@article {Kiadaliri129, author = {Aliasghar A Kiadaliri and Bj{\"o}rn E Rosengren and Martin Englund}, title = {Fall-related mortality in southern Sweden: a multiple cause of death analysis, 1998{\textendash}2014}, volume = {25}, number = {2}, pages = {129--135}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042425}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Objectives To investigate temporal trend in fall mortality among adults (aged >=20 years) in southern Sweden using multiple cause of death data.Methods We examined all death certificates (DCs, n=2 01 488) in adults recorded in the Sk{\r a}ne region during 1998{\textendash}2014. We identified all fall deaths using International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes (W00-W19) and calculated the mortality rates by age and sex. Temporal trends were evaluated using joinpoint regression and associated causes were identified by age-adjusted and sex-adjusted observed/expected ratios.Results Falls were mentioned on 1.0\% and selected as underlying cause in 0.7\% of all DCs, with the highest frequency among those aged >=70 years. The majority (75.6\%) of fall deaths were coded as unspecified fall (ICD-10 code: W19) followed by falling on or from stairs/steps (7.7\%, ICD-10 code: W10) and other falls on the same level (6.3\%, ICD-10 code: W18). The mean age at fall deaths increased from 77.5 years in 1998{\textendash}2002 to 82.9 years in 2010{\textendash}2014 while for other deaths it increased from 78.5 to 79.8 years over the same period. The overall mean age-standardised rate of fall mortality was 8.3 and 4.0 per 1 00 000 person-years in men and women, respectively, and increased by 1.7\% per year in men and 0.8\% per year in women during 1998{\textendash}2014. Head injury and diseases of the circulatory system were recorded as contributing cause on 48.7\% of fall deaths.Conclusions There is an increasing trend of deaths due to falls in southern Sweden. Further investigations are required to explain this observation particularly among elderly men.}, issn = {1353-8047}, URL = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/25/2/129}, eprint = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/25/2/129.full.pdf}, journal = {Injury Prevention} }