The Canadian Institute for Health Information released a new report in July 2025. This release contains information on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for injuries and trauma.
July 17, 2025 — Breakdowns are provided by cause, province/territory, age group and sex. Tables on sport-related brain injuries (including concussions) are also included.
Key findings
- In 2023–2024, there were 283,000 acute inpatient hospitalizations due to injury in Canada, up from 272,000 in 2022–2023.
- Approximately 13% of the estimated 15 million visits to emergency departments across Canada each year are due to injuries.
- Falls and motor vehicle collisions remain the leading causes of injury-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits in Canada.
- Overall, injury-related hospitalizations increased across all age groups for males and females between 2022–2023 and 2023–2024. The largest volume increase was among people age 65 to 84 — they had a 4.8% increase (from 9,600 acute inpatient hospitalizations in 2022–2023) driven by injuries related to falls.
- Hospitalizations for sport-related brain injuries rose from 1,600 to 1,700 between 2022–2023 and 2023–2024. Concussions accounted for 30% of sport-related brain injury hospitalizations.
- Data tables: Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2023–2024 (XLSX)
- Data tables: Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2022–2023 (XLSX)
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information. Injury and trauma emergency department and hospitalization statistics. Accessed August 18, 2025.