Overview of Lifelong Impairment Due to Road Crashes in Cambodia (Analysis of an existing database)

Road crashes become a growing issue and a major contributor to disabilities worldwide, especially in low and middle income countries, such as Cambodia. So far, there have been a limited number of studies conducted in these countries; therefore there is a little comprehensive information on the issue. This study aims to provide the overview of road crashes and lifelong impairment in Cambodia. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed from a dataset, which was obtained from the Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS) database. The data indicates that road crashes tend to effect more on poorer communities, those who were pedestrians or travelled by motorbikes and bicycles, and living in rural areas. Additionally, although there are statistically significant differences in fatalities and lifelong injuries by characteristics of crashes, both groups have common contexts that lead to common priorities and interventions, which will contribute to reduce the number of fatalities as well as lifelong injuries.

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