In in 2022/23, there were around 1.4 thousand emergency admittance among boys and one thousand among girls aged under 15 years in Scotland as the result of a fall. This is the most common cause of accidental injury. This statistic shows the number of emergency hospital admissions among children under 15 years as a result of an unintentional injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by cause of injury and gender.
Number of emergency hospital admissions among children under 15 years as a result of an unintentional injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by cause of injury and gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Falls
1,399
996
Struck by, against
337
144
Accidental exposure to other and unspecified causes
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NHS Health Scotland. (October 10, 2023). Number of emergency hospital admissions among children under 15 years as a result of an unintentional injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by cause of injury and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537292/children-admitted-to-hospital-by-unintentional-injury-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of emergency hospital admissions among children under 15 years as a result of an unintentional injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by cause of injury and gender." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537292/children-admitted-to-hospital-by-unintentional-injury-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. (2023). Number of emergency hospital admissions among children under 15 years as a result of an unintentional injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by cause of injury and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537292/children-admitted-to-hospital-by-unintentional-injury-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of Emergency Hospital Admissions among Children under 15 Years as a Result of An Unintentional Injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by Cause of Injury and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537292/children-admitted-to-hospital-by-unintentional-injury-scotland/
NHS Health Scotland, Number of emergency hospital admissions among children under 15 years as a result of an unintentional injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by cause of injury and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537292/children-admitted-to-hospital-by-unintentional-injury-scotland/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Number of emergency hospital admissions among children under 15 years as a result of an unintentional injury in Scotland in 2022/23, by cause of injury and gender [Graph], NHS Health Scotland, October 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/537292/children-admitted-to-hospital-by-unintentional-injury-scotland/
