June 28, 2022
The Canadian Kinesiology Alliance says the number of fall-related hospitalizations or older adults increased 47% and the mortality rate due to falls also increased over the past decade. Women, those aged 80 or older and older people who live alone or have low income are more at risk when it comes to falling. Other facts include:
- Every day, 48 Canadians die and 634 are hospitalized because of falls, making it the leading cause of injury deaths, hospitalizations, ER visits and disabilities in Canada;
- Every day on average in Canada, 13 seniors die and 259 are hospitalized following a fall. In 2018, this resulted in 4,849 deaths, 94,529 hospitalizations, 424,609 ER visits and 28,310 disabilities; and
- Seventy-five percent of injury-related deaths are from unintentional causes, such as falls, car crashes and poisonings.
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