- There were 13,677 deaths caused by injury in Canada in 2004.
- Over 3 million emergency room visits took place in 2004.
- Over 67,000 Canadians were permanently disabled in 2004.
- Falls accounted for 50% of all injuries resulting in hospitalization. Followed by other unintentional injuries (16%) and transport incidents (15%) in 2004.
- Falls were also the leading cause of overall injury costs in Canada in 2004, accounting for 6.2 billion or 31% of total costs in Canada in 2004.
- There was 993.3 potential years of life lost (PYLL) per 100,000 people across Canada in 2004.
