Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019

<strong>Background:</strong> accidents constitute chains of events and circumstances that lead to the occurrence of unintentional injuries. They are responsible for numerous deaths every year in the world. In 2019, traffic accidents and falls were among the top 20 causes of death. In Cub...

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Main Authors: Amarilys Jiménez Chiquet, Moura Revueltas Agüero, Maritza Benítez Martínez, Elvira Sánchez Sordo, Taiss Cárdenas Soto
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Published: Universidad de las Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1223
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author Amarilys Jiménez Chiquet
Moura Revueltas Agüero
Maritza Benítez Martínez
Elvira Sánchez Sordo
Taiss Cárdenas Soto
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description <strong>Background:</strong> accidents constitute chains of events and circumstances that lead to the occurrence of unintentional injuries. They are responsible for numerous deaths every year in the world. In 2019, traffic accidents and falls were among the top 20 causes of death. In Cuba, they stood as the fifth cause of mortality from all causes and ages in the decade 2010-2019. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize mortality from accidents in Cuba in the 2010-2019 decade. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> an ecological, longitudinal, descriptive study of annual mortality due to accidents in Cuba was carried out, throughout the decade from 2010 to 2019. The statistical yearbooks, published from 2012 to 2022, by the Directorate of Medical Records and Health Statistics, from the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba, constituted the main source of information. For its statistical processing, the data obtained were included in a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel and the results were expressed in figures and tables. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> the gross mortality rates due to accidents in Cuba in the 2010-2019 decade increased from 43 to 49.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, the highest being due to falls: 23.7 in 2018 and 23.4 per 100 000 inhabitants in 2019. The years of potential life lost due to accidents decreased from 5.4 to 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants between 1 and 74 years of age. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> in Cuba, in the 2010-2019 decade, an increase in mortality from accidents was observed at the expense of accidental falls, these more frequently in the female sex.
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spelling doaj-art-0119d65be238407a863119262126cf372025-01-30T21:22:02ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342023-05-01132144152632Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019Amarilys Jiménez Chiquet0Moura Revueltas Agüero1Maritza Benítez Martínez2Elvira Sánchez Sordo3Taiss Cárdenas Soto4Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. La Habana.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. La Habana.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. La Habana.Ministerio de Salud PúblicaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. La Habana.<strong>Background:</strong> accidents constitute chains of events and circumstances that lead to the occurrence of unintentional injuries. They are responsible for numerous deaths every year in the world. In 2019, traffic accidents and falls were among the top 20 causes of death. In Cuba, they stood as the fifth cause of mortality from all causes and ages in the decade 2010-2019. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize mortality from accidents in Cuba in the 2010-2019 decade. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> an ecological, longitudinal, descriptive study of annual mortality due to accidents in Cuba was carried out, throughout the decade from 2010 to 2019. The statistical yearbooks, published from 2012 to 2022, by the Directorate of Medical Records and Health Statistics, from the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba, constituted the main source of information. For its statistical processing, the data obtained were included in a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel and the results were expressed in figures and tables. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> the gross mortality rates due to accidents in Cuba in the 2010-2019 decade increased from 43 to 49.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, the highest being due to falls: 23.7 in 2018 and 23.4 per 100 000 inhabitants in 2019. The years of potential life lost due to accidents decreased from 5.4 to 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants between 1 and 74 years of age. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> in Cuba, in the 2010-2019 decade, an increase in mortality from accidents was observed at the expense of accidental falls, these more frequently in the female sex.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1223accidentesaños potenciales de vida perdidoscausa de muertecuba
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Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019
Revista Finlay
accidentes
años potenciales de vida perdidos
causa de muerte
cuba
title Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019
title_full Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019
title_fullStr Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019
title_short Characterization of Mortality from Accidents in Cuba in the Decade 2010-2019
title_sort characterization of mortality from accidents in cuba in the decade 2010 2019
topic accidentes
años potenciales de vida perdidos
causa de muerte
cuba
url https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1223
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