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Trends in hospitalisations due to falls by older people, Australia 2002–03 to 2012–13

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Release Date: 25 Oct 2017
Topic: Injury

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. Trends in hospitalisations due to falls by older people, Australia 2002–03 to 2012–13. Cat. no. INJCAT 182. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Trends in hospitalisations due to falls by older people, Australia 2002–03 to 2012–13. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Trends in hospitalisations due to falls by older people, Australia 2002–03 to 2012–13. AIHW, 2017.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Trends in hospitalisations due to falls by older people, Australia 2002–03 to 2012–13, AIHW, Canberra.

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This report presents trends in fall related hospital care for people aged 65 and older from 2002–03 to 2012–13. There was a decrease in the rate of hip fractures due to falls (–2% per year) between 2002–03 and 2012–13. In contrast, falls resulting in head injuries increased at a particularly high rate (7% per year).
 

  • ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444 3791 (Print)
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-202-3
  • Cat. no: INJCAT 182
  • Pages: 110
Findings from this report:
  • Rates of hospitalised fall injury increased by 3% per year between 2002–03 and 2012–13

  • Most hospitalised fall cases (72%) in 2012–13 occurred in either the home or a residential aged care facility

  • About 100,000 people aged 65 and older were hospitalised due to a fall in 2012–13

  • While hip fractures account for 74% of fall injuries, injuries to the head were also common (22%)

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