Trends in hospitalised injury, Australia 1999–00 to 2014–15

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Release Date: 16 May 2018

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Trends in hospitalised injury, Australia 1999–00 to 2014–15. Cat. no. INJCAT 190. Canberra: AIHW.

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This report shows that the rate of hospitalised injury cases in Australia rose between 1999–00 and 2014–15 by an average of 1% per year. In 2014–15, case numbers and rates were higher for males than females for all age groups up to 60–64, and higher for females for those aged 65–69 and older.

ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-76054-345-7
Cat. no: INJCAT 190
Pages: 160

Findings from this report:

Two of the main causes of injury in 2014–15 were Falls (41%) and Transport crashes (12%)
Rates of injury among Indigenous people were twice those of non-Indigenous people
More males than females were hospitalised due to injury in 2014–15 (1.3:1)
The age-standardised rate of injury increased from 1999–00 to 2014–15 by an average of 1% per year

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Abbreviations
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Summary
1 Introduction
2 Overview of hospitalised injury
3 Severity of injury
4 Transport crash injury
5 Accidental drowning and submersion
6 Accidental poisoning
7 Falls
8 Thermal causes of injury
9 Injury due to exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
10 Injury due to exposure to animate mechanical forces
11 Intentional self-harm
12 Assault
13 Other external causes of accidental injury
14 Non-fatal burden of injury
Appendix A: Data issues
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