Language and Unintentional Injury Mortality in Quebec, Canada

The authors point out that language-based differences in unintentional injury are poorly understood, despite the importance of language as a determinant of health. They assess inequalities in unintentional injury mortality between Francophones and Anglophones in Quebec. They calculate age-standardised rates of death by period, region, residential deprivation and cause of injury, and estimate rate ratios for Francophones relative to Anglophones. The authors found that Francophones have higher unintentional injury mortality rates than Anglophones. They found that inequalities decreased over time for men, but rates remained fifty percent higher for Francophones at the end of the study period. They also found that rates were stable for women, but were thirty percent higher for Francophones compared with Anglophones. Overall, the authors found that inequalities were larger for Francophones aged 15–44 years, living in urban areas, and involved in motor vehicle crashes.

Injury Prevention

Vol. 22

no. 1

72-75

February 2016

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