Figure 4.7.3: Emergency department visits from assault by sex
Age-standardized rates per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London, 2017
Source:
Ambulatory Emergency External Cause [2017], Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH ONTARIO, Date Extracted: Nov 2, 2018; Population Estimates [2017], Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: May 22, 2018Males (434.0 per 100,000) had the highest ED visit rate for assault, nearly double and significantly higher than females (217.1).
For emergency department visits due to assault injury, 20-44 year olds had the highest rate followed by 0-19 year olds (data not shown).