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Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

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Standardised Rate per 100,000 populationFigures 14a & b shows the trend in emergency hospital admission rates <strong>for</strong>accidents and suicides and undetermined injuries by sex and broad age band. Foraccidents the highest rates are recorded <strong>for</strong> the under <strong>15</strong> age group <strong>for</strong> males andfemales and these then decline across the age bands to a minimum at age 65-69,after this rates increase again to a maximum at age 85+. Up to age 65-69 admissionrates <strong>for</strong> accidents are higher in males than females and after this age group theopposite is true.The pattern is different <strong>for</strong> emergency hospital admissions from suicide andundetermined injury but is similar <strong>for</strong> males and females with the rate increasing fromage 10-14 to age 20-24 <strong>for</strong> males and age <strong>15</strong>-19 <strong>for</strong> females. The peak admissionrate was considerably higher <strong>for</strong> females, but after the initial peak the rates ofadmissions were similar between the sexes.Trends of emergency hospital admissions <strong>for</strong> accidents by broad age band (Figures<strong>15</strong>a & b) show rates in the 75 and over age band <strong>for</strong> both males and females werefar higher than in any other age group throughout the period 2003 to 2008. Rates inthis and all other age bands have risen over this time period. Trends of emergencyhospital admissions <strong>for</strong> suicide and undetermined injury by broad age band (Figures16a & b) show rates in the <strong>15</strong>-34 and 35-54 age bands <strong>for</strong> both males and femaleswere far higher than in any other age group throughout the period 2003 to 2008.Rates in these age bands have risen the most across this time period <strong>for</strong> both sexesbut the increase has been greatest <strong>for</strong> females, with admission rates <strong>for</strong> these agebands being higher <strong>for</strong> females. Admission rates <strong>for</strong> suicide and undetermined injuryhave also increased <strong>for</strong> the under <strong>15</strong> age band and are higher <strong>for</strong> females. .Figure 14a120Accident emergency admission rates by five year age band and sex, <strong>Dudley</strong>2004-20081008060402000-4 5-9 10-14 <strong>15</strong>-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+Age band (years)Males Females168

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