Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.31
Hospital patient days 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 | 2214.8 |
(2097.1–1366.3) |
1242.2 |
(1222.6–1262.1) |
| 5 to 14 | 555.2 |
(512.4–450.0) |
403.7 |
(396.1–411.5) |
| 15 to 34 | 302.5 |
(276.1–238.4) |
209.5 |
(205.7–213.4) |
| 35 to 54 | 1326.4 |
(1251.4–347.8) |
268.4 |
(264.1–272.7) |
| 55 and over | 3168.2 |
(2966.4–860.4) |
645.5 |
(638.0–653.0) |
| All ages | 1003.3 |
(974.0–1033.5) |
418.0 |
(415.1–420.9) |
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