Canada (2009)
Released in August 2009, The Economic Burden of Injury in Canada updates and builds on the original 1998 report, outlining the enormous costs of both intentional and unintentional injuries and breaking the data down by province as well as nationally. The study revealed that injury costs Canadians $19.8 billion annually – more than $600 for each man, woman and child in the country. In fact, injury – from falls, traffic, drowning, suicide, violence and other means – remains the leading cause of death for Canadians aged one to 44, taking the lives of 13,667 people in 2004.
