Hospitalizations and Deaths Due to Falls
Summary Statistics for Ages 65+
New York State Residents, 1998-2000

	Hospitalizations		Deaths
Characteristics	Mean Annual Frequency	Rate per 100,000 Residents	Mean Annual Frequency	Rate per 100,000 Residents
Total	40,873	1,669.4	753	30.8
Gender
Male	10,982	1,125.0	343	35.1
Female	29,890	2,030.3	410	27.9
% Traumatic Brain Injury
Total	7.3		43.9
Male	11.5		51.7
Female	5.8		37.5
Mean Charge per Hospitalization
Total	$16,514		N/A
Male	$18,558		N/A
Female	$15,763		N/A
Three Year Total Hospitalization Charges
Total	$2.0 Billion		N/A
Male	$0.6 Billion		N/A
Female	$1.4 Billion		N/A
Average Length of Hospital Stay (days)
Total	9.2		N/A
Male	9.9		N/A
Female	8.9		N/A

Rate = Frequency/Population *100,000 Source: NYSDOH, Bureau of Injury Prevention 
SPARCS GEN05MTH 2003
Vital Statistics Death File Sept 2003