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Road traffic injuries become a public health crisis in the Middle East and North Africa, the incidence of road is rising at an alarming rate and is now the leading cause of death among young adults.

A total of 3.6 million road injuries occurred in the Middle East and North Africa region, leading to 132,000 deaths in 2017 alone. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), about 3,650 deaths occurred, corresponding to 10 driving-related deaths every day. In Saudi Arabia, the total number of deaths was 12,000 while in Egypt 27,000 people died in car injuries in one year [1].

According to the data extracted from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study 2019, Africa and the Middle East were the only regions where the Incidence and prevalence of traumatic amputation increased, with an average annual increase of 1.39% (95% UI, 0.75 to 2.03%). Traumatic amputation has many causes with the top five of the incidence rate being exposure to mechanical forces, falls, road injuries, animal contact, and other unintentional injuries. [1].

References:

[1] https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1258853

[2] International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019;157: 107843.

[3]Bandarian F, Qorbani M, Nasli-Esfahani E, et al. Epidemiology of diabetes foot amputation and its risk factors in the Middle East Region

Additionally, the Middle East and North Africa had the highest age-standardized prevalence of diabetes worldwide in 2019, the prevalence is projected to increase further to 13.9% in this region by 2045 [2]. Diabetic foot prevalence in the Middle East varies between 2.7% and 12%. The estimated rate of foot amputation in patients with diabetes in the Middle East region is approximately high. The pooled prevalence of amputation rate in patients with DFU was 33% in the region [3].