Estimated Cost of Injury- Motor Vehicle Traffic
Incorporating the AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit
Estimated Cost of Injury- Motor Vehicle Traffic

Estimated cost of injury ($millions) by motor vehicle traffic
Australia 1995-96

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Morbidity Mortality


Age group 2,236.403 707.710 221.720 1,306.973
Persons 0-4 33.534 12.307 4.955 16.272
5-14 105.890 35.182 9.961 60.747
15-24 771.495 208.014 56.992 506.488
25-44 866.999 258.250 62.320 546.429
45-64 318.421 114.556 50.442 153.423
65-74 97.886 37.222 37.050 23.614
75+ 42.178 42.178 0.000 0.000

Male 0-4 23.160 7.140 4.561 11.459
5-14 62.749 22.667 4.955 35.128
15-24 567.348 145.246 29.749 392.353
25-44 616.901 173.917 33.604 409.380
45-64 171.069 63.795 20.801 86.474
65-74 41.605 16.791 14.598 10.215
75+ 19.478 19.478 0.000 0.000

Female 0-4 10.374 5.167 0.394 4.813
5-14 43.140 12.515 5.006 25.619
15-24 204.146 62.768 27.243 114.135
25-44 250.098 84.332 28.716 137.049
45-64 147.351 50.761 29.641 66.949
65-74 56.282 20.431 22.452 13.399
75+ 22.700 22.700 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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