Statistics about Falls

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Falls. The term 'prevalence' of Falls usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Falls at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Falls refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Falls diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Falls: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Falls)
Incidence (annual) of Falls: 69,264 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 65 or 1.52% or 4.1 million people in USA [about data]

Death and mortality statistics for Falls:
  Deaths from Falls: 15,019 deaths in USA 2001 (CDC); 13,162 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 5.0 per 100,000 in Canada 1997¹
  Suicide deaths related to Falls: 0.6 per 100,000 with 171 cases of "self-inflicted" fall deaths in Canada 1997¹
  Death statistics for Falls: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Falls:

5.5 per 100,000 people died from a fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
5.3 per 100,000 people died from an unintentional fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
0.2 per 100,000 people died from a suicidal fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
52 people per 100,000 population over 65 die from falls in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
7.2 per 100,000 males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
3.9 per 100,000 females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
Death statistics by racial and gender groups in the USA:
- 4.1 per 100,000 Hispanic people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.4 per 100,000 Hispanic males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 2.8 per 100,000 Hispanic females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.3 per 100,000 non-Hispanic people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 7.3 per 100,000 non-Hispanic males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 3.9 per 100,000 non-Hispanic females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.6 per 100,000 non-Hispanic white people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 7.5 per 100,000 non-Hispanic white males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 4.2 per 100,000 non-Hispanic white females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 3.3 per 100,000 non-Hispanic black people died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 5.2 per 100,000 non-Hispanic black males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
- 2 per 100,000 non-Hispanic black females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)

Society statistics for Falls
Hospitalization statistics for Falls: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Falls:

1,136 men per 100,000 population aged 65-74 are hospitalised for falls in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
1,624 women per 100,000 population aged 65-74 are hospitalised for falls in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
4,778 men per 100,000 population over 75 are hospitalised for falls in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
7.379 women per 100,000 population over 75 are hospitalised for falls in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

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Footnotes:
1. Canadian Injury Data, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997

Last revision: May 29, 2003

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