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Some people may consider women to be the more cautious of the sexes, and therefore less likely to be involved and sustain injury or death in an accident.

This notion that women are more cautious than men maybe true for road accidents, but the surprising reality is middle-aged women are the most accident prone age group in Australia.

Analysis of ABS data by Suncorp (as part of The Year of Living Dangerously report) uncovered an increasing number of women are dying of accidental causes over a five year period.

Accident Deaths by Gender

Examining ABS data, the analysis unsurprisingly discovered road trauma is the biggest cause of death by accidental causes. However, when broken down into gender, a different story emerges.

While women represented only a quarter of all accidental deaths, they were more prone to accidents caused by tripping, falling or stumbling compared to males.

The Report also showed:

1.    More women die due to accidental falls than men.

2.    People of Generation X are most likely to die of poisoning than any other generation.

3.    Death by falling has increased by more than 50% in the past 5 years.

4.    Australian women are more likely to die of choking than accidental drowning.

5.    In the 2008 calendar year, 267 workplace fatalities were recorded in Australia. 50 percent of those fatalities were   from workers aged between 40-59 years.

6.    The majority of work related fatalities and injuries result from road crashes including those occurring during commuting to and from the workplace.

This guest post was created by Lynette Argent at Million Dollar Woman, Million Dollar Woman offers both Injury Insurance and Life Insurance all designed to meet the unique needs of women.
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