Table 3
Age-standardized hospitalization rate and rate ratio for unintentional injury, by age group, cause of injury and Dissemination Area reporting Aboriginal identity, population aged 0 to 19, Canada (excluding Quebec), 2001/2002 to 2005/2006

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Table 3
Age-standardized hospitalization rate and rate ratio for unintentional injury, by age group, cause of injury and Dissemination Area reporting Aboriginal identity, population aged 0 to 19, Canada (excluding Quebec), 2001/2002 to 2005/2006
Table summary
 This table displays the results of age-standardized hospitalization rate and rate ratio for unintentional injury. The information is grouped by cause of injury and type of dissemination area (appearing as row headers), ages 0 to 9, ages 10 to 19, age-standardized rate (per 10,000 person-years at risk) , 95% confidence interval, rate ratio and age-standardized rate (per 10,000 person-years at risk), calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Cause of injury and type of Dissemination Area Ages 0 to 9 Ages 10 to 19
Age-standardized rate (per 10,000 person-years at risk) 95% confidence interval Rate ratio 95% confidence interval Age-standardized rate (per 10,000 person-years at risk) 95% confidence interval Rate ratio 95% confidence interval
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Total  
High % First Nations 83.8Note * 81.0 86.7 2.6 2.5 2.7 88.2Note * 85.3 91.2 2.1 2.0 2.2
High % Métis 76.9Note * 69.2 85.4 2.4 2.1 2.7 100.4Note * 91.8 109.8 2.4 2.2 2.6
High % Inuit 66.7Note * 58.5 76.1 2.1 1.8 2.4 100.5Note * 90.1 112.0 2.4 2.1 2.7
Low % Aboriginal 32.2 31.9 32.5 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 42.2 41.9 42.6 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Falls  
High % First Nations 33.9Note * 32.1 35.7 2.2 2.1 2.3 23.2Note * 21.7 24.8 1.7 1.6 1.9
High % Métis 33.1Note * 28.2 38.9 2.1 1.8 2.5 24.6Note * 20.5 29.5 1.9 1.5 2.2
High % Inuit 24.8Note * 20.0 30.8 1.6 1.3 2.0 21.2Note * 16.7 26.9 1.6 1.3 2.0
Low % Aboriginal 15.5 15.3 15.7 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 13.3 13.1 13.5 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Land transportation  
High % First Nations 11.9Note * 10.8 13.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 31.9Note * 30.2 33.8 2.4 2.2 2.5
High % Métis 12.8Note * 9.9 16.6 3.2 2.5 4.2 40.3Note * 35.0 46.4 3.0 2.6 3.4
High % Inuit 10.1Note * 7.2 14.2 2.5 1.8 3.6 45.0Note * 38.3 53.0 3.3 2.8 3.9
Low % Aboriginal 4.0 3.9 4.1 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 13.5 13.3 13.7 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Motor vehicle traffic  
High % First Nations 4.7Note * 4.1 5.5 2.9 2.5 3.4 15.8Note * 14.6 17.1 2.4 2.2 2.6
High % Métis 3.8Note * 2.3 6.0 2.3 1.4 3.8 14.7Note * 11.7 18.6 2.2 1.8 2.8
High % Inuit 3.4Note * 1.9 6.1 2.1 1.2 3.8 14.9Note * 11.2 19.8 2.3 1.7 3.0
Low % Aboriginal 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.6 6.4 6.7 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Struck  
High % First Nations 4.9Note * 4.2 5.6 2.3 2.0 2.6 9.4Note * 8.5 10.4 1.5 1.3 1.7
High % Métis 4.9Note * 3.2 7.4 2.3 1.5 3.5 12.4Note * 9.6 16.0 2.0 1.5 2.5
High % Inuit 3.6 2.1 6.4 1.7 1.0 3.0 8.7 6.0 12.6 1.4 1.0 2.0
Low % Aboriginal 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.3 6.2 6.4 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Poisoning  
High % First Nations 9.1Note * 8.2 10.1 3.4 3.1 3.8 4.9Note * 4.2 5.6 3.2 2.7 3.7
High % Métis 7.3Note * 5.2 10.3 2.7 1.9 3.9 2.3 1.3 4.1 1.5 0.8 2.7
High % Inuit 5.4Note * 3.5 8.5 2.0 1.3 3.2 3.7Note * 2.1 6.5 2.4 1.4 4.3
Low % Aboriginal 2.7 2.6 2.8 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Cut/Pierce  
High % First Nations 2.0Note * 1.6 2.4 2.7 2.1 3.4 4.5Note * 3.9 5.2 3.3 2.8 3.8
High % Métis 3.3Note * 2.0 5.5 4.5 2.7 7.5 3.8Note * 2.4 6.0 2.7 1.7 4.4
High % Inuit 2.1Note * 1.0 4.4 2.8 1.3 6.0 3.1Note * 1.7 5.8 2.3 1.2 4.2
Low % Aboriginal 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Fire  
High % First Nations 5.0Note * 4.4 5.8 3.9 3.4 4.5 2.7Note * 2.2 3.3 4.5 3.7 5.6
High % Métis 3.5Note * 2.2 5.8 2.7 1.7 4.5 1.3 0.6 2.8 2.1 0.9 4.7
High % Inuit 2.3 1.2 4.6 1.8 0.9 3.6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Low % Aboriginal 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Natural/Environmental  
High % First Nations 4.2Note * 3.6 4.9 3.7 3.1 4.3 2.5Note * 2.1 3.1 3.7 3.0 4.6
High % Métis 2.2Note * 1.2 4.1 1.9 1.0 3.6 1.9Note * 1.0 3.6 2.7 1.4 5.3
High % Inuit 5.4Note * 3.4 8.5 4.7 2.9 7.4 5.3Note * 3.3 8.5 7.8 4.8 12.6
Low % Aboriginal 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Drowning/Suffocation  
High % First Nations 2.8Note * 2.3 3.3 3.1 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.8 2.6
High % Métis 2.7Note * 1.5 4.7 2.9 1.7 5.2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
High % Inuit 2.1Note * 1.0 4.4 2.3 1.1 4.9 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Low % Aboriginal 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Other  
High % First Nations 10.6Note * 9.6 11.6 2.6 2.3 2.8 9.4Note * 8.5 10.5 1.9 1.7 2.1
High % Métis 7.5Note * 5.4 10.5 1.8 1.3 2.6 14.2Note * 11.2 18.0 2.8 2.2 3.6
High % Inuit 10.8Note * 7.9 15.0 2.6 1.9 3.6 12.5Note * 9.1 17.0 2.5 1.8 3.4
Low % Aboriginal 4.1 4.0 4.2 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5.1 5.0 5.2 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
* significantly different from low-percentage Aboriginal identity Dissemination Areas
... not applicable
x suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of Statistics Act
Notes: Dissemination Areas where at least 33% of the population reported Aboriginal identity are classified as high-percentage Aboriginal identity. Classification as high-percentage First Nations, Métis or Inuit identity is based on the predominant group.
Source: 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 Hospital Morbidity Database.