Impact of injury-related deaths on life expectancy in China, 2016

Abstract

This study aimed to illustrate the impact of injury-related deaths on life expectancy in China in 2016 and to identify the high-risk population. Standard life tables were used to calculate life expectancy and cause-eliminated life expectancy by utilizing mortality data from the national mortality surveillance system. In 2016, the life expectancy of Chinese residents was 78.91 years. After eliminating injury-related mortality, the life expectancy of the residents increased by 1.13 years, which was higher in male and rural residents compared with female and urban residents. The life expectancy on the Eastern and Central regions increased slowly compared with the Western region. The greatest influencing factor on life expectancy was road traffic injuries, followed by falls. Falls had a greater impact on life expectancy for children under 5 years old and those aged over 65 years. This study indicates that deaths caused by injury had a noteworthy impact on life expectancy in China. More attention should be paid to road traffic injuries, and effective preventive measures should be taken to reduce deaths related to injury to increase the life expectancy of residents, especially in children under 5 years and adults over 65 years. By reducing the deaths caused by injury, the life expectancy level is likely to further improve.

Post accidental injury: Mediating roles of emotional expressivity, rumination, and posttraumatic growth

“…In China, approximately 1.133 million people are accidentally injured in the workplace, and 275 126 people are unintentionally injured by traffic accidents (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China, 2020). Reports suggest that China's injury deaths will rise to 2.5 million in 2030 (Li et al, 2020). Accidental injury not only poses a great threat to health physically, but also causes negative psychological reactions, such as anxiety, depression, and post‐traumatic stress disorder (Beierl et al, 2020; Benjet et al, 2016; Nehra et al, 2019).…”

“…will rise to 2.5 million in 2030 (Li et al, 2020). Accidental injury not only poses a great threat to health physically, but also causes negative psychological reactions, such as anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (Beierl et al, 2020;Benjet et al, 2016;Nehra et al, 2019).…”

Association of Major Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases and Life Expectancy in China, 2019

“…who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diabetes) (accessed on 15 December 2021), the prevalence of diabetes in the world is of major concern. In 2014, 422 million people (or 8.5 percent of the population) had diabetes, compared with 108 million (4.7 percent) in 1980 [24,25]. The diabetes epidemic has had major health and socio-economic impacts [26][27][28], particularly in developing countries.…”