Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Global Burden of TraumaFor over a decade, mortality, morbidity, and disability from trauma have remained an unrelenting public health crisis, impacting healthcare systems and contributing to financial and emotional repercussions, not just on the victim and their family, but also on the nation as a whole [1].In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized trauma as the leading cause of death among individuals aged 5-29 years [2].Globally, injuries account for 8% of total deaths and contribute to 10% of all years lived with disability [1,2].Alarmingly, low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionate burden, accounting for 90% of trauma-related deaths, with a mortality rate of 27.5 per 100,000 compared to 8.3 in high-income countries [1,2].The economic toll is steep, costing the global GDP an estimated 5% annually, with LMICs suffering the brunt due to productivity losses among the working-age population [3].
Source: Open Access Journal of Surgery
Author: Tamkeen Pervez
Institutions: Pakistan Army, Combined Military Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409973038