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Injury Related Issues

Injuries were responsible for 7% of the total burden of disease and injury in Australia in 2003, with suicide, self-inflicted injuries, road traffic injuries and falls accounting for nearly two thirds of this burden. While falls were distributed equally by men and women, males accounted for 73% of the burden due to road accidents and 78% for suicide and self-inflicted injuries. Males tended to suffer injuries more at the early adulthood stage of life while the rate of injuries for females was higher in the very young. The injury rate for the elderly is generally equally distributed amongst males and females.

Since 2000, the NHMRC has funded more than $28 million for injury prevention research, including $20 million for falls prevention and more than $6 million for issues related to motor vehicle accidents. In 2008, 218 active research grants have received funding of more than $28 million.

Calendar Year

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Injury Related Issues

$3,998,393

$5,970,794

$7,719,180

$9,283,261

$11,006,540

$15,714,790

$19,729,386

$21,571,210

$28,270,526

Financial Year

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Injury Related Issues

$4,460,294

$7,236,812

$8,043,471

$10,704,425

$12,625,669

$17,352,765

$20,364,064

$25,757,912

$24,542,509

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11/Nov/08

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