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| Original News Release |
The tables below outline the impacts that falls can have on seniors.
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Deaths directly due to falls among
seniors – 2000 to 2004 |
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Interior Health |
5.1 per 10,000 |
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Fraser Health |
3.3 per 10,000 |
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Vancouver Coastal |
3.6 per 10,000 |
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Vancouver Island |
5.5 per 10,000 |
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Northern Health |
6.7 per 10,000 |
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B.C. rate |
4.4 per 10,000 |
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Direct death rates due to seniors among
age – 2000 to 2004 |
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65-74 |
1 per 10,000 |
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75-84 |
4.4 per 10,000 |
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85+ |
26.7 per 10,000 |
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65+ |
4.4 per 10,000 |
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Average length of hospital stay, all causes
and fall-related hospitalizations by age group 2004 to 2005 |
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Age |
65-74 |
75-84 |
85+ |
65+ |
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All Causes |
7.6 days |
9.1 days |
10 days |
8.7 days |
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Falls |
10.1 days |
13 days |
14 days |
12.8 days |
Statistics are from the Province’s 2006 Evolution of Seniors’ Falls Prevention in British Columbia report, which is available at www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2006/falls_report.pdf.
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Communications Director Ministry of Health 250 920-8500 (cell) 250 952-1887 (media line) |
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