Epidemiological profile of mortality due to injuries in three cities in the Guangxi Province, China

This study aimed to provide epidemiological information on injury mortality in three major cities in Guangxi Province of South Western China. This was a population-based descriptive study utilising surveillance and field-gathered data. Data were obtained from the disease surveillance information system and record on each death certificate. Mortality rates were compared between sex and among different age groups for different causes of injury. Regression modelling was applied to examine for any increasing trend of injury mortality within the study period. Drowning was a severe problem for boys and girls younger than 5 years. Among all estimated mortality rates (per 100,000 person-years) for all sex, age groups, and categories of death, they were the highest with a rate of 29.8 (95%CI = 16.7-42.9) for boys and 29.6 (95%CI = 15.9-43.3) for girls. The overall mortality rates of motor vehicle and other transport-related injury was also similar to those developed countries. There was a marginally significant trend of increasing injury mortality within the study period.