Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 4.6
Age distribution for asthma and all cause mortality, 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
0 to 4 years |
5 to 14 years |
15 to 34 years |
35 to 64 years |
65 years and over |
|
| Asthma | 0.35 | 1.94 | 8.35 | 27.95 | 61.41 |
| All causes | 1.20 | 0.27 | 3.04 | 16.84 | 78.62 |
© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005