Table 5.

Burn-related injury hospitalization rate per 100,000 between 2006 and 2012 by province among children and youth, 0–19 years

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	Average annual rate	Parameter estimate	(95% CI)
SK	12.33	14.56	17.05	11.42	18.70	14.59	10.80	14.20	− 0.10	(− 1.66; 1.45)
NL	11.59	15.38	16.40	8.21	11.06	13.96	4.70	11.64	− 1.03	(− 2.88; 0.82)
MB	11.40	13.63	11.38	13.84	9.70	5.92	8.97	10.67	− 0.87	(− 1.96; 0.22)
NB	7.75	9.65	10.36	12.91	11.80	7.55	4.46	9.23	− 0.45	(− 1.89; 0.98)
AB	7.04	7.30	8.53	9.40	8.26	7.32	7.00	7.84	− 0.01	(− 0.50; 0.47)
PEI	*	*	*	*	*	*	21.41	7.76	N/A	N/A
BC	8.56	8.06	8.89	6.93	6.62	7.45	4.15	7.24	− 0.60	(− 1.09; − 0.10)
ON	6.97	6.83	7.28	5.56	5.79	6.73	5.31	6.36	− 0.24	(− 0.55; 0.07)
NS	4.25	4.80	7.30	6.42	5.51	3.57	4.15	5.15	− 0.16	(− 0.85; 0.53)
Canada**	7.67	8.08	8.72	7.48	7.38	7.41	5.92	7.52	− 0.28	(− 0.60; 0.03)

A positive change indicates an annual increase over time; a negative change indicates a decrease over time. Confidence intervals that do not cross zero are statistically significant

N/A not applicable

*Cell size < 5

**Excludes Quebec and territories