The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Publisher Pubmed

James SL¹ ; Lucchesi LR¹ ; Bisignano C¹ ; Castle CD¹ ; Dingels ZV¹ ; Fox JT¹ ; Hamilton EB¹ ; Henry NJ¹ ; Krohn KJ¹ ; Liu Z¹ ; Mccracken D¹ ; Nixon MR¹ ; Roberts NLS¹ ; Sylte DO¹ Show All Authors

James SL¹
Lucchesi LR¹
Bisignano C¹
Castle CD¹
Dingels ZV¹
Fox JT¹
Hamilton EB¹
Henry NJ¹
Krohn KJ¹
Liu Z¹
Mccracken D¹
Nixon MR¹
Roberts NLS¹
Sylte DO¹
Adsuar JC²
Arora A^{3, 4}
Briggs AM^{5, 6}
Colladomateo D^{7, 8}
Cooper C^{9, 10}
Dandona L^{1, 11}
Dandona R^{1, 11}
Ellingsen CL^{12, 13}
Fereshtehnejad SM^{14, 15}
Gill TK¹⁶
Haagsma JA¹⁷
Hendrie D¹⁸
Jurisson M¹⁹
Kumar GA¹¹
Lopez AD^{1, 20}
Miazgowski T²¹
Miller TR^{18, 22}
Mini GK^{23, 24}
Mirrakhimov EM^{25, 26}
Mohamadi E²⁷
Olivares PR²⁸
Rahim F^{29, 30}
Riera LS^{31, 32}
Villafaina S⁷
Yano Y³³
Hay SI^{1, 34}
Lim SS^{1, 34}
Mokdad AH^{1, 34}
Naghavi M^{1, 34}
Murray CJL^{1, 34}

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1. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
2. Sport Science Department, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
3. School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
4. Oral Health Services, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
5. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
6. Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland
7. Sport Science Department, University of Extremadura, Caceres, Spain
8. Faculty of Education, Autonomous University of Chile, Talca, Chile
9. Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
10. Department of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
11. Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, India
12. Department of Pathology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
13. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
14. Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
15. Division of Neurology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
16. Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
17. Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
18. School of Public health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
19. Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
20. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, QLD, Australia
21. Department of Hypertension, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
22. Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, United States
23. Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
24. Global Institute of Public Health (GIPH), Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Centre, Trivandrum, India
25. Faculty of General Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
26. Department of Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Disease, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
27. Health Equity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
28. Institute of Physical Activity and Health, Autonomous University of Chile, Talca, Chile
29. Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
30. Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
31. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
32. Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, Syndey, NSW, Australia
33. Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
34. Department of Health Metrics Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

Source: Injury Prevention Published:2020

Abstract

Background Falls can lead to severe health loss including death. Past research has shown that falls are an important cause of death and disability worldwide. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017) provides a comprehensive assessment of morbidity and mortality from falls. Methods Estimates for mortality, years of life lost (YLLs), incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were produced for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 for all ages using the GBD 2017 framework. Distributions of the bodily injury (eg, hip fracture) were estimated using hospital records. results Globally, the age-standardised incidence of falls was 2238 (1990-2532) per 100 000 in 2017, representing a decline of 3.7% (7.4 to 0.3) from 1990 to 2017. Age-standardised prevalence was 5186 (4622-5849) per 100 000 in 2017, representing a decline of 6.5% (7.6 to 5.4) from 1990 to 2017. Age-standardised mortality rate was 9.2 (8.5-9.8) per 100 000 which equated to 695 771 (644 927-741 720) deaths in 2017. Globally, falls resulted in 16 688 088 (15 101 897-17 636 830) YLLs, 19 252 699 (13 725 429-26 140 433) YLDs and 35 940 787 (30 185 695-42 903 289) DALYs across all ages. The most common injury sustained by fall victims is fracture of patella, tibia or fibula, or ankle. Globally, age-specific YLD rates increased with age. Conclusions This study shows that the burden of falls is substantial. Investing in further research, fall prevention strategies and access to care is critical. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.

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MLA	James SL, et al.. "The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017." Injury Prevention, vol. 26, no. , 2020, pp. I3-I11.
APA	James SL, Lucchesi LR, Bisignano C, Castle CD, Dingels ZV, Fox JT, Hamilton EB, Henry NJ, Krohn KJ, Liu Z, Mccracken D, Nixon MR, Roberts NLS, Sylte DO, Adsuar JC, Arora A, Briggs AM, Colladomateo D, Cooper C, ... Murray CJL (2020). The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Injury Prevention, 26(), I3-I11.
Chicago	James SL, Lucchesi LR, Bisignano C, Castle CD, Dingels ZV, Fox JT, Hamilton EB, et al.. "The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017." Injury Prevention 26, no. (2020): I3-I11.
Harvard	James SL et al. (2020) 'The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017', Injury Prevention, 26(), pp. I3-I11.
Vancouver	James SL, Lucchesi LR, Bisignano C, Castle CD, Dingels ZV, Fox JT, et al.. The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Injury Prevention. 2020;26():I3-I11.
BibTex	@article{ author = {James SL and Lucchesi LR and Bisignano C and Castle CD and Dingels ZV and Fox JT and Hamilton EB and Henry NJ and Krohn KJ and Liu Z and Mccracken D and Nixon MR and Roberts NLS and Sylte DO and Adsuar JC and Arora A and Briggs AM and Colladomateo D and Cooper C and Dandona L and Dandona R and Ellingsen CL and Fereshtehnejad SM and Gill TK and Haagsma JA and Hendrie D and Jurisson M and Kumar GA and Lopez AD and Miazgowski T and Miller TR and Mini GK and Mirrakhimov EM and Mohamadi E and Olivares PR and Rahim F and Riera LS and Villafaina S and Yano Y and Hay SI and Lim SS and Mokdad AH and Naghavi M and Murray CJL}, title = {The Global Burden of Falls: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Morbidity and Mortality From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017}, journal = {Injury Prevention}, volume = {26}, number = {}, pages = {I3-I11}, year = {2020} }
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