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Injuries occur when a person suffers harm or damage to their body. Injuries can be categorized as unintentional (i.e., accidental) and intentional (i.e., deliberate).[1] Injuries are the leading cause of child and youth death and disability.[2]  

Hospitalizations for injuries by subcategory

About the Measure

Data on this measure comes from Intellihealth, an online database managed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. This rate represents the number of hospitalizations for injuries among children and youth, aged 0 to 18, during a given year, expressed per 10,000. Both unintentional and intentional injuries are included in this measure. This measure has three age groups:

  • Birth to six
  • Seven to 13
  • 14 to 18

 

The top five injury subcategories were determined based on the total number of hospitalizations from 2015 to 2017.

 

Key Findings

Overall, the highest rate of hospitalizations among all injury subcategories for children, aged birth to six, and seven to 13, are due to falls. Among youth, aged 14 to 18, most injuries are due to intentional self-harm. This data can be found in the downloadable Excel file at the bottom of this page.

 

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Source: IntelliHealth, extracted January 24, 2019. Prepared by Health Analytics Team, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. 

 

 

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Source: IntelliHealth, extracted January 24, 2019. Prepared by Health Analytics Team, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. 

 

 

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Source: IntelliHealth, extracted January 24, 2019. Prepared by Health Analytics Team, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. 

Limitations

Hospitalization data will not capture those treated and released from emergency departments, those treated in doctors' offices or clinics, or those who did not seek treatment in hospital. Hospitalization data include multiple admissions for a single person.

 

Download Full Dataset (Excel)


References

[1] Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario. (2015). Injury-related hospitalization. Available at: http://core.apheo.ca/index.php?pid=110 

[2] Peden, M. M. (2008). World report on child injury prevention. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Available at: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/43851/1/9789241563574_eng.pdf

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