Authors
Habibollah Azarbakhsh, Andishe Hamedi, Sanaz Amiri, Seyed Parsa Dehghani, Mohadeseh Ghanbari-Jahromi, Fatemeh Rezaei
Published in
International journal of pediatrics. Volume 2026. Pages 9693349. Epub Jul 21, 2026.
Abstract
Children, due to their naturally active behavior, and adolescents, because of their exploratory tendencies and engagement in risky behaviors, are more vulnerable to injuries such as falls. The purpose of this study is to investigate the trend of morbidity, mortality, and burden of unintentional fall in Iran.
Indicators including prevalence, incidence, death, years of life lost (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD), and DALY for two genders in Iran were extracted from GBD 2021. A joinpoint regression analysis was used to examine the pattern of changes.
During the study period (1990-2021), 6583 deaths from unintentional fall occurred in the adolescents in Iran. Of these, 77.1% (n = 5077) cases occurred in boys. The incidence trend has been decreasing in boys and increasing in girls. The prevalence trend in boys and girls has been decreasing. The mortality trend in boys and girls has been decreasing. The trend in the DALY rate in boys and girls has been decreasing. According to the joinpoint regression analysis, the trend in the DALY rate in boys and girls has been decreasing. AAPC was -1.8 (95% CI: -1.82 to -1.78) for boys and -1.5 (95% CI: -1.52 to -1.48) for girls.
Although incidence, prevalence, mortality, DALY, YLL, and YLD rates have declined over the past three decades, the burden of unintentional falls among adolescents-especially boys-remains substantial. Prioritizing targeted prevention for high-risk groups and strengthening safety education and environmental safety measures are essential policy actions.
PMID:
42488494
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 23 Jul 2026.
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