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.
Table 1: Rates and counts of hospitalised injury cases, by state and territory, Australia, 2017–18
|
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
Table 2: Rates and counts of injury deaths, by state and territory, Australia, 2017–18
|
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: