Australian sports injury hospitalisations 2011-12
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2014) Australian sports injury hospitalisations 2011-12, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 June 2026.
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During 2011-12, over 36,000 people aged 15 and over were hospitalised as the result of an injury sustained while playing sport. This represented 8% of all injury hospitalisations during that year. Around two thirds of those admitted to hospital were aged under 35 and over three quarters were men.
- ISSN: 1444-3791
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-658-0
- Cat. no: INJCAT 168
- Pages: 143
Findings from this report:
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During 2011-12, over 36,000 people aged 15 and over were hospitalised as the result of playing sport
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Around two-thirds of those admitted to hospital were aged under 35 and over three-quarters were men
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Around one-third of all sports injury hospitalisations were associated with playing various codes of football
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Motor sports, water sports and football together accounted for nearly half (47%) of sports injury hospitalisations