Prevalence, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2022-2023 (ABS)
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey for the financial year 2022-2023 reported:
• 16.6% has asthma, up from 15.7% in 2018-2019 (note that the difference between 2018-2019 and 2022-2023 was not statistically significant)
• Asthma was the second most prevalent selected chronic condition after mental and behavioural conditions
• By remoteness: 18.2% of people living in non-remote areas had asthma, compared to 8.1% of people living in remote areas (the difference was statistically significant)
• Around two in four people (49%) had one or more selected chronic conditions in 2022–2023, up from 46% in 2018–2019.
• 29% of people aged 15 years and over smoked daily (excluding e-cigarettes or vaping devices), down from 37% in 2018–2019.
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations | Prevalence (%) |
| Overall | 16.6 |
| Males | 15.5 |
| Females | 17.7 |
| 0-14 years old | 12.1 |
| 15-24 years old | 12.7 |
| 25-34 years old | 16.7 |
| 35-44 years old | 18.0 |
| 45-54 years old | 25.8 |
| 55 years and over | 24.7 |
| Non-remote areas | 18.2 |
| remote areas | 8.1 |