Abstract

PORRAS, Sandra  and  GRISALES, Hugo. Potential years of life lost due to road incidents of motorcyclists, Medellin, 2009-2012: a spatial analysis of the occurrencesite. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2017, vol.23, n.1, pp.22-29. ISSN 0122-0667.

Introduction. Motorcycle accidents is a public health problem of Medellin, which affects unfairly the population. Objective. To describe the potential years of life lost (YPLL) motorcycle accident in Medellin between 2009 and 2012. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted with secondary information source adjusted with the Preston and Coale method; in the calculation of YPLL, the annual projection of life expectancy at birth of Colombia 2009-2014 was used as reference value, and for the geographic analysis the “Quantile” classification method, Kernel density and symbology amounts and multiple attributes were used. Results: 79.4% of those killed in road accidents were men, 50% were 40 years old or less; pedestrians (45.6%) and motorcyclists (31.7%) were the most vulnerable road users. Motorcyclists men between 15 and 29 years of age had the highest amount of potential years of life lost, in the same way, the road accidents in Caribe, San Cristóbal, Guayabal and Castilla neighborhoods; the increased frequency of motorcyclists killed was observed in sections of the highway north, the south highway, running 65 regional and Guayabal Avenue. Conclusion: In Medellin young male motorcyclists have YPLL rates highest in the period, which implies greater social and economic costs for the city. The highest fatal accident rate of this interest group is presented on the main roads of the city along the Medellin River

Keywords : Road accidents; motorcycles; YPLL; fatal outcome; mortality rate.

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