Falls and Fall prevention Data
Although falls are largely preventable, they represent a tremendous health and economic burden.
In Ottawa:
- The highest rates of fall-related injury hospitalization are among older adults aged 65+ years. [1]
- Every year, approximately one fifth of older adults who live in private homes fall. [2]
- In 2017, there were:
- Over 2,700 fall-related hospitalizations, most of which were among residents aged 65+ years (2,030 hospitalizations). [1]
- Over 28,000 fall-related emergency department visits, including close to 9,000 visits among adults aged 65+ years. [1]
References
- Ottawa Public Health. Emergency department visits and resulting hospitalization. National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), 2017. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care IntelliHEALTH Ontario. Extracted June 2018.
- Ottawa Public Health. Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015.