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Hospitalised sports injury in Australia, 2016–17
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Hospital care for Australian sports injury 2012–13
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Australian sports injury hospitalisations 2011-12
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Hospitalised sports injury in Australia, 2016–17
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Topic: Sports injury
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020) Hospitalised sports injury in Australia, 2016–17, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 28 April 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Hospitalised sports injury in Australia, 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised sports injury in Australia, 2016–17. AIHW, 2020.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised sports injury in Australia, 2016–17. Canberra: AIHW; 2020.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020, Hospitalised sports injury in Australia, 2016–17, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2016–17, almost 60,000 people were hospitalised for sports injuries. Males were more than twice as likely to be hospitalised as females. For males, the sports that most frequently led to hospitalisation were football (all codes) (38%), cycling (12%) and wheeled motor sports (8%). For females, they were football (15%), netball (10%; 13% when combined with basketball) and equestrian activities (11%).
- ISSN: 2205-510X
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-673-1
- Cat. no: INJCAT 211
- Pages: 20
Findings from this report:
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58,500 people were hospitalised for sports injuries in 2016–17
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1 in 10 injuries were life threatening
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Males were more than twice as likely to be hospitalised as females
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Motor sports had the highest rate of injury by participation (1,283 per 100,000 participants).