Asthma in Australia 2005
Table 3.4
Prevalence
of
asthma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia, 1999–2001
Location |
Source |
Year |
Age range |
Rates |
95% CI (number in survey) |
Ever diagnosed with asthma by a doctor |
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Tropical North, WA |
2000 |
18 years and over |
13.6% |
6.5–18.8% (119) |
|
Central Desert, WA |
1999 |
18 years and over |
21.8% |
12.5–34.8% (59) |
|
Ever diagnosed with asthma by a doctor and ‘Yes’ to ‘Do you still get asthma?’ |
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Australia |
(1) |
2001 |
0 to 17 years |
15.8% |
13.4–18.2% (1,828) |
18 years and over |
17.0% |
14.5–19.5% (1,853) |
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Wheeze in last 12 months |
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Tropical North, WA |
2000 |
18 years and over |
31.5% |
23.5–40.8% (119) |
|
Central Desert, WA |
1999 |
18 years and over |
41.5% |
28.1–54.0% (59) |
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Sources:
(1) ABS, National Health Survey 2001 (Indigenous CURF);
(2) Verheijden et al. 2002.
© Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005