Premature avoidable deaths by road traffic injuries in Belgium: trends and geographical disparities

Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem. In this study, we chose Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) to analyse the trends during the period 1974-1994 and the relative impact of the traffic injuries death on total mortality and on total avoidable mortality in Belgium. We analysed the geographical trends over a 20-year period at the district level. The YPLL age-adjusted rates were analysed for four successive 5-year periods: 1974-1978, 1980-1984, 1985-1989, 1990-1994 and the ratios of YPLL rates were used to describe changes between 1974 and 1994 at district level. The YPLL rate... Mehr ...