Injuries are defined by intent.
Unintentional injuries include road traffic injuries, poisoning, drowning, falls and burns/scalds (72%).
Intentional injuries are those caused by violence (28%).
Injuries have been traditionally regarded as random, unavoidable “accidents”. In the last few decades, a better understanding has changed these attitudes, and injuries – both unintentional and intentional – are now regarded as largely preventable.
The years of life lost or lived with disability from injuries, expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), account for 10.5% of the DALYs for all causes. These figures also include the physical and psychological suffering of victims of sexual violence, abuse and neglect, which disproportionately affect women and children.
According to official data, the number of people who died in road crashes in Kyrgyzstan in 2017 declined 11.5% compared to 2016.