Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We used GBD 2015 findings to measure the burden of intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. METHODS: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study defines intentional injuries as a combination of self-harm (including suicide), interpersonal violence, collective violence (war), and legal intervention. We estimated number of deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for each type of intentional injuries. RESULTS: In 2015, 28,695 individuals (95% UI: 25,474-37,832) died from self-harm, 35,626 (95% UI: 20,947-41,857) from interpersonal violence, and 143,858 (95% UI: 63,554-223,092) from collective violence and legal interventions. In 2015, collective violence and legal intervention was the fifth-leading cause of DALYs in the EMR and the leading cause in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya; they account for 49.7% of total DALYs in Syria. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings call for increased efforts to stabilize the region and assist in rebuilding the health systems, as well as increasing transparency and employing preventive strategies to reduce self-harm and interpersonal injuries.
Author: GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Intentional Injuries Collaborators
Institution: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Language: English
Topic: Health and Conflict Studies
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,775
Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, American University of Beirut, University of Washington, Johns Hopkins University, Ball State University, Arabian Gulf University, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Lahore College for Women University, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, RMIT University, University of Melbourne, Griffith University, Curtin University of Technology, King Saud University, Cairo University, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Central South University, Lunds Universitet, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Jimma University, Universität Bielefeld, Hospital for Sick Children, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, University of Peradeniya, Mansoura University, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Debre Markos University, Aswan University, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
OpenAlex ID: W2745078729