Injury deaths, Australia 2002

Renate Kreisfeld
Rachel Newson
James Harrison

December 2004
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra
AIHW cat. no. INJCAT 65

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors.

The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

The report is available as a PDF document (~ 958 Kb).

Notes on updates and corrections:
2005, Feb 16 - Revised pdf file posted with corrections to section 2.6 and section 3.5.4.

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