Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18
Publication
Release Date:
Topic: Injury
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 December 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18. AIHW, 2021.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18. Canberra: AIHW; 2021.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021, Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18, AIHW, Canberra.
PDF | 1.7Mb
Around 130,000 children and young people were hospitalised because of an injury in 2017–18, males outnumbering females by almost 2 to 1. The most common cause of hospitalised injury among children and young people was a fall of some type.
- ISSN: 2205-510X
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-815-5
- Cat. no: INJCAT 217
- Pages: 80
Findings from this report:
-
Around 130,000 children and young people were hospitalised because of an injury in 2017–18
-
The most common cause of hospitalised injury among children and young people was a fall of some type
-
In infants (<12 months), rates of drowning were among the highest of all age groups examined
-
Playground equipment falls are common with children aged 1–4, and 37% of playground equipment falls are from trampolines