Total injury rate per 1000 entitlement claims with 95% CIs and percentage of total claims and differences per year by injury type from 1999 to 2007
| Injury type | Total injury claims | Total injury costs | Difference over reporting years | Difference between 1999–2000 and 2006–2007 | |||||
| No. | Rate (95% CI) | % | NZD (%) | Mean | χ2 (df = 7) | p Value | χ2 (df = 1) | p Value | |
| Soft tissue injuries | 2817 | 474.0 (456.8 to 491.8) | 47.4 | $17 324 214 (40.5) | $6150 | 330 | <0.001 | 0 | 0.875 |
| Fracture/dislocations | 2618 | 440.5 (424.0 to 457.7) | 44.1 | $16 935 094 (39.5) | $ 469 | 304 | <0.001 | 0.9 | 0.335 |
| Other | 198 | 33.3 (29.0 to 38.3) | 3.3 | $3 324 028 (7.8) | $16 788 | 50 | <0.001 | 1 | 0.248 |
| Concussion/brain injury | 107 | 18.0 (14.9 to 21.8) | 1.8 | $2 712 139 (6.3) | $25 347 | 20 | 0.005 | 2 | 0.146 |
| Lacerations/puncture/wounds | 97 | 16.3 (13.4 to 19.9) | 1.6 | $301 365 (0.7) | $3107 | 16 | 0.023 | 0.3 | 0.562 |
| Unknown | 77 | 13 (10.4 to 16.2) | 1.3 | $1 779 574 (4.2) | $23 111 | 9 | 0.191 | 0 | 0.870 |
| Dental injuries | 26 | 4.4 (3.0 to 6.4) | 0.4 | $418 826 (1.0) | $16 109 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.221 |
| Deafness | 12 | 2.0 (1.1 to 3.6) | 0.2 | $14 410 (0.0) | $1178 | 12 | 0.101 | 1 | 0.203 |
| Hernia | 6 | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.2) | 0.1 | $7949 (0.0) | $1325 | 18 | 0.012 | 1 | 0.203 |
| Corrosive injuries | 3 | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.6) | 0.1 | $3224 (0.0) | $1075 | 21 | 0.004 | 1 | 0.203 |
| Foreign body in orifice/eye | 3 | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.6) | 0.1 | $1232 (0.0) | $411 | 21 | 0.004 | 1 | 0.203 |
Total injury costs, percentage of total costs and mean cost per claim by injury type from 1999 to 2007. Percentage totals do not equal 100% due to data rounding. Rates are per 1000 injury entitlement claims.