Prevalence in First Nations peoples in 2012-2013 (ABS)
In 2012–13, 18% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians had asthma (an estimated 111,900 people), with a higher rate among females (20%) compared with males (15%).
The prevalence of asthma was almost twice as high among Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians (a rate ratio of 1.9) after adjusting for difference in age structure.
Categories:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, Prevalence
Entry Date:
12/10/2021
Source 1 Name:
ABS 2013. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: First Results, Australia, 2012─13. ABS Cat. no. 4727.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS.