Unintentional injury

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Unintentional injury

Table 31: Unintentional injury indicators

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Indicator	Māori			non-Māori
Indicator	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
All unintentional injury hospitalisation, 0–14 years, 2006–08, rate per 100,000^{1, 3}	2011.4 (1903.6–2125.3)	1459.4 (1373.7–1550.5)	1743.6 (1673.7–1816.4)	1537.8 (1493.7–1583.1)	1056.0 (1019.9–1093.4)	1302.2 (1273.5–1331.6)
All unintentional injury hospitalisation, 2006–08, 15– 64 years, rate per 100,000^{1, 3}	2592.2 (2521.2–2665.1)	1071.4 (1036.8–1107.1)	1788.0 (1749.6–1827.2)	1582.2 (1561–1603.8)	643.5 (631.3–655.9)	1104.5 (1092.3–1116.9)
All unintentional injury hospitalisation, 65+ years, 2006–08, rate per 100,000^{1, 3}	2264.5 (2052.3–2498.7)	2186.4 (1993.4–2398.1)	2244.1 (2098.1–2400.2)	1882.1 (1836.3–1929.0)	1864.6 (1824.0–1906.1)	1889.5 (1859.0–1920.5)
All unintentional injury mortality, 0–14 years, 2004–06, rate per 100,000^{1, 2}	21.6 (16.8–27.4)	15.4 (11.3–20.5)	18.6 (15.3–22.3)	6.4 (4.9–8.1)	4.4 (3.2–5.9)	5.4 (4.4–6.5)
All unintentional injury mortality, 15–64 years, 2004–06, rate per 100,000^{1, 2}	66.8 (59.8–74.4)	21.4 (17.7–25.6)	42.8 (38.9–47.0)	29.4 (27.5–31.3)	8.4 (7.5–9.4)	18.7 (17.7–19.7)
All unintentional injury mortality, 65+ years, 2004–06, rate per 100,000^{1, 2}	131.8 (94.5–178.7)	57.2 (37.0–84.5)	90.3 (69.8–114.9)	63.7 (58.6–69.2)	38.8 (35.9–42.0)	50.1 (47.3–52.9)

Source: Ministry of Health

Notes:

Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
Prioritised Māori ethnic group – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.
Ethnicity adjusted rate – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.

Table 31 shows that Māori children (0–14 years of age) had an unintentional injury hospitalisation rate 30 percent higher than non-Māori children (RR 1.34, CI 1.31–1.37) and an unintentional injury mortality rate nearly three-and-a-half times that of non-Māori children (RR 3.44, CI 2.64–4.47).

Māori adults aged 15–64 years had an unintentional injury hospitalisation rate over one-and-a-half times that of non-Māori adults (RR 1.62, CI 1.59–1.65). The unintentional injury mortality rate for Māori in this age group was more than twice that for non-Māori in the same age group (RR 2.29, CI
2.05–2.56).

For older adults aged 65 years or over, Māori had higher unintentional injury hospitalisation rates than that of non-Māori (RR 1.19, CI 1.12–1.26).

Moreover, Māori had an unintentional mortality rate over one-and-a-half times the non-Māori rate (RR 1.80, CI 1.40–2.32).

Table 32: Top three unintentional injury mortality categories, by age group, ranked by counts, 2000–02

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	Māori	non-Māori
Males	0–14 years Suffocation/accidental threats to breathing Motor vehicle traffic Pedestrian injured in transport accident	0–14 years Motor vehicle traffic Suffocation/accidental threats to breathing Drowning and submersion
	15–64 years Motor vehicle traffic All other transport Pedestrian injured in transport accident	15–64 years Motor vehicle traffic All other transport Falls
	65+ years Falls Motor vehicle traffic Suffocation/accidental threats to breathing	65+ years Falls Motor vehicle traffic Pedestrian injured in transport accident
Females	0–14 years Suffocation/accidental threats to breathing Motor vehicle traffic Pedestrian injured in transport accident	0–14 years Suffocation/accidental threats to breathing Motor vehicle traffic Drowning and submersion
	15–64 years Motor vehicle traffic Poisoning Falls	15–64 years Motor vehicle traffic Poisoning Falls
	65+ years Falls Motor vehicle traffic Fire/hot object or substance = Machinery	65+ years Falls Motor vehicle traffic Accidental exposure to other factors = Fire/ hot object or substance

Source: Ministry of Health

Note: Prioritised Māori ethnic group – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.

Table 32 shows that the three most common causes of unintentional injury mortality differ by age group, gender and ethnicity. Motor vehicle traffic was a common cause of unintentional injury causing death for all groups. For older people (65 years and over), falls were the most common cause of death regardless of ethnicity and gender.

Page last updated: 21 July 2010

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