Comparison of causes of injury death in residents in Kunming, 2006-2010

Objective To understand the injury death pattern and trend as well as the influence on people's health, provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control of injury. Methods Statistical analysis was conducted on the death cause surveillance data in Kunming fro 2006 to 2010 by using Access/Deathreg 2005 software and Excel. Results The injury death rate declined by 13.81% and ranked fourth among all death causes during this period, Totally 14 887 injury deaths were reported, the average annual death rate was 75.93/lakh and the standard death rate was 67.08/lakh. The gender specific average annual death rate and standard death rate were 101.80/lakh and 90.76/lakh respectively in males and 48.72/lakh and 41.89/lakh respectively in females. The first 5 injury death causes were traffic accident, suicide, accidental falling down, accidental poisoning and drowning. The death rate of traffic accidents increased by 9.11% from 18.44/lakh in 2006 to 20.12/lakh in 2010, the death rate of suicide declined by 39.53% from 19.91/lakh in 2006 to 12.04/lakh in 2010 and the death rate of accidental falling down declined by 12.60% from 16.59/lakh in 2006 to 14.50/lakh in 2010. Drowning and traffic accident were the major death causes respectively in males and females aged 0-14 years. Traffic accident and suicide were the major death causes respectively in males and females aged 15-59 years. Accidental falling down was the major death cause both in males and in females aged 60 years. The injury death rate and standard death rate were 42.84/lakh and 35.83/lakh respectively in residents in urban area and 98.50/lakh and 89.94/lakh respectively in residents in rural area. The first 5 death causes were traffic accident, accidental falling down, suicide, accidental poisoning and others in urban area and suicide, traffic accident, accidental falling down, accidental poisoning and drowning in rural area. Conclusion Injury has become one of the major deaths causes in the residents in Kunming, it is necessary to conduct comprehensive prevention and control according to the change trend of injury death causes.