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released: 18 Jun 2012 author: AIHW media release

Over the 9-year period from 2000-01 to 2008-09, age-standardised rates for persons seriously injured due to a road traffic crash increased from 138.3 to 156.7 per 100,000 population, an average annual increase of 1.6%. Over one-quarter (26%) of those seriously injured due to road traffic crashes sustained life-threatening injuries over the 9-year period from 2000-01 to 2008-09.

ISSN 1444-3791; ISBN 978-1-74249-311-4; Cat. no. INJCAT 142; 97pp.; Internet Only

Publication

Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
    • Trends in serious injury
    • Trends in life-threatening injury
  • Body section
    • 1 Overview
      • 1.1 Introduction
      • 1.2 Trends in serious injury due to all land transport
    • 2 Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, 2000–01 to 2008–09
      • 2.1 Overview
      • 2.2 State and territory of usual residence
    • 3 Trends in high threat to life injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, 2000–01 to 2008–09
      • 3.1 Road user groups
      • 3.2 Rates based on number of registered vehicles
      • 3.3 Remoteness of usual residence
        •  State or territory of residence
      • 3.4 Age and sex
        • 3.4.1 Overview
        • 3.4.2 Motor vehicle occupants
        • 3.4.3 Motorcyclists
        • 3.4.4 Pedal cyclists
        • 3.4.5 Pedestrians
      • 3.5Heavy transport vehicles and buses
        • 3.5.1 Occupants of heavy transport vehicles
        • 3.5.2 Bus occupants
        • 3.5.3 Occupants of other vehicles
    • 4 Trends in high threat to life injury due to land transport accidents not specified as traffic accidents, 2000–01 to 2008–09
      • 4.1 Overview
      • 4.2 Non-traffic
        • Overview
        • State and territory of usual residence
        • Remoteness of residence
    • 5 Trends in high threat to life injury when comparing traffic and non-traffic accidents, 2000–01 to 2008–09
    • 6 Tables and charts
      • 6.1 Overview
      • 6.2 Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, 2000–01 to 2008–09
      • 6.3 Trends in high threat to life injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, 2000–01 to 2008–09
      • 6.4 Trends in high threat to life injury due to land transport accident accidents not specified as traffic accidents, 2000–01 to 2008–09
    • 6.5 Trends in high threat to life injury when comparing traffic accidents and non-traffic accidents, 2000–01 to 2008–09
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Tables corresponding to Figures in main body of report
      • Appendix 2: Trends in fatal injury due to road traffic crashes, 2000–01 to 2008–09
      • Appendix 3: Data issues
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures

Recommended citation

AIHW 2012. Trends in serious injury due to land transport accidents, Australia 2000-01 to 2008-09. Injury research and statistics series no. 66. Cat. no. INJCAT 142. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 January 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=10737421993>.