b) Fall injury rates. T he rate of hospital admission due to falls for people at the age of 60 and older in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) range from 1.6 to 3.0 per 10 000 population. Fall injury rates resulting in emergency department visits of the same age group in Western Australia and in the United Kingdom are higher: 5.5-8.9 per 10 000 population total.