Variation by state and territory
Tables 1 and 2 show the number and rate of injury hospitalisations and deaths in Australia by state and territory of usual residence. The highest rates of injury hospitalisations and deaths occurred for residents of the Northern Territory and the lowest rates were seen for residents of New South Wales. The Northern Territory has higher numbers of people living in Remote and Very remote areas compared with NSW, as well as a higher proportion of people who are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin.
|
State or territory of residence |
Number |
Age standardised rate (per 100,000) |
Crude rate (per 100,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
New South Wales |
152,879 |
1,803.7 |
1,929.4 |
|
Victoria |
130,290 |
1,931.2 |
2,038.6 |
|
Queensland |
127,453 |
2,492.2 |
2,565.0 |
|
Western Australia |
48,698 |
1,852.3 |
1,884.5 |
|
South Australia |
38,098 |
2,013.0 |
2,202.0 |
|
Tasmania |
10,197 |
1,845.8 |
1,941.3 |
|
Australian Capital Territory |
8,379 |
2,015.5 |
2,013.2 |
|
Northern Territory |
10,823 |
4,602.4 |
4,375.4 |
|
All Australia |
532,562 |
2047.9 |
2148.2 |
Notes
- State or territory is based on place of usual residence.
- ‘All Australia’ includes other territories.
- Denominators for crude rates were estimated resident population (ERP) values as at 31 December 2017.
- Age-standardised rates were standardised to the 2001 Australian population (per 100,000), 5 year age groups to 95+.
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database
|
State or territory of residence |
Number |
Age standardised rate (per 100,000) |
Crude rate (per 100,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
New South Wales |
4,107 |
45.8 |
51.8 |
|
Victoria |
2,851 |
40.1 |
44.6 |
|
Queensland |
2,892 |
53.8 |
58.2 |
|
Western Australia |
1,402 |
51.5 |
54.3 |
|
South Australia |
1,014 |
48.6 |
58.6 |
|
Tasmania |
353 |
56.1 |
67.2 |
|
Australian Capital Territory |
241 |
57.4 |
57.9 |
|
Northern Territory |
166 |
75.9 |
67.1 |
|
All Australia |
13,028 |
47.4 |
52.6 |
Notes
- State or territory is based on place of usual residence.
- ‘All Australia’ includes other territories.
- Denominators for crude rates were estimated resident population (ERP) values as at 31 December 2017.
- Age-standardised death rates were standardised to the 2001 Australian population (per 100,000), using 6 age groups (0–4, 5–14, 15–24, 25–44, 45–64, 65+).
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
The state and territory differences in crude rates of injury hospitalisations and deaths by age and sex can be explored in the data visualisation below (Interactive 2). In summary:
- Rates of hospitalised injury rose with increasing remoteness of usual residence but not in a linear fashion. The highest rate of hospitalised injury occurred for residents of Remote regions (2,299 cases per 100,000 population). There was little difference between males and females but there was variation by age group. A reverse trend was seen among those aged 65+, with higher rates of hospitalised injury for residents of Major cities (4,571 cases per 100,000).
- Rates of injury death increased with increasing remoteness of usual residence. The highest rate of injury death was for residents of Very remote regions (109 deaths per 100,000). As with hospitalised injuries there was little difference between males and females. Rates of injury death increased with remoteness for each of the age groups examined, except for those aged 65 and over where the highest rate of injury deaths occurred for residents of Remote regions (204 deaths per 100,000).
- Victoria has no Very remote regions and while the rate of injury hospitalisations increased with increasing remoteness, the highest rate occurred for residents of Inner regional areas (2,256 cases per 100,000). Like the patterns seen in New South Wales, there were no differences between males and females and no variation among the different age groups. For Victorians aged 65 and over the highest rates of hospitalised injury occurred for residents of Major cities (4,750 cases per 100,000).
- Rates of injury death in Victoria increased with increasing remoteness from Major cities to Outer regional areas but decreased in Remote regions. The highest rate of injury death occurred for residents of Outer regional areas (61 deaths per 100,000). Differences were seen between males and females with lower rates of injury deaths among females (45 deaths per 100,000) in Outer regional regions compared to males (78 deaths per 100,000).
- Rates of hospitalised injury in Queensland increased with increasing remoteness of usual residence. The highest rate of hospitalised injury occurred for residents of Very remote regions (3,550 cases per 100,000). The effect was seen for males and females and for each age group. The exception was those aged 65 and over where the highest rate occurred for residents of Major cities (5,230 cases per 100,000).
- Rates of injury death in Queensland increased with increasing remoteness from Major cities to Remote regions but decreased in Very remote regions. The rate of injury death among females did not increase with increasing remoteness of usual residence. Variation in the rate of injury death was seen in the 45–64 and 65+ age groups.
- Rates of hospitalised injury in Western Australia increased with increasing remoteness of usual residence. The highest rate of hospitalised injury occurred for residents of Very remote regions (2,992 cases per 100,000 population). The rate of hospitalised injury was highest among males living in Remote regions (2,776 cases per 100,000), while for females the highest rates were for residents of Very remote regions (3,527 cases per 100,000). Rates were highest in Very remote regions for all age groups.
- Rates of injury deaths did not follow the same pattern of increases with increasing remoteness of usual residence. The highest rates of injury death in Western Australia were seen for residents of Inner regional and Outer regional areas, 69 deaths per 100,000 population each. There was a decrease in rate of injury deaths for males by remoteness of usual residence with increasing remoteness and in contrast, a rise for females. Rate of injury death by remoteness varied among the different age groups.
- Generally, rates of hospitalised injury in South Australia increased with increasing remoteness of usual residence. The highest rate of hospitalised injury occurred for residents of Very remote regions (3,833 cases per 100,000 population). There was little difference between males and females. The highest rates of hospitalised injury occurred in Very remote regions for all age groups other than 65+.
- Rates of injury death in South Australia rose with increasing remoteness. However, for females the rate of death peaked for residents of Remote regions at 65 deaths per 100,000. Variation in the rate of injury deaths was seen among the different age groups by remoteness of usual residence. There were small numbers of deaths in many age groups across the remoteness zones.
- Tasmania has no Major city regions and while the rate of injury hospitalisations was highest for residents of Very remote regions (2,410 cases per 100,000) it was very similar among the other 3 remoteness zones. Among males, rates of injury hospitalisations increased with increasing remoteness of usual residence. For females, rates decreased with increasing remoteness but were still highest in Very remote regions. Variation in the rate of injury hospitalisations was seen among the different age groups by remoteness of usual residence. Rates were highest for residents of Inner regional areas for those aged 0–4, 45–64, and 65+ and in Very remote regions for those aged 5–14, 15–24, and 25–44.
- Rates of injury deaths in Tasmania by remoteness were variable for males and females and across all age groups. The most consistent finding was high rates of injury deaths among those living in Remote regions of Tasmania.
- ACT only has two remoteness zones: Major cities and Inner regional areas. Rates of hospitalised injury tended to be higher in the Inner regional areas but not for females or those aged 5–14 and 15–24.
- Rates of injury death overall were higher in Inner regional areas however there were small numbers of deaths in many age groups across the two remoteness zones making any further interpretation difficult.
- The Northern Territory has no Major cities or Inner regional areas. Overall, and for males and females, rates of hospitalised injury were higher in each successive remoteness zone. The highest rate of hospitalised injury occurred for those living in Very remote regions (7,157 cases per 100,000). With respect to age, the relationship between increasing rates of hospitalisation by increasing remoteness was seen in each age group other than 5-14 and 15–24. In these two groups the rates of hospitalised injury were higher for residents of Remote regions.
- The rate of injury deaths increased with increasing remoteness of usual residence overall and by sex. There was variability in the relationship between remoteness and rates of injury death among the age groups.
Interactive 2
This data visualisation consists of a map, chart and table on separate tabs describing counts and rates of injury hospitalisations and deaths by sex, by age group, by state or territory, and by remoteness of usual residence. A notes tab is also available. The reader can select to display by sex, number or rate, age group or state.
The default view is a map of Australia showing rates of injury hospitalisation per 100,000 population. The map shows the highest rate of injury hospitalisation is for residents of Very remote areas of the Northern Territory (7,157) and the lowest rate is for residents of Very remote areas of New South Wales (1,748).
