Injury Prevention in China: Government-Supported Initiatives on the Leading Causes of Injury-Related Deaths.

• Autores: Liping Li, Jingzhen Yang
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 109, Nº. 4, 2019, págs. 557-558
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article focuses on government-supported initiatives in China to help reduce injury-related deaths. It states injuries are one of the top five causes of death in China in 2018 and cause over 500,000 deaths annually with rural residents and men having the highest mortality rate from injuries. It comments 80 percent of accidental injuries in China are road traffic injuries and mentions the use of infrastructure improvements, legal mandates, and educational campaigns to reduce injury incidence.