States and territories

The age-standardised rates of injury hospitalisations among men in 2021-22 varied across Australian states and territories (Figure S1). The states and territories with the highest rates of injury hospitalisations (using the state of usual residence in 2021-22) were:

  • the Northern Territory, with over 4,700 hospitalisations per 100,000 men,
  • Queensland, with over 3,000 hospitalisations per 100,000 men,
  • the Australian Capital Territory, with almost 2,600 hospitalisations per 100,000 men.

Figure S1: Age-standardised rates (per 100,000) of injury hospitalisation among men, by state and territory, 2021-22.

Source: AIHW National Hospital Mortality Database, ABS National, state and territory population.

Notes:

  1. Only includes records where sex was specified as Male and age was specified as 19 and over.
  2. Records were classified according to the state or territory of usual residence of the patient.
  3. Excludes records from other Australian territories or where state is unknown.

In all states and territories, the crude rate of injury hospitalisation was highest for men aged 75 and over. The highest crude rate for men aged 75+ was observed in Queensland, with over 7,000 hospitalisations per 100,000 men. For all other age groups (ages 19 to 74), the highest crude rate was observed in the Northern Territory.

For more information, see Supplementary Table S2.

The main causes of injury hospitalisation followed the pattern observed at the national level (i.e. falls as the most common cause of injury, followed by contact with objects and transport accidents) in almost all states and territories, with only two exceptions:

  • in Western Australia and South Australia, Other unintentional causes represented the third most common cause of injury hospitalisation, behind falls and contact with objects, but higher than transport accidents,
  • in the Northern Territory, assault was the most frequent cause of injury hospitalisation among men, followed by falls and contact with objects.

For more information, see Supplementary Table S4.

The age-standardised rates of injury-related ED presentation also varied across states and territories in 2021-22 (Figure S2). In all states and territories, the age-specific crude rate of injury ED presentation was highest among men aged 19 to 24. For more information, see Supplementary Table S7.

Figure S2: Age-standardised rates (per 100,000) of injury related ED presentation among men, by state and territory, 2021-22.

 

Sources: AIHW National Non-Admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database, ABS National, state and territory population.

Notes:

  1. Only includes records where sex was specified as Male and age was specified as 19 and over.
  2. Records were classified according to the state or territory of usual residence of the patient.
  3. Excludes records from other Australian territories or where state is unknown.
  4. ED presentation data might not be directly comparable between jurisdictions as the coverage is incomplete in some jurisdictions and does not include emergency departments in private hospitals, which are quite prevalent in some jurisdictions.
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