Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 4.9
Deaths
due to asthma per 100,000 population, by sex and English-speaking versus non-English-speaking background, people aged 5 years and over, Australia, 1999–2003
Notes:
Death rates for aggregated data from 1999 to 2003. Asthma classified according to ICD-10 codes J45 & J46. For definition of non-English-speaking background and English-speaking background see Glossary.
Sources: AIHW National Mortality Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Sex and age group (years) | Non-English-speaking background |
(95% CI) |
English-speaking background |
(95% CI) |
| Males | ||||
| 5 to 34 | 0.45 |
(0.22–0.90) |
0.60 |
(0.50–1.73) |
| 35 to 64 | 1.52 |
(1.15–2.00) |
1.35 |
(1.17–1.55) |
| 65 and over | 9.23 |
(7.57–11.25) |
8.93 |
(8.05–9.90) |
| 5 years and over | 2.50 |
(2.14–2.92) |
1.81 |
(1.68–1.95) |
| Females | ||||
| 5 to 34 | 0.54 |
(0.28–1.00) |
0.56 |
(0.45–0.68) |
| 35 to 64 | 1.52 |
(1.15–1.99) |
2.01 |
(1.79–2.26) |
| 65 and over | 9.11 |
(7.50–11.06) |
13.73 |
(12.78–14.76) |
| 5 years and over | 2.54 |
(2.18–2.96) |
3.00 |
(2.83–3.18) |
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