Chart 1
Percentage injured in previous year, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, 2001 to 2009 – description

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This line chart illustrates the percentage of Canadians aged 12 or older, by sex, who were injured in the previous year from 2001 to 2009.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of two from 0 to 18.

On the X axis from left to right are the years from 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2009.

The percentage of the male population aged 12 or older who were injured in the previous year was 15.5% in 2001, 15.3% in 2003, 16.2% in 2005, and 16.8% in 2009.

The percentage of the female population aged 12 or older who were injured in the previous year was 11.3% in 2001, 11.2% in 2003, 11.4% in 2005, and 12.6% in 2009.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009.