An overview of Injury Mortality in Argentina Ingrid Waisman, MD Committee for Accident Prevention Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría

-10% -8,3% -34%

First 10 causes of death. Argentina 2003

90,9% 88,6% 76,4% 40,6% 48,1% 52,2% 55,4% 57,4% 61,1% 73,8%

From: Direccion de Estadisticas e Informacion de Salud, Ministry of Health, Argentina. Database 2003

ARGENTINA Population Density Population: 37.869.723 Jujuy Salta Formosa Tucuman Chaco Misiones Catamarca Santiago del Estero Corrientes La Rioja San Juan Santa Fe Cordoba Entre Rios San Luis Mendoza Ciudad Bs As Buenos Aires Population: 37.869.723 Area: 2,7 million sq km La Pampa Neuquen Country Population density: 13,8 inhabitants per sq km Rio Negro Chubut Santa Cruz From: INDEC, 2003 Tierra del Fuego

Unsatisfied basic needs (Percent) ARGENTINA Unsatisfied basic needs (Percent) Jujuy Salta Formosa Tucuman Chaco Misiones Catamarca Santiago del Estero Corrientes La Rioja San Juan Santa Fe Cordoba Entre Rios San Luis Mendoza Ciudad Bs As Buenos Aires La Pampa Neuquen Rio Negro Chubut Country: 17,7% Ciudad Buenos Aires: 7,8% Santa Cruz Tierra del Fuego From: INDEC, 2001

Inhabitants per vehicle ARGENTINA: Inhabitants per vehicle Jujuy Salta Formosa Tucuman Chaco Misiones Catamarca Santiago del Estero Corrientes La Rioja San Juan Santa Fe Cordoba Entre Rios San Luis Mendoza Ciudad Bs As Buenos Aires La Pampa Neuquen Rio Negro Country: 3,58 inhab. Per vehicle Ciudad Buenos Aires: 1,78 Chubut Santa Cruz Tierra del Fuego From: Registro Nacional de Antecedentes De Tránsito, 2003

All Injury Mortality Rate ARGENTINA: All Injury Mortality Rate Jujuy Salta Formosa Tucuman Chaco Misiones Catamarca Santiago del Estero Corrientes La Rioja San Juan Santa Fe Cordoba Entre Rios San Luis Mendoza Ciudad Bs As Buenos Aires La Pampa Neuquen Rio Negro Country: 48,2%ooo Chubut Santa Cruz Tierra del Fuego From: Direccion de Estadisticas e Información de Salud, 2003

ARGENTINA: Unintentional Injury Country: 27%ooo Jujuy Salta Formosa Tucuman Chaco Misiones Catamarca Santiago del Estero Corrientes La Rioja San Juan Santa Fe Cordoba Entre Rios San Luis Mendoza Ciudad Bs As Buenos Aires La Pampa Neuquen Rio Negro Country: 27%ooo Chubut Santa Cruz Tierra del Fuego From: Direccion de Estadisticas e Información de Salud, 2003

ARGENTINA: MVT Injury Country:8,9%ooo Jujuy Salta Formosa Tucuman Chaco Misiones Catamarca Santiago del Estero Corrientes La Rioja San Juan Santa Fe Cordoba Entre Rios San Luis Mendoza Ciudad Bs As Buenos Aires La Pampa Neuquen Country:8,9%ooo Rio Negro Chubut Santa Cruz From: Direccion de Estadisticas e Información de Salud, 2003 Tierra del Fuego

Firearm Mortality Rate ARGENTINA Firearm Mortality Rate Country: 9,9 %ooo Ciudad de Buenos Aires: 8,32%ooo Firearm 0-4,35 4,35-6,85 6,85-9,18 9,18-14,16 From: Direccion de Estadisticas e Información de Salud, 2003

Relationship between Unsatisfied Basic Needs and Infant Mortality

Unintentional injury and Infant Mortality rate Comparison between unintentional injury mortality rates and infant mortality rates Unintentional injury and Infant Mortality rate r= - 0,0029

Injury Mortality in Argentina. Comments Is a major public health problem Injury Mortality is significant in all age groups This situation has not improved through time There is little social or political awareness of the magnitude of injury mortality and morbidity There is no relation between Injury Mortality rates and levels of poverty, or Infant Mortality rates.