Asthma health system expenditure compared to other conditions 2020-2021 (AIHW)
In 2020-2021, the expenditure for asthma was an estimated $852 million, coming third for respiratory diseases after other respiratory diseases and upper respiratory diseases.
Asthma was the respiratory condition with the highest expenditure in primary care, with $631 million spent in 2020-2021, the fourth respiratory condition for expenditure in hospitals ($180M), and the thrid respiratory condition for expenditure in Referred medical services ($41M).
Expenditure for asthma is also available by age and sex on Figure 9:
Categories:
Cost of Asthma
Entry Date:
05/01/2024
Source 1 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Health system spending on disease and injury in Australia, 2020-21 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023 [cited 2024 Jan. 5].
Source 1 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-welfare-expenditure/health-system-spending-on-disease-and-injury-in-au