Long-term impact of the 2008 economic crisis in Spain on road traffic collisions mortality by socioeconomic position

J Pulido; J Hoyos; V Martínez-Ruiz; L Sordo; P Fernández-Navarro; G Barrio; E Regidor

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102666

Long-term impact of the 2008 economic crisis in Spain on road traffic collisions mortality by socioeconomic position

Health Place. 2021 Sep:71:102666. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102666. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Authors

J Pulido¹, J Hoyos², V Martínez-Ruiz³, L Sordo¹, P Fernández-Navarro⁴, G Barrio⁵, E Regidor⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health and Maternal and Child Health, Complutense University of Madrid. Plaza Ramón y Cajal, S/n., 28040, Madrid, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP). Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. 28029, Madrid, Spain.
² CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP). Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. 28029, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: hoyosmiller@hotmail.com.
³ CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP). Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. 28029, Madrid, Spain; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Avda. de La Investigación 11. 18016, Granada, Spain.
⁴ CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP). Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. 28029, Madrid, Spain; Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Calle Sinesio Delgado, 4. 28029, Madrid, Spain.
⁵ CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP). Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. 28029, Madrid, Spain; National School of Public Health. Carlos III Institute of Health, Calle Sinesio Delgado, 4. 28029, Madrid, Spain.
⁶ Department of Public Health and Maternal and Child Health, Complutense University of Madrid. Plaza Ramón y Cajal, S/n., 28040, Madrid, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP). Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. 28029, Madrid, Spain; Health Research Institute of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Calle Del Profesor Martín Lagos. 28040, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 34507036
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102666

Abstract

We aimed to assess the effect of the 2008 crisis on road traffic collision (RTC) mortality in Spain, by socioeconomic position (SEP) and type of road use. This prospective, country-wide study covered all adults living in Spain and aged ≥30 years in November 2001. The long-term effect of the crisis was assessed by measuring the monthly percentage change (MPC) in RTC mortality between the pre-crisis (2002-2007) and crisis period (2008-2011). During the recession, RTC mortality fell more in people with low compared to high SEP, so MPCs difference between periods were of a higher magnitude in the low compared to high SEP groups, especially among men motorcyclists. RTC mortality trends were favorable following the 2008 crisis, particularly among low-SEP groups. In men motorcyclists, the upward trend of the pre-crisis period reversed course.

Keywords: Economic recession; Mortality; Prospective study; Socioeconomic factors; Traffic accidents.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic*
Adult
Economic Recession*
Humans
Male
Mortality
Prospective Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Spain / epidemiology