Injury and poisoning data book

The Health of the people of New South Wales
Report of the Chief Health Officer

There were around 3,300 injury-related deaths in 2006 and 150,000 injury-related hospitalisations in 2006-07 in NSW.
Injury and poisoning is the leading cause of death among people aged 1 to 45 years.
In the period 2002 to 2006, the most common causes of injury-related deaths were suicide, motor vehicle crashes, falls and unintentional poisoning.
In the period 2004-05 to 2006-07, the most common causes of injury-related hospitalisations were falls, motor vehicle crashes, self-harm and interpersonal violence.
In recent years, death rates have declined for:

- injuries and poisonings overall;
- motor vehicle crash injuries;
- injuries to pedestrians;
- alcohol-related injuries;
- drowning;
- firearm-related deaths.
Hospitalisation rates have decreased for:

- unintentional poisoning;
- scalds in young children;
- firearm-related injuries.
Hospitalisation rates have increased for:

- injuries to motorcycle riders;
- fall-related injuries;
- injuries caused by interpersonal violence;
- alcohol related injuries.
Males have much higher rates of death and hospitalisation than females for all major injury causes, except for falls among older people.
Rates of death and hospitalisation from injury and poisoning are higher in remote areas than in metropolitan areas.

File link: Injury and poisoning data book
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Author Branch: Centre for Epidemiology & Research