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Indicator:Children and young people are safe from preventable injury |
Measures:Hospitalisations that were potentially preventableDeaths due to preventable/unintentional injuryPolice cautions or fines for unsafe child passenger restraint |
Hospitalisations that were potentially preventable
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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).
Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia
Data for all children and young people
The proportion of children and young people under 18 years presenting to public hospital emergency departments whose presentation are classified as ‘potentially preventable hospitalisations’ in SA was 12.1% in 2022 (13.3% in 2018).
Data Source: Health Information Portal (Admitted Activity), SA Health
Data for Aboriginal children and young people
Background and Rationale
Deaths due to preventable/unintentional injury
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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).
Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia
Data for all children and young people
For a three-year period from 2014-16, 5.3 per 100,000 deaths of children and young people under 15 years in SA were attributable to preventable/unintentional injury (4.5 in 2010-12).
Nationally, the rate was 4.1 from 2014-16 (5.0 in 2010-12).
Nationally, the rate was 4.1 from 2014-16 (5.0 in 2010-12).
Data Source: AIHW, Children’s Headline Indicators
Data for Aboriginal children and young people
Background and Rationale
Police cautions or fines for unsafe child passenger restraint
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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).
Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia
Data for all children and young people
In 2023-24, 443 police cautions or fines were issued in SA to drivers for passengers under 16 years not being safely restrained (a significant reduction from 614 in 2018-19).
Data Source: DATA SA, Expiation Notice System Data