An Investigation of the Mortality Caused by Accidents and Incidents in Babol Based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10)

Accidents as the second cause of disability and the main cause of disability and death can lead to physical and mental disorders and even death. The present study was conducted to investigate the mortality caused by accidents and incidents in Babol, Northern Iran, based on the international classification of diseases.

This cross-sectional study was conducted retrospectively on all the deaths recorded during the years 2016-2022 in registration and classification system of causes of death caused by accidents and incidents at the health department of Babol. Deaths caused by accidents and incidents were extracted and analyzed based on ICD-10.

Out of 18265 deaths, 1305 cases (15.7%) were related to accidents and incidents, of which 686 deaths (52.57%) were caused by traffic accidents. The highest frequency of accidents and incidents was 576 cases (44.13%) due to a person being injured in an unknown (traffic) accident and 182 cases (13.95%) being exposed to an unknown factor. The mean age in deaths caused by accidents and incidents in the traffic accident group was 46.05±22.07 and in the non-traffic accident group was 43.35±23.49 years (p=0.033). As the decades of age increased, the death rate increased (p<0.001).

Based on the results of this study, most of the deaths caused by accidents and incidents based on the classification system of the causes of death were due to the injury of a person in an unknown accident, exposure to unknown factors and poisoning.