An injury is harm or damage to a person's body. Injuries can be accidental or deliberate.[1] Mortality or death is the permanent loss of all signs of life "after a live birth has taken place".[2]
Why is this important?
Most injuries and deaths from injuries are preventable.[3,4] Injuries that do happen can result in unnecessary loss of life and grief for family and loved ones. In Canada, preventable injury is the most common reason for death for children and adults ages from one to 44 years old.[4]
Injury Hospitalization Rate
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Hospitalization for injury occurs when a person is admitted to the hospital as an inpatient. Hospitalizations are counted at discharge from hospital or if the patient dies while in hospital. Data on injury hospitalization comes from IntelliHealth, a database managed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Hospitalization Rate by Type of Injury
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Key Findings
From 2013 to 2022, falls were by far the most common injury requiring hospitalization in both Guelph and Wellington County.
*Wellington County does not include the City of Guelph.
Source: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) - Inpatient Discharges [2005-2022], Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHealth Ontario. Date extracted: May 31, 2023. Data prepared by: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. Retrieved October 30, 2023, from: https://bi.wdgpublichealth.ca/injury-trend-dashboard/
Limitations
Since a person may not be hospitalized, or may be hospitalized several times for the same injury event, or discharged from more than one hospital (when transferred) for the same injury event, hospitalization data provide only a crude measure of the prevalence of an injury. These data are not a count of everyone who may have experienced an injury in Guelph and Wellington County. People who were injured but did not seek medical attention at a hospital and/or did not require hospitalization are not counted.
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Hospitalization Rate for Falls
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Key Findings
In both Guelph and Wellington County, the rate of hospitalization for falls was highest among people age 75 years and older.
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*Wellington County does not include the City of Guelph.
Source: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) - Inpatient Discharges [2005-2022], Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHealth Ontario. Date extracted: May 31, 2023. Data prepared by: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. Retrieved October 30, 2023, from: https://bi.wdgpublichealth.ca/injury-trend-dashboard/
Limitations
Since a person may not be hospitalized, or may be hospitalized several times for the same injury event, or discharged from more than one hospital (when transferred) for the same injury event, hospitalization data provide only a crude measure of the prevalence of an injury. These data are not a count of everyone who may have experienced an injury in Guelph and Wellington County. People who were injured but did not seek medical attention at a hospital and/or did not require hospitalization are not counted.
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Hospitalization Rate for Self-Harm
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Key Findings
In both Guelph and Wellington County, the rate of hospitalization for intentional self-harm was highest among people age 0-19 years.
*Wellington County does not include the City of Guelph.
Source: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) - Inpatient Discharges [2005-2022], Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHealth Ontario. Date extracted: May 31, 2023. Data prepared by: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. Retrieved October 30, 2023, from: https://bi.wdgpublichealth.ca/injury-trend-dashboard/
Limitations
Since a person may not be hospitalized, or may be hospitalized several times for the same injury event, or discharged from more than one hospital (when transferred) for the same injury event, hospitalization data provide only a crude measure of the prevalence of an injury. These data are not a count of everyone who may have experienced an injury in Guelph and Wellington County. People who were injured but did not seek medical attention at a hospital and/or did not require hospitalization are not counted.
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Why is injury hospitalization important?
Injury hospitalization costs individuals and communities money. When someone is injured, it results in both direct costs (e.g. a hospital stay) and indirect costs (e.g. lost productivity due to time in hospital).[4,5] Tracking injury hospitalization can help in developing injury prevention, education and treatment resources and programs to meet local needs and trends.[7]
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Length of Life
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Length of life can be understood by measuring life expectancy. Life expectancy refers to how many years a person is expected to live.[10]
Life Expectancy at Birth and Age 65
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This measure presents the average number of years people are expected to live at birth and at age 65 years.
Key Findings
From 2015 to 2017, the average life expectancy for those born that year was 82.3 years in Guelph, Wellington County, and Dufferin County. This was similar to Ontario and Canada, and remains relatively unchanged since 2011.
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From 2015 to 2017, the average life expectancy for those age 65 years was 85.8 years (an additional 20.8 years) in Guelph, Wellington County, and Dufferin County. This was similar to Ontario and Canada, and remains relatively unchanged since 2011.
Source: Statistics Canada. (2019). Table 13-10-0389-01 Life expectancy, at birth and at age 65, by sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups. Retrieved October 31, 2023, from: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310038901
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Why is life expectancy important?
Life expectancy tells us about mortality trends across age groups.[11] Over the past hundreds of years, life expectancy has increased. Reasons for increased life expectancy include improved access to nutritious food, safe drinking water, birth control, immunization and medical supports and services.[12] Tracking trends in life expectancy is important to inform service and program planning, particularly when considering the needs of people who may live longer but who may not be in good health in the final years of their life.[10]
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References
[1] Billette, J-M, Janz, T. (2015) Health at a Glance- Injuries in Canada: Insights from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-624-x/2011001/article/11506-eng.htm
[2] Statistics Canada (2015). Data quality, concepts and methodology: Definitions. Available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/84f0209x/2009000/technote-notetech1-eng.htm
[3] Public Health Agency of Canada (2011). The Chief Public Health officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada. Available at: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cphorsphc-respcacsp/2011/cphorsphc-respcacsp-07-eng.php#Pre
[4] Parachute (2015). The Cost of Injury in Canada. Parachute: Toronto, ON. Available at: http://www.parachutecanada.org/downloads/research/Cost_of_Injury-2015.pdf
[5] SMARTRISK. (2009). The Economic Burden of Injury in Canada. SMARTRISK: Toronto, ON Available at: http://www.parachutecanada.org/downloads/research/reports/EBI2009-Eng-Final.pdf
Statistic Canada (2013). Health Indicators 2013: Definitions, Data Sources and Rationale, May 2013. Available at: https://www.cihi.ca/en/ind_defin_2013_en.pdf
Canadian Institute for Health Information (2013b). Health indicators 2013. Available at: https://secure.cihi.ca/free_products/HI2013_Jan30_EN.pdf
[8] IntelliHealth (2015). Welcome to IntelliHealth. Available at: https://intellihealth.moh.gov.on.ca/
[9] Association of Public Health Epidemiologists (2012). Hospitalization Data. Available at: http://core.apheo.ca/index.php?pid=204
[10] Statistics Canada (2016). Life Expectancy. Available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-229-x/2009001/demo/lif-eng.htm
[11] World Health Organization (n.d.) Life Expectancy at birth. Available at: http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat2006DefinitionsAndMetadata.pdf
[12] Clark JN. Health, illness, and medicine in Canada. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1990 as cited in Statistics Canada (2016). Life Expectancy. Available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-229-x/2009001/demo/lif-eng.htm
