The Catastrophic Cost of Motorcycle Road Traffic Injuries: Experience from a Major Reference Centre in a Lower-Middle Income Country

Road traffic crashes pose a considerable threat in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), not only to life and limb but also to the household economy through catastrophic expenditure for treatment. More than 90% of the global burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) is borne by LMICs,[1] where road traffic crashes (RTCs) claim more lives annually than the leading infectious diseases Malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined.[2] Globally, Africa has the highest mortality rate from RTI – 26.6 per 100 000 with it being increasingly recognized as the ‘third burden of disease’ in sub-Saharan Africa.[3,4]

Source: Injury - January 4, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: EO Oladeji, C Ezeme, LA Baiyewu, MO Okunola, SO Ogunlade Source Type: research