Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.6
Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma, by state and territory, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 2001 to March 2004
Note:
Asthma classified according to ICPC-2 PLUS codes: R96001–R96005, R96007, R96008. BEACH data year is April to March.
Northern Territory data excluded as the numbers are too small to produce reliable estimates.
Source:
BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Data table
| State/territory | rate (per 100 enc) |
95%CI |
| NSW | 4.9 |
(4.4–5.4) |
| Vic | 5.9 |
(5.2–6.6) |
| Qld | 4.9 |
(4.2–5.5) |
| WA | 4.9 |
(4.0–5.8) |
| SA | 6.2 |
(4.8–7.6) |
| Tas | 5.6 |
(3.5–7.7) |
| ACT | 5.1 |
(2.7–7.4) |
| Australia | 5.2 | (4.9–5.5) |
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