International comparisons: we need to know a lot more
Open Access
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- opinion
- Published by BMJ in Injury Prevention
- Vol. 7 (4) , 267-269
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.7.4.267
Abstract
The report highlights the fact that overall 41% of the deaths are due to motor vehicle traffic crashes. Accordingly it compares countries in terms of the motor vehicle traffic fatality rates. Unfortunately the report does not delve further into these rates for clues as to where countries may differ. For example, is the risk of crash in New Zealand relative to other countries similar for all classes of road users? To answer this some help is offered by previous papers in this journal that describe the fatal injury burden for England and Wales,3 New Zealand,4 Australia,5 and the United States.6 This group of countries includes one with the best record, England and Wales, and one with the worst, New Zealand.Keywords
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