Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.24
Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by age group and sex, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Asthma classified according to ICD-10-AM codes J45 & J46.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Males |
95% CI |
Females |
95% CI |
| 0 to 4 | 1217.9 |
(1191.4–1244.9) |
679.1 |
(658.9–699.9) |
| 5 to 14 | 310.6 |
(301.5–320.0) |
204.4 |
(196.8–212.3) |
| 15 to 34 | 76.0 |
(72.9–79.3) |
148.3 |
(143.8–152.9) |
| 35 to 64 | 59.2 |
(56.8–61.7) |
147.6 |
(143.8–151.5) |
| 65 and over | 94.7 |
(89.1–100.6) |
211.8 |
(204.2–219.6) |
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