Descriptive analysis of PBS dispensing data between 1 January 2019 and 30 November 2023, based on UK estimates of emissions per inhaler. Findings: 14.4 million PBS-subsidised inhalers dispensed in 2019, increasing to 15.5 million in 2023, primarily caused by an increas in high-emission inhalers (8.2 million to 9.2 million) estimated emissions increased from 217 510 t to…
In 2023-2024, the expenditure for asthma was an estimated $1.28 billion spent on the treatment and management of asthma (out of $180.4 billion total spending on disease and injury and $98 billion spent on chronic conditions, and $5.77 billion spent on respiratory disease in 2023-2024), making asthma the third most costly respiratory condition (after COPD…
In 2024, there were 478 deaths with asthma as underlying cause in Australia, including 322 females and 156 males (see table below) (ref 1): * Asthma deaths were nearly identical to the previous year (480 deaths in 2023; 329 females and 151 males)*** (ref 1), with a return to pre-pandemic level after seeing a reduction…
In 2023-2024, there were 28,778 potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) due to asthma. (ref 1). This is similar to the year before with 28,238 PPH in 2022-2023, compared to 22,985 in 2021-2022 (a year with pandemic measures), and 32,558 in 2018-2019 before the COVID pandemic. (ref 2) Note: Asthma PPH are all hospitalisations with asthma as…
See linked Excel spreadsheets for ACT ED admission data 2022, 2023 and Jan-Sep 2024, for the two ACT public hospitals (Canberra and North Canberra Hospitals). ACT Health asthma ED stats 2022 to 2023 ACT Health asthma ED stats 2022 to 2023.xlsx ACT Health asthma ED stats Jan to Sept 2024 CHS DATA REPORT ACT Health…
In 2023, there were 474 deaths with asthma as underlying cause in Australia, including 325 females and 149 males (see table below) (ref 1): * Women over 75 are the most at risk, with 43% of asthma deaths in this age group in 2023 (Ref 2,3) * Asthma deaths were nearly identical to last year,…