This report examined the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and injury mortality in Australia and looked at the effects of SES on injury deaths by age group, by sex and by a selection of external causes of injury. Overall, there was a strong association between increasing socioeconomic disadvantage and the likelihood of injury. This association was most evident for transport crash deaths, unintentional poisoning deaths and male suicide deaths.
- ISSN: 2205-510X
- ISBN: 978 1 76054 646 5
- Cat. no: INJCAT 208
- Pages: 60
Findings from this report:
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In general, rates of injury deaths were higher among people from the most disadvantaged socioeconomic group
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The associations between SES and injury mortality vary by age, by sex and by external cause of injury
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The link between SES and injury mortality was strongest for deaths involving transport, poisoning and male suicides
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Over time, rates of injury deaths increased for the most disadvantaged socioeconomic group by 1.1% per year