Algoma Public Health

Chapter 8 - Injuries & Harm Reduction

Most injury-related emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in Algoma are from unintentional injuries: falls, land transport collisions, and unintentional poisonings are the top three.
Among the 0-19 age group, hospitalizations due to intentional injuries peaked in 2021, with Algoma having one of the highest rates in Ontario.
There was a significant increase in the rate of death due to assault during the pandemic (3.0 per 100,000 people) compared to pre-pandemic (0.9 per 100,000) in Algoma.
Algoma has significantly higher rates of ED visits due to assault compared to Ontario (370.8 vs. 202.0 per 100,000)