Table 1.
Incidence and prevalence of victimisation1 in children aged 0–17 years admitted to hospital with injury
| Age group (years) | Cause of injury2 |
Incidence |
Prevalence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
England |
Western Australia |
England |
Western Australia |
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| IR3 | 95%CI | IR | 95%CI | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| <3 |
Victimisation4 |
51.6 |
(50.5, 52.7) |
108.0 |
(100.3, 115.7) |
8,243 |
(3.5) |
755 |
(5.7) |
| Maltreatment |
16.9 |
(16.3, 17.6) |
61.5 |
(55.7, 67.3) |
2,705 |
(1.1) |
430 |
(3.3) |
|
| Assault |
5.3 |
(4.9, 5.7) |
8.2 |
(6.0, 10.3) |
846 |
(0.4) |
57 |
(0.4) |
|
| Undetermined intent |
14.9 |
(14.3, 15.5) |
9.9 |
(7.5, 12.2) |
2,380 |
(1.0) |
69 |
(0.5) |
|
| Adverse social circumstances |
14.5 |
(13.9, 15.1) |
28.5 |
(24.5, 32.4) |
2,312 |
(1.0) |
199 |
(1.5) |
|
|
Total injury admissions |
1,487.8 |
(1481.8, 1493.8) |
1,884.5 |
(1852.3, 1916.6) |
237,766 |
(100) |
13179 |
(100) |
|
| Mid-year population estimate |
15,981,100 |
699354 |
|
|
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| 3 - 10 |
Victimisation |
15.4 |
(15, 15.8) |
22.4 |
(20.3, 24.5) |
6,666 |
(1.5) |
434 |
(1.7) |
| Maltreatment |
2.8 |
(2.7, 3) |
6.2 |
(5.1, 7.3) |
1,219 |
(0.3) |
120 |
(0.5) |
|
| Assault |
4.1 |
(3.9, 4.3) |
5.6 |
(4.6, 6.7) |
1,766 |
(0.4) |
109 |
(0.4) |
|
| Undetermined intent |
5.1 |
(4.9, 5.3) |
2.9 |
(2.2, 3.7) |
2,192 |
(0.5) |
57 |
(0.2) |
|
| Adverse social circumstances |
3.4 |
(3.3, 3.6) |
7.6 |
(6.4, 8.9) |
1,489 |
(0.3) |
148 |
(0.6) |
|
|
Total injury admissions |
1,002.7 |
(999.7, 1005.7) |
1,342.7 |
(1326.4, 1359) |
433,626 |
(100) |
26051 |
(100) |
|
| Mid-year population estimate |
43,245,100 |
1940156 |
|
|
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| 11 - 15 |
Victimisation |
95.6 |
(94.4, 96.7) |
124.6 |
(118.5, 130.7) |
27,517 |
(7.2) |
1603 |
(8.3) |
| Maltreatment |
3.2 |
(3, 3.4) |
5.8 |
(4.4, 7.1) |
912 |
(0.2) |
74 |
(0.4) |
|
| Assault |
47.4 |
(46.6, 48.2) |
46.8 |
(43.1, 50.5) |
13,640 |
(3.5) |
602 |
(3.1) |
|
| Undetermined intent |
11.2 |
(10.8, 11.6) |
14.8 |
(12.7, 16.9) |
3,224 |
(0.8) |
190 |
(1.0) |
|
| Adverse social circumstances |
33.8 |
(33.2, 34.5) |
57.3 |
(53.2, 61.4) |
9,741 |
(2.5) |
737 |
(3.8) |
|
|
Total injury admissions |
1,336.1 |
(1331.9, 1340.4) |
1,503.9 |
(1482.7, 1525.1) |
384,759 |
(100) |
19343 |
(100) |
|
| Mid-year population estimate |
28,796,400 |
1286214 |
|
|
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| 16 - 17 | Victimisation |
195.7 |
(193.1, 198.2) |
448.3 |
(430.1, 466.5) |
22,713 |
(13.6) |
2333 |
(23.4) |
| Maltreatment |
1.2 |
(1, 1.4) |
8.6 |
(6.1, 11.2) |
135 |
(0.1) |
45 |
(0.5) |
|
| Assault |
143.7 |
(141.5, 145.9) |
224.2 |
(211.4, 237.1) |
16,677 |
(10.0) |
1167 |
(11.7) |
|
| Undetermined intent |
13.1 |
(12.4, 13.8) |
34.8 |
(29.7, 39.8) |
1,521 |
(0.9) |
181 |
(1.8) |
|
| Adverse social circumstances |
37.7 |
(36.6, 38.9) |
180.6 |
(169.1, 192.2) |
4,380 |
(2.6) |
940 |
(9.4) |
|
|
Total injury admissions |
1,437.4 |
(1430.5, 1444.3) |
1,918.2 |
(1880.6, 1955.9) |
166,843 |
(100) |
9983 |
(100) |
|
| Mid-year population estimate | 11,607,100 | 520423 | |||||||
1 Recorded victimisation in England and Western Australia between 2000 – 2008, inclusive, according to age and cause of injury.
2 Descending, exclusive hierarchy.
3 Incidence rate per 100,000.
4 Victimisation includes maltreatment, assault, undetermined intent and adverse social circumstances.