The burden of injuries in Iranian children in 2005

Table 3 Burden of injuries in 0- to 14-year-old children of Iran in 2005

Type of injury	YLL¹	YLD²	DALYs³
Unintentional and intentional injuries (all)	203612	231524	435136
Unintentional injuries (all)	196532	228101	424633
Transport injuries	106585	58577	165162
Falls	7453	84647	92099
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces	4894	46393	51287
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other gases and vapors	8696	16175	24871
Drowning	17825	95	17920
Burns	11311	6212	17522
Other unintentional injuries	13044	3231	16275
Intentional injuries (all)	7080	3423	10503
Obstruction of respiratory tract	7766	2309	10074
Contact with venomous insects and other arthropods	2734	4499	7233
Exposure to animate mechanical forces	541	5439	5980
Exposure to electric current	3555	773	4328

1: YLL = Years of life lost due to premature mortality; 2: YLD: Years of life lived with disability; 3: DALYs: Disability-adjusted life years

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