Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.19
Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by age group, state and territory, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Asthma classified according to ICD-9-CM code 493 and ICD-10-AM codes J45 & J46.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.Data table
| Age group (years) | NSW |
Vic |
Qld |
WA |
SA |
Tas |
ACT |
NT |
| 0 to 1 | 962.4 | 772.6 | 655.8 | 959.1 | 1301.2 | 457.1 | 596.6 | 581.4 |
| 2 to 4 | 1137.2 | 880.7 | 886.8 | 1096.2 | 1454.9 | 517.7 | 677.9 | 872.0 |
| 5 to 11 | 332.9 | 269.3 | 259.7 | 364.2 | 514.3 | 173.2 | 126.7 | 263.7 |
| 12 to 18 | 129.0 | 123.1 | 115.2 | 139.0 | 187.9 | 83.5 | 37.1 | 85.4 |
| 95% Confidence Interval | ||||||||
| 0 to 1 | (916–1010) |
(724–823) |
(606–708) |
(874–1048) |
(1185–1423) |
(344–586) |
(440–777) |
(419–770) |
| 2 to 4 | (1097–1178) |
(839–924) |
(840–935) |
(1023–1172) |
(1356–1557) |
(419–626) |
(542–829) |
(701–1061) |
| 5 to 11 | (319–347) |
(254–285) |
(244–276) |
(338–392) |
(477–553) |
(138–213) |
(90–169) |
(203–333) |
| 12 to 18 | (120–138) |
(113–133) |
(105–126) |
(123–156) |
(166–211) |
(60–111) |
(19–61) |
(51–129) |
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