Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2007–08 to 2016–17
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Topic: Injury
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2007–08 to 2016–17, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 03 December 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2007–08 to 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2007–08 to 2016–17. AIHW, 2019.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2007–08 to 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2007–08 to 2016–17, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report focuses on trends in fall-related hospital care for people aged 65 and over from 2002–03 to 2016–17. Rates of fall-related injury increased over the period for men (3% per year) and women (2%). The rate of fall-related hip fractures decreased by 2% per year between 2002–03 and 2016–17; in contrast, falls resulting in head injuries increased at a rate of 7% per year.
- ISSN: 2205-510X (Online)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-614-4 (Online)
- Cat. no: INJCAT 206
- Pages: 64
Findings from this report:
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Just over 100,000 people aged 65 and over were hospitalised due to a fall in 2016–17
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Rates of fall-related injury are increasing by 3% a year for men and by 2% a year for women
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Injuries to the hip and thigh (22%) and head (26%) were the most common types of injury resulting from a fall
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15% of falls were from household objects such as beds, chairs, steps/stairs and ladders