Incorporating the AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit
Estimated cost of injury - poisoning

Estimated cost of injury ($millions) by poisoning
Australia 1995-96

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Total Costs Direct Costs Indirect Costs

Morbidity Mortality


Age group 600.995 155.964 212.808 232.223
Persons 0-4 57.887 35.940 21.323 0.624
5-14 16.007 7.051 7.088 1.868
15-24 145.296 32.503 63.700 49.093
25-44 293.290 53.434 94.520 145.336
45-64 72.340 17.760 22.958 31.622
65-74 13.452 6.553 3.219 3.680
75+ 2.724 2.724 0.000 0.000

Male 0-4 30.618 19.335 10.971 0.312
5-14 8.731 3.619 3.244 1.868
15-24 77.741 14.265 27.002 36.474
25-44 181.419 25.454 43.514 112.451
45-64 31.730 8.139 8.152 15.439
65-74 6.938 3.780 2.229 0.929
75+ 2.090 2.090 0.000 0.000

Female 0-4 27.269 16.605 10.352 0.312
5-14 7.276 3.432 3.844 0.000
15-24 67.554 18.239 36.697 12.618
25-44 111.871 27.980 51.006 32.884
45-64 40.610 9.621 14.806 16.183
65-74 6.514 2.772 0.990 2.752
75+ 0.634 0.634 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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