Estimated Cost of Injury - Burns
Estimated cost of injury ($millions) by fire, flame or burns
Australia 1995-96
|
Total Costs |
Direct Costs |
Indirect Costs |
|
|
|
Morbidity |
Mortality |
|---|
|
|
|
|
Age group |
329.794 |
171.948 |
99.674 |
58.172 |
| Persons |
0-4 |
64.763 |
47.078 |
11.553 |
6.132 |
|
5-14 |
26.858 |
19.218 |
5.184 |
2.456 |
|
15-24 |
73.009 |
40.820 |
24.140 |
8.050 |
|
25-44 |
103.415 |
40.771 |
39.218 |
23.426 |
|
45-64 |
41.072 |
14.709 |
13.023 |
13.340 |
|
65-74 |
17.508 |
6.184 |
6.557 |
4.766 |
|
75+ |
3.168 |
3.168 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
| Male |
0-4 |
38.504 |
27.792 |
6.516 |
4.196 |
|
5-14 |
23.355 |
16.805 |
4.707 |
1.842 |
|
15-24 |
56.075 |
32.032 |
17.604 |
6.440 |
|
25-44 |
76.236 |
31.370 |
26.229 |
18.637 |
|
45-64 |
23.816 |
9.124 |
5.300 |
9.392 |
|
65-74 |
7.491 |
3.435 |
2.323 |
1.733 |
|
75+ |
1.494 |
1.494 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
| Female |
0-4 |
26.259 |
19.286 |
5.036 |
1.937 |
|
5-14 |
3.503 |
2.413 |
0.476 |
0.614 |
|
15-24 |
16.934 |
8.788 |
6.536 |
1.610 |
|
25-44 |
27.179 |
9.401 |
12.990 |
4.789 |
|
45-64 |
17.256 |
5.585 |
7.723 |
3.948 |
|
65-74 |
10.016 |
2.750 |
4.234 |
3.033 |
|
75+ |
1.674 |
1.674 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Prepared by Jerry Moller in June 1998 using data supplied by the National Injury Surveillance Unit and a methodology developed by the Monash University Accident Research Centre for estimating injury costs.
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