If injury mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries were reduced to rates in high-income countries, 2,117,500 lives could be saved per year. Using economic modeling - through the human capital approach and the value of a statistical life approach - the study then demonstrates the associated economic benefit of these lives saved.Ĩ8 percent of injury-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. This study uses existing data on injury mortality worldwide from the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study to estimate the number of lives that could be saved if injury mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries could be reduced to rates in high-income countries. This study aims to determine the economic benefit of improved injury prevention and trauma care in low- and middle-income countries. While many have made the case for improved injury prevention and trauma care, health system development in low- and middle-income countries is often limited by resources. Injury is a significant source of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and often disproportionately affects younger, more productive members of society.
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