TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnitude, trends and prevention of road traffic accidents in the Republic of South Africa
AU - Mabuza, Langalibalele H.
AU - Titus, Elton
AU - Adeniji, Adeloye A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by Stellenbosch University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020. The Authors.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Road traffic injuries (RTIs) constitute one of the five major disease burdens in South Africa with high mortality and morbidity. Thus far, the scientific enquiry into this burden has not been accompanied by successful government efforts to meet the challenge. Currently, more than 1.2 million people die and 20–50 million are with disabilities annually country-wide from RTIs. While there is a progressive reduction in mortality related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) conditions as a result of interventions, the mortality from RTI is seen to be progressively worsening as a result of increasing motorisation. There are disparities in the burden of RTI across different countries, with low-and middle-income countries bearing the highest burden. In Africa, 24.1 per 100 000 people die annually from RTI compared to 10.3 per 100 000 people in European countries. This opinion article investigates the magnitude, trends and prevention of RTI in South Africa.
AB - Road traffic injuries (RTIs) constitute one of the five major disease burdens in South Africa with high mortality and morbidity. Thus far, the scientific enquiry into this burden has not been accompanied by successful government efforts to meet the challenge. Currently, more than 1.2 million people die and 20–50 million are with disabilities annually country-wide from RTIs. While there is a progressive reduction in mortality related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) conditions as a result of interventions, the mortality from RTI is seen to be progressively worsening as a result of increasing motorisation. There are disparities in the burden of RTI across different countries, with low-and middle-income countries bearing the highest burden. In Africa, 24.1 per 100 000 people die annually from RTI compared to 10.3 per 100 000 people in European countries. This opinion article investigates the magnitude, trends and prevention of RTI in South Africa.
KW - Gross domestic product (GDP)
KW - High income
KW - Middle income
KW - Road traffic injury (RTI)
KW - South Africa (SAlow income
KW - World Health Organization (WHO)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086050895&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4102/safp.v62i1.5032
DO - 10.4102/safp.v62i1.5032
M3 - Article
C2 - 32501040
AN - SCOPUS:85086050895
SN - 1025-1979
VL - 62
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - South African Family Practice
JF - South African Family Practice
IS - 1
M1 - a5032
ER -