Risk of scalds based on 2002 HASS/LASS20 and DTI (1999)4
| Severity of injury | Estimated number per year | Estimated number of affected households in social housing in the UK | Risk within population | % Risk within population |
| Severe injuries (≥5 days as inpatients and/or transfer to specialist burns unit) | 147 | 582 700 | 1 in 3964 | 0.025% |
| Severe injuries (<5 days as inpatients) | 111 | 582 700 | 1 in 5250 | 0.019% |
| Minor injuries (attend emergency department, but discharged and do not require admission) | 395 | 582 700 | 1 in 1475 | 0.068% |
| Total injuries | 653 | 582 700 | 1 in 892 | 0.112% |