Table 1

Numbers and rates of ankle sprain attenders in residents of four West Midlands health districts, April 2000 to March 2001, by age (years) and sex

Age band	Male	Population	Rate	Female	Population	Rate	All attenders	Population	Rate
0–4	29	38341	7.56	18	36407	4.94	47	74748	6.29
5–9	135	35963	37.54	161	34600	46.53	296	70563	41.95
10–14	346	34087	101.50	410	32088	127.77	756	66175	114.24
15–19	457	38010	120.23	279	36041	77.41	736	74051	99.39
20–24	438	43546	100.58	229	44063	51.97	667	87609	76.13
25–29	394	41905	94.02	257	42861	59.96	651	84766	76.80
30–34	336	37503	89.59	278	37211	74.71	614	74714	82.18
35–39	287	34637	82.86	257	33749	76.15	544	68386	79.55
40–44	202	37072	54.49	204	36228	56.31	406	73300	55.39
45–49	104	34054	30.54	136	33257	40.89	240	67311	35.66
50–54	97	32230	30.10	142	31525	45.04	239	63755	37.49
55–59	60	30096	19.94	112	29997	37.34	172	60093	28.62
60–64	45	29718	15.14	90	30610	29.40	135	60328	22.38
65–69	27	26368	10.24	58	29961	19.36	85	56329	15.09
70–74	16	19418	8.24	51	25838	19.74	67	45256	14.80
75–79	17	13081	13.00	34	21137	16.09	51	34218	14.90
80–84	6	6821	8.80	29	14461	20.05	35	21282	16.45
85+	7	3264	21.45	28	10305	27.17	35	13569	25.79
All ages	3003	536114	56.01	2773	560339	49.49	5776	1096453	52.68