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Injury in Australia

Web report
Last updated: 25 Nov 2022
Topic: Injury
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) Injury in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 March 2023.

APA

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2022). Injury in Australia. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/injury-in-australia

MLA

Injury in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 25 November 2022, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/injury-in-australia

Vancouver

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Injury in Australia [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022 [cited 2023 Mar. 24]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/injury-in-australia

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2022, Injury in Australia, viewed 24 March 2023, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/injury-in-australia

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  • Contents

    • About
    • Injury overview
    • Causes
    • Seasonal differences
    • Technical notes
    • Acknowledgments
  • Data
  • Notes

Injury is a major cause of hospitalisation and death in Australia. This web report explores injury hospitalisations in 2020–21 and injury deaths in 2019–20. It describes the main causes of injury and their impact on specific populations.

  • Cat. no: INJCAT 213
  • Injury overview
  • Causes
  • Seasonal differences
  • Data
Findings from this report:
  • The top 3 causes of injury hospitalisation in 2020–21 were falls, contact with objects, and transport accidents

  • The top 3 causes of injury death in 2019–20 were falls, suicide and accidental poisoning

  • Males accounted for 55% of injury hospitalisations in 2020–21 and 62% of injury deaths in 2019–20

  • Injuries happening at home increased after March 2020 and remained at a higher level throughout 2020–21

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