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This study assesses national trends in injury mortality among individuals aged 1\u201319 years from 2010 to 2024.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A national time-trend analysis was conducted using Statistics Poland death registry data. Mortality rates were calculated by age group, sex, residence, and cause of death. Trends were modelled using log-linear Poisson regression to estimate annual percent change (APC). Global Burden of Disease estimates provided international context.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 6,812 deaths from unintentional injuries occurred during 2010\u20132024. Overall mortality decreased from 8.5 to 4.9 per 100,000 (APC \u22124.8%; 95% CI \u22125.3 to \u22124.3). The highest average mortality rate during 2010\u20132024 was observed in the 15\u201319 age group (15.4; 95% CI 14.9\u201315.8). Rural areas showed the steepest improvement (APC \u22126.7%), with rates declining from 11.7 in 2010 to 4.7 in 2024. The fastest age-specific decline occurred among children aged 5\u20139 years (APC \u22126.7%). Transport-related injuries contributed approximately 71% of the total decline. Drowning mortality showed the most pronounced relative decrease (APC \u221210.0%), while poisoning mortality increased significantly (APC +6.3%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mortality from unintentional injuries among children and adolescents in Poland has declined to levels comparable with the European Union; however, these improvements have been uneven across population groups. Further progress will require adapting prevention strategies to increasingly complex and evolving risk factors shaped by changing societal conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2478\/sjph-2026-0018","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]],"date-time":"2026-09-01T06:57:24Z","timestamp":1788245844000},"page":"148-155","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Trends in Unintentional Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents in Poland, 2010\u20132024: An Unfinished Lesson for Public Health in Changing Social Realities"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"65","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6678-0239","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rafa\u0142","family":"Halik","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Public Health NIH - National Research Institute , Department of Population Health Monitoring and Analysis , ul. 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