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Spinal cord injury Australia, 2015–16
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Spinal cord injury Australia, 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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In 2015–16, 253 newly incident cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) due to external causes were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register. Males accounted for 80% of traumatic SCI cases. Almost half (48%) of the traumatic SCI cases sustained in 2015–16 were due to a fall. A further 39% were due to a land transport crash.
- ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-507-9 (PDF) 978-1-76054-508-6 (Print)
- Cat. no: INJCAT 202
- Pages: 60
Findings from this report:
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253 traumatic spinal cord injury cases were added to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register for 2015–16
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A persisting traumatic spinal cord injury was most frequent in the 45–54 age group (19%), followed by 65–74 (17%)
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The leading causes of traumatic spinal cord injury were falls (48%), followed by land transport crashes (39%)
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Males accounted for 3 in 4 (80%) of traumatic spinal cord injury cases sustained in 2015–16