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Injury - Hospital-Treated Self-Harm Injuries
Indicator | Date of Most Recent Measure | Current Measure | Trend |
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Hospital-treated self-harm injuries. | 2019 | 3,066 | No trend data |
Overview
Overall, females are about three times as likely to be treated for self-harm injuries as males. Approximately 30% of all self-harm injuries require hospitalization, and 90% of self-harm injuries are resultant of cutting/piercing behaviors or poisoning.