Burden of disease 2015 (AIHW)
Asthma was the 10th leading contributor to the overall burden of disease in Australia in 2015 (5th leading cause of non-fatal disease burden). The equivalent of 120,774 years of health life were lost due to asthma in 2015. 113,129 of these due to years lived with a disability and 7,645 due to premature death.
Asthma was the leading cause of burden of disease for people aged 5-14 years.
Categories:
Children and young people, Quality of life / burden of disease
Entry Date:
01/07/2021
Source 1 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. Australian Burden of Disease series no. 19. Cat. no. BOD 22. Canberra: AIHW.