Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.29
Hospital patient days 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 | 1308.3 (1283.9–1333.2) |
1123.4 (1083.7–1164.5) |
1243.8 (1186.4–1303.9) |
1589.2 (1442.5–1750.4) |
1320.3 (1148.3–1517.1) |
| 5 to 14 | 393.9 (384.5–403.5) |
388.5 (373.2–404.5) |
469.7 (446.0–494.7) |
598.7 (535.1–669.7) |
418.8 9349.4–501.6) |
| 15 to 34 | 185.6 (181.4–189.9) |
229.7 (220.5–239.3) |
273.7 (259.6–288.5) |
323.2 (287.4–363.3) |
313.2 (268.6–365.0) |
| 35 to 64 | 275.0 (270.4–279.7) |
348.4 (339.3–357.7) |
454.5 (439.9–469.5) |
640.7 (597.7–686.7) |
1026.5 (946.8–1112.7) |
| 65 and over | 695.6 (682.8–708.6) |
903.1 (878.9–927.9) |
1051.3 (1012.6–1091.4) |
1875.9 (1723.8–2040.9) |
2648.2 (2343.7–2990.4) |
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