Injury from Specific Cause

All-terrain vehicle (ATV) or snowmobile

In 2022, the age-standardized ATV or snowmobile injury-related emergency department (ED) visit rate in the Health Unit region was almost 3.5 times the Ontario rate (175.7 versus 48.7 ED visits per 100,000 population, respectively). The age-specific ED visit rate in the Health Unit region was the highest among adults aged 20 to 44 years old (209.5 visits per 100,000 population).
In 2022, the age-standardized hospitalization rate due to the same cause was approximately three times compared to Ontario (17.5 versus 6 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, respectively).
For all years between 2013 and 2022, both the ED visit rate and hospitalization rate were significantly higher compared to Ontario.

In 2022, the age-standardized rate of emergency department (ED) visits for injuries due to a bite by a dog or other mammal in the Health Unit region was almost double (1.9 times) the Ontario rate (405 versus 216 ED visits per 100,000 population, respectively).
The rate of ED visits due to the same cause has been significantly higher among children and youth aged 0 to 19, adults aged 20 to 44, and adults aged 45 to 64 years old in the Health Unit region compared to Ontario. The rate varied from 1.8 to 2.0 times as high as the Ontario rate among the same populations (370 versus 200 ED visits, 464 versus 247 ED visits, 445 versus 217 ED visits, per 100,000 population, respectively).
In 2022, the age-standardized hospitalization rate due to the same cause was the same as the Ontario rate (3.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 population).

In 2022, the Health Unit region's age-standardized rate of emergency department (ED) visits due to exposure to smoke, or fire, or contact with heat or a hot substance was double, and significantly higher than the Ontario rate (202 versus 98 ED visits per 100,000 population, respectively). For all years since 2013, the ED visit rate has been significantly higher and varied from 1.7 to 2.0 times as high as the Ontario rate.
In 2022, the age-standardized hospitalization rate due to the same cause in the Health Unit region was not significantly different to the Ontario rate (10 versus 5 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, respectively).
In 2021, the mortality rate due to the same cause in the Health Unit region was significantly higher compared to the Ontario rate (5 versus 0.6 deaths per 100,000 population).

In 2022, about 752 individuals per 100,000 population made emergency department (ED) visits for injuries due to motor vehicle collisions in the Health Unit region, significantly higher (1.6 times) compared to about 472 individuals per 100,000 population in Ontario.
In 2022, the hospitalization rate for injuries due to the same cause in the Health Unit region was statistically higher, nearly double (1.7 times) the Ontario rate (78.2 versus 44.6 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, respectively).
In 2021, the mortality rates due to the same cause were similar between the Health Unit region and Ontario (4.6 versus 3.5 deaths per 100,000 population).

In 2022, the age-standardized emergency department (ED) visit rate due to self-harm in the Health Unit region was almost 1.7 times as high as the Ontario rate (260 versus 151 ED visits per 100,000 population, respectively). The age-specific ED visit rate was the highest among the children and youth aged 10 to 19 years old, almost double the Ontario rate in the same age group (801 versus 412 ED visits per 100,000 population, respectively).
In 2022, the age-standardized hospitalization rate due to self-harm was double that of Ontario (131.9 versus 66.8 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, respectively). The age-specific hospitalization rate was the highest among children and youth aged 10 to 19 years old, almost 2.6 times the Ontario rate in the same age group (434.8 versus 167.7 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, respectively).
In all years between 2017 and 2022, ED visit rates and hospitalization rates in the Health Unit region were significantly higher compared to Ontario rates. In all years between 2018 and 2022, ED visit rates and hospitalization rates among females in the Health Unit region were significantly higher compared to males.
In 2021, the mortality rate due to self-harm injuries in the Health Unit region was almost 2.3 times the Ontario rate (20.6 versus 9 deaths per 100,000 population, respectively).

In 2022, the age-standardized rate of emergency department (ED) visits for traumatic brain injury in the Health Unit region was almost double (1.8 times) the Ontario rate (535.6 versus 285.5 ED visits per 100,000 population, respectively). The age-standardized rate of ED visits for concussions in the Health Unit region was almost 2.2 times as high as the Ontario rate (455.7 versus 208.9 ED visits per 100,000 population, respectively).
In 2022, the age-standardized rate of hospitalization for traumatic brain injuries in the Health Unit region was similar to the Ontario rate (38.6 versus 45.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, respectively). The age-standardized rate of hospitalization for concussions in the Health Unit region was almost 2.4 times as high as the Ontario rate (7.5 versus 3.1 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, respectively).
In 2022, the age-specific ED visit rate for both traumatic brain injuries and concussions in the Health Unit region was the highest among children and youth aged 0 to 19 years old. The age-specific hospitalization rate for both traumatic brain injuries and concussions in the Health Unit region was the highest among the seniors aged 65 years and older.

All data last updated on this page: December 17, 2024