Cost-effectiveness of mandatory bicycle helmet use to prevent traumatic brain injuries and death

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Yearly bicycle related TBI, subsequent mortality and related disease burden in the Netherlands without a helmet law (top), with a helmet law (middle) and the difference between these scenarios (bottom). Undiscounted figures

Age	TBI (n)	per 100,000	Mortality (n)	per 100,000	YLD(n)	LYL (n)	DALY (n)
Without Law
< 15	1053	38	5	0.176	2494	351	2845
15–64	4558	41	37	0.332	5408	1432	6840
≥ 65	2405	76	82	2.606	1224	837	2061
Total	8016	47	124	0.727	9126	2620	11,746
With Law
< 15	667	24	3	0.105	1579	222	1801
15–64	2885	26	23	0.215	3424	906	4330
≥ 65	1523	48	52	1.587	775	530	1305
Total	5075	30	79	0.457	5777	1658	7435
Difference
< 15	− 386	−14	−2	−0.071	− 915	− 129	− 1044
15–64	− 1673	−15	− 14	−0.117	−1985	− 525	− 2510
≥ 65	− 883	− 28	−30	− 1.019	− 449	− 307	− 756
Total	−2942	− 17	−46	−0.270	− 3349	− 961	−4310

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