Magnitude e impacto econômico dos acidentes de transporte com motocicletas na capital do estado de Mato Grosso

Abstract

In recent decades, due to increasing morbidity and mortality indicators, accidents and violence proved a global problem. Motorcyclists are the main victims of traffic accidents, and more exposed, suffer more serious consequences. The alarming increase in accidents involving motorcycles have generated economic and social burden. The aim of this study was to estimate the economic impact of traffic accidents involving motorcycles in the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, in the period 2002-2011. A cross-sectional, descriptive study based on data from the Mortality Information System and Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System morbidity and mortality rates, cost per day of hospitalization, and the values of the indicator potential years of life lost were calculated (PYLL), PYLL rate per 100.000 inhabitants (TAPVP) and ratio TAPVP. Between 2002 and 2011, 340 deaths and 1.937 hospitalizations in SUS-Cuiabá, as a result of motorcycle accidents occurred in Cuiabá residents. In the ten years of study were spent on admissions that cause the total amount of R$ 2,286,745.78, and the number of paid admissions increased by 689,7%. In 2011, 2.438,7 were lost potential life years, making 46.0 YPLL per death. The general TAPVP was 636.0 APVP/100.000 inhabitants with 1,015.3 APVP/100.000 men and 213.6 APVP/100.000 women. The study revealed the worrying situation of Cuiabá, by raising not only of deaths, death rates from accidents with motorcycles, but also hospitalizations, costs and potential loss of years lived. The results point to an increasing complexity of the reality of traffic safety in the state capital of Mato Grosso requiring greater attention from government and non- government agencies with a view to reducing the occurrence of this condition.