Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.28
Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by age group and remoteness, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Remoteness classified according to the Australian Standard Geographic Classification (ASGC) categories of remoteness.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Major cities |
Inner regional |
Outer regional |
Remote |
Very remote |
| 0 to 4 | 1012.4 (990.9–1034.4) |
780.2 (747.1–814.7) |
842.6 (795.5–892.5) |
937.8 (825.9–1064.4) |
780.8 (650.3–936.6) |
| 5 to 14 | 257.0 (249.5–264.8) |
229.6 (217.9–242.0) |
286.5 (268.1–306.2) |
334.5 (287.6–388.9) |
257.8 (204.3–324.8) |
| 15 to 34 | 100.0 (96.9–103.2) |
114.4 (108.0–121.2) |
143.0 (132.9–153.9) |
180.7 (154.3–211.5) |
155.4 (124.7–193.4) |
| 35 to 64 | 85.4 (82.9–88.0) |
105.6 (100.6–110.8) |
149.0 (140.7–157.8) |
220.7 (195.9–248.6) |
355.2 (309.2–407.9) |
| 65 and over | 138.7 (133.0–144.6) |
159.8 (149.7–170.5) |
214.9 (197.6–233.7) |
339.0 (330.9–480.6) |
515.9 (387.8–684.2) |
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