Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2002–03 to 2014–15
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2002–03 to 2014–15, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 October 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2002–03 to 2014–15. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2002–03 to 2014–15. AIHW, 2018.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2002–03 to 2014–15. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Trends in hospitalised injury due to falls in older people 2002–03 to 2014–15, 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 2014–15. Age-standardised rates of hospitalised fall injury cases increased over the period 2002–03 to 2014–15 for both men (3% per year) and women (2%). There was a decrease in the rate of hip fractures due to falls (–2% per year) between 2002–03 and 2014–15. In contrast, falls resulting in head injuries increased at a particularly high rate (7% per year).
- ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-343-3
- Cat. no: INJCAT 191
- Pages: 63
Findings from this report:
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Just over 100,000 people aged 65 and over were hospitalised due to a fall in 2014–15
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Women accounted for most of these fall injury cases (74,186)
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Injuries to the hip and thigh (24%) and head (24%) were the most common types of injury resulting from a fall
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Rates of injuries to the head more than doubled over the period 2002–03 to 2014–15