Analysis on the epidemiological characteristics and trend of traffic fatality data among residents in Pudong New Area of Shanghai, 2002-2015

Objective To explore the traffic fatality epidemiological characteristics, to analyze the trend of mortality of residents in Pudong New Area of Shanghai from 2002 to 2015, and to provide a reference for establishing the intervention measures. Methods According to the traffic fatality data of residents from 2002 to 2015 in Pudong New Area, crude mortality, standardized mortality rate, potential years of life lost (PYLL), working years of potential lost (WPYLL) and annual percent change (APC) were calculated to analyze the status and trends of mortality of traffic accident. Results The annual average crude death rate (CDR) for traffic accident was 10.72/100 000 during 2002-2015 age-standardized rate (ASR) was 7.03/100 000. During these 14 years, data showed a downward trend on both CDR and ASR (APC=-5.85%, -7.67%, P<0.001). The traffic accident mortality in males was higher than that in female (Z=23.00, P<0.001). The proportion of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists was 82.16%. The PYLL, PYLLR and WPYLL of traffic fatality were 64 445 years, 1.73‰, and 49 271 years. Conclusions The traffic accident mortality in Pudong New Area during 2002-2015 is higher than national average level, and showed downward trend. More attention should be paid to prevent against the death caused by traffic accident especially among pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists and comprehensive intervention is necessary.