Our Shrinking Globe: Implications for Child Unintentional Injuries.
Document Type
Article
Department
Emergency Medicine
Abstract
Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of deaths for children of all ages. Globally, they accounted for 15.4% of 2.6 million deaths recorded among children aged 1 to 14 years in 2013. The 12 highest burden countries in the world by absolute death count and mortality are low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) except for Russia and Equatorial Guinea. These countries accounted for 58% of the 406,442 unintentional injury deaths among 1 to 14 year olds in 2013. Globalization drives inequalities in the distribution of economic gains, risks, and opportunities for preventing child unintentional injuries between high-income countries and LMIC.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Pediatric Clinics of North America
Recommended Citation
Alonge, O.,
Khan, U. R.,
Hyder, A. A.
(2016). Our Shrinking Globe: Implications for Child Unintentional Injuries.. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 63(1), 167-179.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_emerg_med/80