CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 1 Child Pedestrian Injuries

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Child Pedestrian Injuries: A Global Problem Priti Gautam Thursday, June 20 CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 2

Contents • The Global Problem • Trends and statistics • Children among the most vulnerable • Global Call to Action: Decade of Action for Road Safety • Charting a New Course: Safe Kids’ Global Initiatives CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 3

Number of deaths (millions) Global Road Traffic Trends 3 2 1. 8 • N e ar l y 1. 3 m i l l i o n d e at h s • 2 0 -5 0 m i l l i o n i n j u r e d 1. 3 1 <1 AIDS-related deaths UNAIDS 2008 CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Tuberculosis WHO 2008 Road traffic WHO 2004 Malaria WHO 2008 4

Vulnerable Road Users CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 5

Deaths Versus Vehicle Ownership 90% of road traffic deaths and injuries occur in low- and middle-income countries which have only 48% of the world's registered vehicles Population Road traffic deaths Registered vehicles NUMBER OF VEHICLES WILL DOUBLE BY 2020 AND TRIPLE BY 2050 TO 3 BILLION CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE

Worsening Situation NOW Top 10 leading causes of death 2030 Rank Disease or Injury 1 Ischaemic heart disease 2 Cerebrovascular disease 3 Lower respiratory infections 3 4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 4 Lower respiratory infections 5 Diarrhoeal diseases 6 HIV/AIDS 5 Road traffic injuries 7 Tuberculosis 6 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancer 8 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancer 7 Diabetes mellitus 9 Road traffic injuries 8 Hypertensive heart disease 10 Prematurity & low-birth weight 9 Stomach cancer 10 HIV/AIDS Source: World Health Organization, 2011 CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 7

Projected Deaths by Cause CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 8

Projected Road Fatalities per Region CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 9

Leading Cause of Death by Age CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 10

Child Pedestrian Injuries: The Facts • 1, 000 young people die a day on the roads: one every 90 seconds • More than 133, 000 children between the ages of 5 -14 years are killed each year walking on roads (often to and from school) in developing countries. • Road traffic injuries kill more children between the ages of 5 -14 years than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. • Child pedestrians have the highest rates of death and injury in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 11

Decade of Action for Road Safety Worldwide Launch: 11 May 2011 CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 12

Goal of the Decade To halt or reverse the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities around the world. CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 13

The Framework Lead agency National strategy Targets Funding Assess safety of roads Improve road design CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Vehicle standards All cars equipped with seat-belts R&D safety for VRUs Laws enforced Increase awareness Speed management Use of safety devices Pre-hospital care Trauma care and rehabilitation Quality assurance 14

Safe Kids Walk This Way: A Global Program Safe Kids Walk This Way is currently implemented in Brazil, Canada, China, India, South Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, United States and Vietnam Program Goals: • Awareness – International Walk To School Day • Education and Needs Assessment – PHOTOVOICE • Environmental Improvements – Creating Safer School Zones • Research and Advocacy CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 15

Video: Every Child Deserves a Safe Place to Walk CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 16

Contact Priti Gautam Program Manager, International Pedestrian Safety pgautam@safekids. org CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE 17

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