Annual ocular trauma incidence by sex and age (n = 525), between November 1995 and May 2000
| Age group (years) | Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population* (No) | New cases (No) | Distribution of new cases (%) | Incidence (per 1000 per year) | Population* (No) | New cases (No) | Distribution of new cases (%) | Incidence (per 1000 per year) | |
| *These numbers are based on door to door census taken by NNIPS staff March-May 2001. | ||||||||
| <15 | 51 483 | 64 | 18.7 | 0.31 | 48 411 | 52 | 28.4 | 0.27 |
| 15–19 | 14 919 | 30 | 8.8 | 0.50 | 13 450 | 20 | 10.9 | 0.37 |
| 20–29 | 24 705 | 92 | 26.9 | 0.93 | 24 062 | 38 | 20.8 | 0.40 |
| 30–39 | 18 176 | 61 | 17.8 | 0.84 | 16 259 | 30 | 16.4 | 0.46 |
| 40–49 | 10 871 | 50 | 14.6 | 1.15 | 8 767 | 26 | 14.2 | 0.74 |
| 50+ | 11 232 | 45 | 13.2 | 1.00 | 11 332 | 17 | 9.3 | 0.38 |
| Total | 131 386 | 342 | 0.65 (95% CI: 0.58 to 0.72) | 122 281 | 183 | 0.38 (95% CI: 0.32 to 0.52) | ||