Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.30
Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by age group and Indigenous status, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Age standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001. See Appendix 1, Section A1.1 for details. Asthma classified according to ICD-10-AM codes J45 & J46.
Sources: National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Indigenous |
95% CI |
Non-Indigenous |
95% CI |
| 0 to 4 | 1219.9 |
(1132.8–1313.6) |
942.7 |
(925.6–960.1) |
| 5 to 14 | 320.6 |
(288.3–356.4) |
256.3 |
(250.2–262.5) |
| 15 to 34 | 156.1 |
(137.3–177.4) |
110.6 |
(107.8–113.4) |
| 35 to 54 | 513.3 |
(467.1–564.0) |
91.5 |
(89.0–94.1) |
| 55 and over | 824.6 |
(722.9–940.2) |
138.0 |
(134.6–141.5) |
| All ages | 451.3 |
(431.7–471.8) |
183.6 |
(181.7–185.5) |
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