Disparities in Paediatric Injury Mortality between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in British Columbia, 2001-2009

Injury is the leading cause of death among children and youth in Canada. Significant disparities in injury mortality rates have been observed between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, but little is known about the age-, sex-, and mechanism-specific patterns of injury causing death. This stu...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2016-07, Vol.13 (7), p.651
Main Authors: Amram, Ofer, Walker, Blake Byron, Schuurman, Nadine, Pike, Ian, Yanchar, Natalie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age groups
American Indian or Alaska Native - statistics & numerical data
Asphyxia
British Columbia - epidemiology
Census of Population
Child
Child Mortality
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Death
Female
Fires
Geographic information systems
Humans
Injury prevention
Male
Mortality
Native North Americans
Pediatrics
Populations
Registries
Rural areas
Rural populations
Trends
Violence
Vital statistics
Wounds and Injuries - mortality
Youth
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Summary:Injury is the leading cause of death among children and youth in Canada. Significant disparities in injury mortality rates have been observed between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, but little is known about the age-, sex-, and mechanism-specific patterns of injury causing death. This study examines paediatric mortality in British Columbia from 2001 to 2009 using comprehensive vital statistics registry data. We highlight important disparities in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mortality rates, and use the Preventable Years of Life Lost (PrYLL) metric to identify differences between age groups and the mechanisms of injury causing death. A significantly greater age-adjusted mortality rate was observed among Aboriginal children (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 1.41, 3.06), and significantly higher rates of death due to assault, suffocation, and fire were detected for specific age groups. Mapped results highlight regional disparities in PrYLL across the province, which may reflect higher Aboriginal populations in rural and remote areas. Crucially, these disparities underscore the need for community-specific injury prevention policies, particularly in regions with high PrYLL.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph13070651