Auckland child injury stats revealed
More than 14,800 children in the Auckland region were admitted to hospital due to preventable injuries over the past
five years.
Auckland Council, working with Safekids Aotearoa has provided unintentional and intentional child injury statistics for
each local board area in Auckland.
Unintentional injuries are incidents such as motor vehicle crashes, falls and drowning as opposed to assaults or
self-harm.
Community Development and Safety Committee Chair Cr Cathy Casey says the figures are alarming, showing 19 child deaths
from unintentional injuries each year.
“Obviously we want to lower this figure. One of our priorities is to decrease child hospitalisation by 20% by 2025.
Auckland Council currently works with stakeholders across the injury prevention sector that deliver a number of
activities including water safety programmes, child restraint promotion, cycle safety and driveway safety.
“Council is also working with key community organisations to develop a regional injury prevention plan.”
Safekids Aotearoa Director Ann Weaver says she hopes Aucklanders will use this online information to help them
understand areas in which we can all improve our own personal safety.
“As adults we need to do our part to ensure children enjoy a life free from the adverse effects of unintentional injury
and that they grow to their full potential,” she says.
The data, designed for quick and easy understanding of current local trends will be shared with all local boards to
support child injury prevention action across the Auckland region.
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