Nitin Garg|Adnan A. Hyder
Exploring the relationship between development and road traffic injuries: a case study from India
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy|Johns Hopkins University
road traffic injuries rti major cause mortality disability world significant losses communities developed nations taken necessary steps prevent crashes consequences increase road safety related increasing socioeconomic development aim study trends injury death rates developing country india define subnational variations analyse trends relation economic population growthpublic sector data india used develop standardized database traffic injuries indicator economic development data analysed using linear regression models test priori hypothesis positive relationship net domestic product ndp injury death rates road crashes across statesthe absolute burden rti india consistently rising past three decades reported rates lower estimated global health agencies may reflect underreporting populationbased rates provide better assessment public health burden rti vehiclebased rates inverted ushaped relationship ndp injury death rates even limited data kuznets phenomenon evident withincountry level comparisonsindia developing countries could learn experience highly motorized nations avoid expected rise rti deaths economic development currently investing road safety prevention measures