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. 2019 Jun;39(6-7):225-231.
doi: 10.24095/hpcdp.39.6/7.03.

At-a-glance - 2015 injury deaths in Canada

[Article in English, French]
Xiaoquan Yao  1 , Robin Skinner  1 , Steven McFaull  1 , Wendy Thompson  1
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At-a-glance - 2015 injury deaths in Canada

[Article in English, French]
Xiaoquan Yao et al. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2019 Jun.

Abstract
in English, French

Injuries continue to be a public health concern in Canada. National injury death data are essential for understanding the magnitude and pattern of injuries. This paper used the Vital Statistics - Death database to examine deaths associated with injuries in 2015. Injuries were ranked against causes of death, and more in-depth analysis of injury categories was conducted by sex and age. Unintentional injuries were the 6th leading causes of death overall, with different ranking by sex. Among unintentional injury deaths, leading causes included falls, poisonings, motor vehicle traffic collisions, and suffocation, which varied by age group.

Les blessures demeurent un sujet de préoccupation pour la santé publique au Canada. Disposer de données nationales sur les décès attribuables à des blessures est indispensable pour comprendre l’importance et le profil des blessures. Nous avons utilisé pour cet article la base de données sur les décès des statistiques de l’état civil pour examiner les décès associés aux blessures en 2015. Nous avons réparti les blessures par cause de décès et nous avons effectué une analyse plus approfondie par catégorie de blessure en fonction du sexe et de l’âge. Les blessures non intentionnelles étaient à la sixième place des causes de décès en général, ce classement variant selon le sexe. Les principales causes de décès attribuables à des blessures non intentionnelles étaient les chutes, les empoisonnements, les accidents de la route et la suffocation, avec des variations selon les groupes d’âge.

Keywords: falls; injuries; leading causes; mortality; motor vehicle traffic collisions; poisonings; suicide; unintentional injuries.

Plain language summary

Ongoing reporting of national injury death data is essential for understanding the trend and burden of injuries at the national level in Canada. In 2015, unintentional injuries were the 6th leading cause of death overall and the leading cause for those aged 1–34. Suicide ranked as the 2nd leading cause of death for 15–34-year-olds. Falls, poisonings and motor vehicle traffic collisions are the top three leading causes among unintentional injury deaths.

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