Table 1.
Incidence rates, age-standardized rates, and annual percentage changes in transport injuries among the Western Pacific Region population aged <20 years, from 2000 to 2023.
| Location | 2000 | 2023 | APC of ASR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. incident cases (95% UI) | ASIR per 100,000 (95% UI) | No. incident cases (95%UI) | ASIR per 100,000 (95%UI) | |||
| Western Pacific Region | 5,034,407 (4,180,502, 5,955,077) | 812.69 (605.12, 1,065.33) | 2,433,402 (1,988,777, 2,920,981) | 428.74 (315.68, 560.86) | −2.82 (−3.04, −2.61) | <0.001 |
| China | 3,221,400 (2,600,337, 3,901,493) | 837.94 (602.87, 1,130.8) | 1,504,110 (1,194,163, 1,839,537) | 452.29 (321.52, 606.06) | −2.62 (−2.81, −2.42) | <0.001 |
| Taiwan (Province of China) | 50,778 (46,949, 55,365) | 704.66 (621.99, 798.96) | 17,539 (15,855, 19,959) | 431.56 (356.56, 518.57) | −2.45 (−2.74, −2.15) | <0.001 |
| Japan | 253,601 (202,930, 311,849) | 916.24 (649.74, 1,233.36) | 105,198 (85,879, 129,396) | 504.69 (357.04, 685.18) | −2.95 (−3.29, −2.61) | <0.001 |
| Mongolia | 6,906 (6,119, 7,730) | 617.51 (505.85, 730.71) | 6,308 (5,678, 7,027) | 465.9 (378.94, 556.94) | −1.33 (−1.64, −1.02) | <0.001 |
| Republic of Korea | 263,414 (244,013, 288,202) | 1,862.07 (1,629.91, 2,128.45) | 56,093 (48,671, 65,185) | 716.04 (567.83, 879.27) | −4.72 (−5.20, −4.23) | <0.001 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 2,001 (1,818, 2,192) | 1,462.17 (1,248.92, 1,722.94) | 1,252 (1,116, 1,389) | 971.55 (795.61, 1,167.6) | −2.06 (−2.40, −1.72) | <0.001 |
| Cambodia | 36,774 (32,952, 40,662) | 562 (466.87, 672.16) | 23,207 (21,102, 25,550) | 350.95 (292.94, 413.55) | −2.24 (−2.41, −2.07) | <0.001 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17,951 (16,283, 20,264) | 622.66 (514, 750.37) | 10,295 (9,257, 11,405) | 345.42 (286.05, 409.91) | −2.89 (−3.06, −2.71) | <0.001 |
| Malaysia | 52,611 (46,994, 58,240) | 494.43 (419.12, 580.57) | 44,370 (39,333, 49,650) | 395.42 (324.23, 476.79) | −0.99 (−1.10, −0.88) | <0.001 |
| Philippines | 124,902 (100,356, 148,199) | 325.83 (231.05, 441.18) | 111,248 (89,774, 134,552) | 248.37 (175.07, 332.71) | −1.38 (−1.50, −1.26) | <0.001 |
| Singapore | 8,757 (7,640, 9,956) | 812.16 (641.72, 1,002.73) | 6,166 (5,003, 7,393) | 616.05 (454.95, 813.93) | −1.37 (−1.60, −1.14) | <0.001 |
| Viet Nam | 159,057 (143,544, 179,229) | 447.81 (373.36, 534.48) | 129,628 (116,619, 142,939) | 406.2 (340.59, 476.75) | −0.71 (−1.12, −0.31) | 0.001 |
| Indonesia | 789,748 (677,193, 919,556) | 901.42 (670.05, 1,174.43) | 356,183 (294,357, 429,275) | 387.66 (280.28, 513.01) | −3.97 (−4.34, −3.59) | <0.001 |
| Australia | 56,061 (51,174, 61,848) | 1,012.29 (848.18, 1,195.44) | 39,066 (34,328, 44,804) | 588.7 (465.22, 728.81) | −2.76 (−2.96, −2.55) | <0.001 |
| New Zealand | 20,750 (16,908, 25,188) | 1,761.23 (1,284.67, 2,324.45) | 10,796 (8,770, 13,156) | 793.4 (570.86, 1,061.85) | −4.00 (−4.83, −3.16) | <0.001 |
| Fiji | 1,189 (1,060, 1,331) | 333.19 (271.4, 397.86) | 986 (874, 1,096) | 278.65 (225.74, 336.38) | −0.97 (−1.16, −0.79) | <0.001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17,080 (15,233, 18,847) | 592.25 (486.5, 708.35) | 25,974 (23,516, 28,556) | 492.72 (407.75, 586.9) | −0.94 (−1.01, −0.87) | <0.001 |
| Solomon Islands | 713 (629, 820) | 309.59 (242.29, 390.27) | 1,157 (1,008, 1,332) | 285.75 (226.4, 356.76) | −0.40 (−0.48, −0.33) | <0.001 |
| Vanuatu | 426 (378, 472) | 420.53 (340.05, 515.24) | 549 (493, 607) | 365.94 (296.51, 437.14) | −0.80 (−0.89, −0.71) | <0.001 |
| Guam | 224 (201, 248) | 364.12 (301.12, 433.38) | 136 (120, 153) | 285.97 (231, 345.65) | −1.22 (−1.39, −1.05) | <0.001 |
| Kiribati | 148 (131, 166) | 340.12 (273.06, 416.54) | 151 (133, 169) | 275.1 (221.88, 335.33) | −1.26 (−1.45, −1.07) | <0.001 |
| Marshall Islands | 108 (96, 120) | 368.99 (296.8, 444.94) | 54 (47, 60) | 289.93 (233.32, 351.84) | −1.36 (−1.52, −1.20) | <0.001 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 245 (218, 276) | 427.01 (348.46, 517.44) | 139 (123, 156) | 327.82 (263.24, 405.16) | −1.23 (−1.35, −1.11) | <0.001 |
| Nauru | 34 (30, 37) | 640.88 (522.71, 769.05) | 29 (26, 32) | 502.95 (420.31, 593.36) | −1.49 (−1.69, −1.29) | <0.001 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 73 (65, 82) | 338.47 (265.7, 413.72) | 44 (39, 50) | 313.05 (252.41, 379.91) | −0.22 (−0.29, −0.15) | <0.001 |
| Palau | 25 (22, 28) | 400.36 (317.86, 488.75) | 15 (13, 17) | 338.16 (272.48, 410.72) | −0.79 (−0.86, −0.73) | <0.001 |
| American Samoa | 74 (66, 84) | 270.9 (213.41, 331.93) | 41 (36, 47) | 219.59 (170.17, 272.81) | −1.13 (−1.27, −0.99) | <0.001 |
| Cook Islands | 34 (31, 38) | 493.28 (416.9, 582.65) | 13 (12, 15) | 262.48 (205.17, 330.21) | −3.32 (−3.58, −3.05) | <0.001 |
| Niue | 3 (3, 3) | 410.32 (329.39, 497.46) | 2 (2, 2) | 344.08 (279.92, 415.98) | −0.93 (−1.03, −0.83) | <0.001 |
| Samoa | 307 (271, 347) | 345.27 (276.24, 423.71) | 286 (252, 326) | 283.65 (225.77, 347.37) | −0.91 (−1.00, −0.83) | <0.001 |
| Tokelau | 2 (2, 2) | 311.96 (244.51, 386.83) | 1 (1, 1) | 216.97 (165.21, 276.13) | −1.92 (−2.09, −1.74) | <0.001 |
| Tonga | 143 (126, 159) | 279.67 (225.98, 338.8) | 112 (99, 127) | 236.12 (186.93, 290.25) | −0.96 (−1.06, −0.86) | <0.001 |
| Tuvalu | 20 (17, 22) | 475.96 (389.26, 577.21) | 13 (12, 15) | 301.99 (242.05, 369.01) | −2.15 (−2.29, −2.01) | <0.001 |
ASIR, age-standardized incidence rate; APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval; UI, uncertainty interval.