述性流行病学研究，通过问卷调查从6267个健康之家（农村卫生中心）获取了1993 - 1994年一整年所有死亡情况的信息。研究对象为死于意外伤害的居民。
粗死亡率为每1000人中有4.33人。儿童意外伤害死亡人数为1832人（占所有死亡人数的16.6%），男性多于女性（每10万人中分别为43.7人和31.2人）。1岁以下儿童的发生率最高，为每10万人中有114.7人。死亡的三大主要原因是交通事故（37.5%）、溺水（17.9%）以及烧伤和烫伤（12.1%）。
在过去十年中，伊朗传染病导致的死亡人数显著下降。然而，目前农村地区很大一部分儿童死亡是由意外伤害造成的。由于所有年龄组和男女两性都是意外伤害的受害者，而且大多数伤害是可以预防的，因此在伊朗必须将其视为一个优先的健康问题。
