Latest findings
83% of injury deaths due to choking and suffocation were for people aged 65 and over
The top 3 causes of injury deaths in 2018–19 were falls, suicide and accidental poisoning
There were over 544,000 cases of hospitalisated injury in 2018–19
Over 5,000 falls deaths in 2019–20 among older Australians
2 in 3 falls hospitalisations were for females
133,000 falls hospitalisations in 2019–20 among older Australians