Determinants of traffic accident mortality in Italy, 1997-1999

Authors

  • Giuseppe La Torre Unità di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto d’Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
  • Alice Mannocci Unità di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto d’Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
  • Gianluigi Quaranta Unità di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto d’Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
  • Fulvio La Torre Unità di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto d’Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2427/5987

Keywords:

traffic accidents, mortality, regional differences, Italy

Abstract

Traffic accidents represent an important public health issue in Italy. In order to explore the relationship
between traffic accident mortality and factors such as road behaviour, vehicles and road characteristics, four
different linear regression models were performed using data from the end of the 1990’s provided by the
National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) and from the Automobile Club Italia (ACI). In Italy regional differences
in traffic mortality and injury rates can be observed. Strong predictors are the number of motor vehicles
circulating and road length (inversely associated) and the number of new vehicles circulating and suspended
driving licenses (directly associated).

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Published

2005-06-30

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2005)

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