Cost of Injury in Canada
Parachute’s Cost of Injury in Canada 2021 report quantifies the cost of injury from a societal perspective, including costs to the health-care system, to productivity and to the people behind the numbers: individuals, families, communities.
Methodology
This report is the fourth of its kind, the previous reports being published in 1998 (using 1995 data), 2009 (using 2004 data) and 2015 (using 2010 data). Due to differences in methodology used in this report, it is not possible to draw direct comparisons with previous reports. This report presents data at the national level […]
Costs to the health system and society
The economic costs of injury include direct expenses to the health-care system. They also include indirect costs to society that result from lost productivity in the workforce. The total economic cost of injury in Canada was $29.4 billion, including $20.4 billion in direct health-care costs. This direct cost translates to an average of $56 million […]
Costs by cause of injury
Total, per capita and per outcome costs by cause of injury, 2018 Cost by injury cause Falls had a higher total cost than any other cause in 2018, accounting for $10.3 billion and 35 per cent of the total cost of injury. Transport incidents had a total cost of $3.6 billion, suicide/self-harm a total cost […]
The human cost of injury
Case and rates of injury in Canada, 2018 In 2018, injuries resulted in more than: Each of these cases represents a person whose life was impacted or taken by injury. The human costs of injury are both physical and emotional, and are felt by individuals, families, communities and society as a whole. Intent of injury […]
Poison Prevention Week social media guide
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Social Media Guide for NTDSW 2023
Youth and young adults are killed in road crashes at a higher rate than any other age group under 75 years old. With road crashes being the third-leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24 years old, this age demographic has the highest rate of involvement in fatal collisions per 100,000 licensed drivers. […]
Cost of injury - Falls in seniors infographic
This infographic presents the costs and causes of fall injuries in seniors. All data from the 2021 Cost of Injury in Canada report.
Cost of injury - Falls in children infographic
This infographic presents the costs and causes of fall injuries in children. All data from the 2021 Cost of Injury in Canada report.
Cost of Injury in Canada 2021
This report quantifies the cost of injury from a societal perspective, including costs to the health-care system, to productivity and to the people behind the numbers: individuals, families and communities.