Burden of Injury
EACH YEAR, INJURIES IN CANADA RESULT IN:
DEATHS +13,000
HOSPITAL STAYS 200,000
VISITS TO EMERGENCY ROOMS 3 million
DISABILITIES 60,000
TOTAL ECONOMIC BURDEN $19.8 billion
(PARACHUTE)
SENIORS FALLS
FALLS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY AMONG CANADIANS 65+.
FALLS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
85% OF INJURY-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS
95% OF ALL HIPFRACTURES
76%OF ALL HEAD INJURIES
SPORT AND RECREATION
MORE THAN 40% OF CHILD AND YOUTH INJURIES TREATED IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ARE SPORTS AND RECREATION RELATED:
AGED 5–9 YRS
AGED 10–14 YRS
AGED 15–19 YRS
31% 63% 57%
MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC COLLISIONS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
AMONG CANADIANS UNDER 25 YRS OF AGE
2,400 PEOPLE IN CANADA DIED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC
COLLISION IN 2008
FAMILY VIOLENCE
FAMILY VIOLENCE ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 25% OF
ALL POLICE-REPORTED VIOLENT CRIME IN CANADA
ABORIGINAL WOMEN ARE 3X MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
55 thousand
CHILDREN AND YOUTH WERE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE IN 2009 (StatsCan)
SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT DIE IN CANADA EACH YEAR BY SUICIDE
IN 2009/10, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY
16,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR SELF-INFLICTED
INJURIES FOR CANADIANS OF ALL AGES
(STATSCAN)