Assessment of the impact of Uber system implementation on mortality from traffic injuries in Brazilian capital cities

Author:

de Aquino Érika Carvalho1ORCID,Silva Renato Rodrigues2ORCID,de Morais Neto Otaliba Libânio1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Federal University of Goiás Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, , 74605-050 Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

2. Federal University of Goiás Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, , 74605-050 Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Abstract

Abstract The rapid expansion of Uber Technologies, Inc.’s ride-sharing, courier service, and food delivery system and e-hailing applications has been transforming the logistics network and urban mobility around the world. We aimed to evaluate the impact of the Uber system on traffic injury (TI) mortality during its implementation in Brazilian capital cities. A quasiexperimental design of interrupted time series was used. The monthly mortality rates for TI standardized by age were analyzed. The date of availability of the Uber app, specific to each capital, was considered the start date. Data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics were used. For the data analysis, from an interrupted time-series design, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models with a transfer function were fitted. In 92.6% (n = 25) of Brazilian capitals, there was no impact of Uber system implementation, 12 months after the start of its activities, on TI mortality. A reduction in mortality from this cause was observed after the system was implemented in Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro. The impact on TI mortality was progressive and continuous in both. More studies are needed to establish the factors associated with the inequalities observed in the impact of Uber system implementation between different locations and the heterogeneity of effects.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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