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 among 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 2001, the NHMRC has provided more than $200 million for research into injury related issues. This includes $36 million for injury prevention research, $27 million for falls prevention and more than $11 million for issues related to motor vehicle accidents. In 2010, 250 active research grants involving an injury related issue has received more than $35 million.
Injury Related Issues
Calender Year |
Financial Year |
||
2001 |
$7,099,784 |
2001-02 |
$9,347,071 |
2002 |
$9,984,950 |
2002-03 |
$10,324,607 |
2003 |
$11,096,911 |
2003-04 |
$12,708,147 |
2004 |
$13,338,439 |
2004-05 |
$14,551,614 |
2005 |
$17,602,711 |
2005-06 |
$19,547,940 |
2006 |
$22,465,510 |
2006-07 |
$22,983,279 |
2007 |
$24,145,374 |
2007-08 |
$26,481,170 |
2008 |
$29,722,917 |
2008-09 |
$31,078,372 |
2009 |
$33,859,353 |
2009-10 |
$37,172,148 |
2010 |
$35,834,616 |
2010-11 |
$30,663,738 |
| Work Sheet Type |
Date |
Status |
|---|---|---|
The Injury Related Issues (All Injury and selected summary) Dataset (XLS, 1.3MB) |
20 Nov 2010 |
Updated |
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