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Cost of Injury

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British Columbia

Cost of Injury in British Columbia quantifies the economic burden of injury from a societal perspective, including costs to the health care system, to productivity, and to the people behind the numbers: individuals, families, and communities.

Cost of Injury in British Columbia 

Costs differ by cause of injury, the event that resulted in the injury, such as falls, transport incidents, and unintentional poisonings.

Costs by Cause of Injury

The economic costs of injury include direct costs to the health care system, and indirect costs to society that result from lost productivity in the workforce.

Costs to the Health System and Society

Three provincial priorities were established to guide injury prevention initiatives in BC. 

BC Priorities: Falls, Transport Incidents, and Suicide/Self-harm

The human costs of injury are both physical and emotional, and are felt by individuals, families, communities, and society as a whole.

Human Costs of Injury

Data Sources

The causes, outcomes, and costs of injury change across the lifespan.

Injury Costs Across the Lifespan

Reference Population

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Atlantic Canada

Costs for Injury priorities: Falls, Transport, Suicide/Self-harm

Coût humain des blessures

  Coûts pour le système de santé et la société

Coûts par cause de blessure

Coûts les plus élevés : chutes, incidents de transport, suicide et automutilation

Data Sources 

Sources de données et population de l'Atlantique

Coûts par âge et sexe par cause de blessure

The Human Cost of Injury

This report quantifies the cost of injury from a societal perspective, including costs to the health care system, to productivity and to the people behind the numbers: individuals, families, and communities. 

Cost of Injury in Atlantic Canada

Population de référence

Le présent rapport quantifie le coût des blessures d’un point de vue sociétal, en incluant les coûts pour le système de soins de santé, pour la productivité et pour les individus derrière les chiffres, c’est-à-dire les personnes, les familles et les communautés.