Table 1: Incidence and patterns of all types of injury and traumatic brain injury among Canadians aged 12 years or more
VariableYear; % (95% CI)*Annual % change
(95% CI)
200520092014
All types of injury
Incidence
    All ages13.8
(13.5 to 14.1)		14.9
(14.4 to 15.4)		15.7
(15.2 to 16.2)		1.4
(0.9 to 1.9)
    Youth†25.4
(24.3 to 26.4)		26.7
(25.0 to 28.4)		27.4
(25.4 to 29.3)		0.8
(0.4 to 1.2)
    Adults‡12.6
(12.3 to 12.9)		13.7
(13.2 to 14.2)		14.7
(14.1 to 15.2)		1.7
(1.3 to 2.1)
No. of injuries (95% CI)
    All ages1.5
(1.4 to 1.5)		1.6
(1.6 to 1.7)		1.6
(1.6 to 1.7)		1.0
(0.2 to 1.9)
    Youth1.9
(1.8 to 12.0)		2.0
(1.8 to 2.2)		2.1
(1.9 to 2.3)		1.3
(1.1 to 1.6)
    Adults1.4
(1.4 to 1.5)		1.5
(1.5 to 1.6)		1.6
(1.5 to 1.6)		1.1
(0.2 to 2.0)
Incidence by age group, yr
    12-1717.2
(16.5 to 17.9)		16.0
(15.0 to 17.0)		13.6
(12.7 to 14.6)		-2.6
(-3.4 to -1.8)
    18-3432.0
(31.1 to 33.0)		32.4
(30.8 to 33.9)		31.1
(29.5 to 32.7)		-0.3
(-1.0 to 0.3)
    35-5938.3
(37.2 to 39.3)		37.6
(36.0 to 39.2)		37.0
(35.4 to 38.7)		-0.4
(-0.5 to -0.3)
    60+12.5
(11.9 to 13.1)		14.0
(13.0 to 15.0)		18.2
(17.0 to 19.4)		4.4
(3.1 to 5.7)
Incidence by sex
    All agesMales16.4
(15.9 to 16.8)		17.0
(16.2 to 17.7)		17.1
(16.2 to 17.9)		0.4
(0.0 to 0.9)
Females11.4
(11.0 to 11.7)		12.9
(12.3 to 13.4)		14.3
(13.7 to 15.0)		2.5
(1.9 to 3.0)
    YouthMales29.7
(28.1 to 31.3)		29.1
(26.5 to 31.8)		29.0
(26.3 to 31.8)		-0.3
(-0.5 to 0.0)
Females20.7
(19.2 to 22.1)		24.1
21.8 to 26.5		25.6
(22.8 to 28.3)		2.2
(0.8 to 3.6)
    AdultsMales14.9
(14.4 to 15.4)		15.7
(14.9 to 16.5)		16.0
(15.2 to 16.9)		0.8
(0.3 to 1.3)
Females10.5
(10.1 to 10.8)		11.8
(11.2 to 12.4)		13.4
(12.8 to 14.1)		2.7
(2.5 to 2.9)
Traumatic brain injury§
Incidence
    All ages1.4
(1.2 to 1.7)		1.9
(1.4 to 2.4)		3.2
(2.6 to 3.9)		9.6
(8.2 to 11.0)
    Youth2.7
(2.0 to 3.4)		2.7
(1.7 to 3.8)		5.7
(4.1 to 7.3)		10.3¶
(2.5 to 18.1)
    Adults1.2
(0.9 to 1.4)		1.8
(1.2 to 2.4)		2.9
(2.2 to 3.5)		9.7
(9.4 to 10.0)
No. of injuries of any type by presence of TBI, mean (95% CI)
All agesTBI1.5
(1.4 to 1.3)		1.6
(1.6 to 1.7)		1.6
(1.6 to 1.7)		0.7
(-0.2 to 1.5)
No TBI2.0
(1.7 to 2.3)		1.7
(1.3 to 2.1)		1.7
(1.3 to 2.1)		-1.8
(-4.1 to 0.5)
YouthTBI1.8
(1.7 to 2.0)		2.0
(1.8 to 2.2)		2.1
(1.9 to 2.3)		1.6
(0.7 to 2.5)
No TBI2.2
(1.6 to 2.8)		2.5
(1.0 to 3.9)		1.9
(1.6 to 2.2)		-1.6
(-6.5 to 3.3)
AdultsTBI1.4
(1.4 to 1.5)		1.5
(1.5 to 1.6)		1.6
(1.5 to 1.6)		1.5
(1.2 to 1.7)
No TBI1.9
(1.5 to 2.3)		1.5
(1.2 to 1.8)		1.7
(1.2 to 2.2)		-1.2
(-6.0 to 3.5)
Incidence by age group, yr
    12-1731.9
(25.1 to 38.8)		22.7¶
(13.7 to 31.7)		23.9
(16.8 to 31.0)		-3.5
(-9.0 to 2.0)
    18-3435.1
(27.7 to 42.5)		37.5
(25.6 to 49.3)		42.3
(31.6 to 53.0)		2.1
(1.7 to 2.5)
    35-5924.7
(17.6 to 31.8)		32.5¶
(19.7 to 45.2)		27.2
(19.4 to 35.0)		0.7
(-5.0 to 6.5)
    ≥ 608.2¶
(4.7 to 11.8)		7.3¶
(3.1 to 11.5)		6.6¶
(3.5 to 9.7)		-2.4
(-2.9 to -1.9)
Incidence by sex
    All agesMales1.4
(1.0 to 1.7)		2.1
(1.4 to 2.8)		2.8
(2.1 to 3.5)		7.2
(4.9 to 9.4)
Females1.5
(1.2 to 1.9)		1.7
(1.0 to 2.3)		3.7
(2.7 to 4.7)		12.0¶
(5.6 to 18.4)
    YouthMales2.7
(1.8 to 3.5)		3.4
(2.0 to 4.8)		5.7
(3.4 to 7.9)		8.9
(6.5 to 11.3)
Females2.6
(1.5 to 3.8)		1.9
(0.4 to 3.5)		5.8
(3.3 to 8.2)		13.3
(-2.6 to 23.3)
    AdultsMales1.1
(0.7 to 1.4)		1.9
(1.1 to 2.7)		2.4
(1.6 to 3.1)		7.5
(2.9 to 12.1)
Females1.3
(1.0 to 1.7)		1.6
(0.9 to 2.4)		3.4
(2.3 to 4.6)		12.3
(7.2 to 17.4)

Note: CI = confidence interval, TBI = traumatic brain injury.

*Except where noted otherwise.

†Age 12-17 years.

‡Age ≥ 18 years.

§Among people who reported any type of injury in the previous year.

¶Interpret with caution owing to high sampling variability (coefficient of variation 16.6%-33.3%).