Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.39
Rate of hospital separations for asthma with invasive mechanical ventilation, by age group and state and territory, Australia, 1995–2002
Note: Same day separations excluded. Asthma classified according to ICD-10-AM codes J45 & J46. Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory not shown because numbers too small to produce reliable estimates.
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Data table
| Age group (years) | NSW |
Vic |
Qld |
WA |
SA |
Tas |
| 0 to 14 years | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) |
1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
1.0 (0.7–1.5) |
0.3 (0.1–0.7) |
0.7 (0.4–1.2) |
2.2 (0.8–5.5) |
| 15 to 34 years | 10.8 (9.3–12.5) |
14.7 (12.6–17.2) |
8.8 (7.1–10.7) |
5.8 (4.0–8.3) |
6.5 (4.6–9.2) |
5.0 (1.6–13.7) |
| 35 to 64 years | 14.9 (13.3–16.7) |
19.9 (17.7–22.4) |
13.7 (11.9–15.9) |
12.2 (9.8–15.2) |
6.6 (4.9–8.9) |
16.7 (10.5–26.2) |
| 65 years and over | 11.0 (9.4–12.8) |
13.2 (11.1–15.6) |
6.7 (5.1–8.8) |
3.3 (1.9–5.6) |
5.1 (3.4–7.6) |
9.1 (4.0–19.6) |
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