Trends of Mortality of Road Traffic Accidents in Fars Province,Southern Iran,2004 – 2010

Background: the aim of this study was to investigate the trends in mortality from road traffic accidents (rta) in fars province,southern iran.methods: the age and sex-standardized mortality rate attributed to rta from 2004 to 2010 in fars province was calculated using world standard population. we also used linear regression and chi-squared tests.results: over the period of study (7 years),12954 people died in rta. the age- and sex-standardized mortality rate was 27 per 100,000. while the rate of death due to rta had an incremental rate in age group 18-30 years and among women,it had a decreasing trend in age groups 35-45,under18 and among men.conclusion: an increase in mortality rate of rta among people aged 18-30 yr and women need to be addressed by health policy makers and other involved sections. © 2014,iranian journal of public health. all rights reserved.