Injury mortality in South Africa: a 2009 and 2017 comparison to track progress to meeting sustainable development goal targets
Despite a reduction in SA's road traffic mortality rate, challenges to achieve targets related to young and novice drivers and male homicide persist. Achieving SA's injury mortality SDG targets requires comprehensive evaluations of programmes addressing road safety, violence reduction, and mental well-being. In the absence of reliable routine data, survey data allow to accurately assess the country's SDG progress through commitment to evidence-based policymaking.
Authors
- Megan Prinsloo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0415-0973)
- Debbie Bradshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3588-2184)
- Naeemah Abrahams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6138-6256)
- Lea Marineau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2494-472X)
- Bianca Dekel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8823-8352)
- Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3267-8484)
- Richard Matzopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9063-6210)
- Rachel Jewkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-6267)
- Lorna J. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-7932)
- Carl Lombard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-6533)
- Shibe Mhlongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3093-6646)
- Thakadu A. Mamashela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-8102)
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- University of Greenwich (GB)
- University of Limpopo (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2377828
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.26
Funders
- Ford Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- University of Pretoria
- Medical Research Council