Burden of disease 2022 (AIHW)

Asthma was the 8th leading contributor to the total burden of disease in Australia in 2022, with a disability-adjusted life years (DALY) age-standardised rate of 5.2 per 1,000 population (138,048 DALY) compared to 9th in 2018 and 10th in 2003. This represents a 7.8% change since 2003. In, 2022, 5.9% of the asthma burden was fatal (8,087 years of life lost), and 94.1% was non-fatal (129,954 years lived with disability). Asthma contributed 2.5% to the total burden in Australia.

By sex and age groups, asthma ranked (age-specific DALY rates):
– 5th leading cause of total burden for children under 5 boys (3.5% of total burden) and girls (3.0% of total burden)
– 1st leading cause of total burden in children 5-14 for boys (14.2% contribution) and girls (11.7% contribution)
– 5th leading cause for boys (4.9% contribution) and 4th leading cause for girls (6.2% contribution) aged 15-24
– 4th leading cause for girls aged 25-44 (4.9% contribution)

Categories: Children and young people, Quality of life / burden of disease
Author: Agnes
Entry Date: 14/12/2022
Source 1 Name: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study 2022 [Internet]. Last update 13 Dec 2022 . Canberra: AIHW; 2022.
Source 1 URL: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/burden-of-disease/australian-burden-of-disease-study-2022/contents/summary
Source 2 URL: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/burden-of-disease/australian-burden-of-disease-study-2022/contents/interactive-data-on-disease-burden