Summary
- During 2015, there were 49,114 Emergency Department (ED) attendances due to falls in Wales.
- Females aged 85+ have the highest rates of ED attendances due to falls (5113.3 per 100,000, figure 1). Children aged 0-14 also have high rates of attendances due to falls; males aged 10-14 have an attendance rate of 3833.3 per 100,000.
- Click here for more detailed analysis of falls in 0-14 year olds and here for falls in those aged 65+.

Figure 1. Attendance rates for falls by age and sex (2013-2015 average)