Pedal cyclist injury deaths and hospitalisations 1999–00 to 2015–16
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Topic: Injury
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Pedal cyclist injury deaths and hospitalisations 1999–00 to 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 October 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Pedal cyclist injury deaths and hospitalisations 1999–00 to 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Pedal cyclist injury deaths and hospitalisations 1999–00 to 2015–16. AIHW, 2019.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Pedal cyclist injury deaths and hospitalisations 1999–00 to 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Pedal cyclist injury deaths and hospitalisations 1999–00 to 2015–16, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2015–16, about 12,000 Australians were hospitalised for a pedal cycle-related injury representing 1 in 5 injury hospitalisations from land transport crashes. Between 1999–00 and 2015–16, 651 pedal cyclists died as the result of their injuries, an average of 38 deaths per year. The age profile of hospitalised cyclists changed over time. Rates for age groups under 25 fell by 0.6%–4.2% per year, while rates for those 25 and over rose by 5.4%–9.4%.
- ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-524-6
- Cat. no: INJCAT 203
- Pages: 65
Findings from this report:
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In 2015–16, about 12,000 Australians were hospitalised as the result of a pedal cycle related injury
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Pedal cyclists accounted for 1 in 5 of all injury hospitalisations from land transport crashes
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From 1999–00 to 2015–16, 651 pedal cyclists died as the result of their injuries, an average of 38 deaths per year
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Rates of hospitalised pedal cyclist cases rose for those 25 and older, and fell at younger ages