Statistics
Injury and poisoning hospital separations in persons of aged 0-14 years, by sex, NSW 2004-05 to 2006-07
| Cause | Persons number per year | Persons per cent | Males number per year | Males per cent | Females number per year | Females per cent |
| Fall | 8,181 | 40.3 | 5,131 | 40.2 | 3,050 | 40.5 |
| Struck by/against (unintentional) | 1,759 | 8.7 | 1,269 | 10.0 | 490 | 6.5 |
| Motor vehicle transport | 1,460 | 7.2 | 1,035 | 8.1 | 425 | 5.6 |
| Fire/Burns | 786 | 3.9 | 462 | 3.6 | 324 | 4.3 |
| Poisoning (unintentional) | 751 | 3.7 | 415 | 3.3 | 336 | 4.5 |
- There are numerous and varied other injury types, and hence this table does reflect the total number of hospitalisations.
Injury and poisoning deaths by sex, persons aged 0-14 years, NSW 2002 to 2006
| Cause | Persons number per year | Persons per cent | Males number per year | Males per cent | Females number per year | Females per cent |
| Motor vehicle transport | 23 | 31.8 | 14 | 31.6 | 9 | 32.3 |
| Drowning | 14 | 19.7 | 9 | 19.9 | 5 | 19.4 |
- There are numerous and varied other injury types, and hence this table does reflect the total number of deaths from injury or poisoning.
Leading causes of unintentional injury and poisoning hospitalisations in children aged 0-14 years in NSW average number of hospitalisations per year for the period 2004-05 to 2006-07
Child Safety - Number of hospitalisations
Injury-related hospitalisations following a fall from a balcony or window, children 0 - 14 years, NSW - total number in the period 1999-00 to 2007-08, by age group.
Child Safety - Leading causes of hospitalisations