Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 4.5
Deaths
due to asthma per 100,000 population, by age group and sex, Australia, 1999–2003
Note: Age-specific death rates for aggregated data from 1999 to 2003. Asthma classified according to ICD-10 codes J45 & J46.
Sources: AIHW National Mortality Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Males |
(95% CI) |
Females |
(95% CI) |
| 0 to 4 | 0.30 |
(0–0.6) |
0.80 |
(0–1.3) |
| 5 to 14 | 1.59 |
(0.7–2.2) |
1.29 |
(0.5–1.8) |
| 15 to 34 | 3.35 |
(2.6–4.0) |
2.73 |
(2.0–3.3) |
| 35 to 64 | 6.41 |
(5.5–7.2) |
8.66 |
(7.6–9.6) |
| 65 and over | 38.45 |
(34.5–42.0) |
60.42 |
(56.1–64.4) |
© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005