Deaths/mortality 2022 (ABS and NAC)
Revised data (published by ABS in 2024, updated in library 13 Nov 2024):
In 2022, there were 473 deaths with asthma as underlying cause of death, including 303 females and 170 males. (ref 5)
Data published in 2023:
In 2022, there were 467 deaths with asthma as underlying cause in Australia, including 299 females and 168 males (see table below) (ref 1):
* Women over 75 are the most at risk, with 45% of asthma deaths in this age group in 2022 (Ref 2,3)
* Asthma deaths in males was the highest in the last 10 years, up from 109 in 2021 to 168 in 2022 (Ref 2).
* The mortality rate for respiratory conditions in 2022 was 42.5 per 100,000, an increase by 8.4% compared to 2021, but remaining lower than before 2020. (ref 4)
The age-standardised death rate in 2022 was 1.3 deaths per 100,000,(ref 1) which remains similar to before the pandemic.
Asthma mortality by state/territory and sex in 2022 (ref 1)
| Asthma related deaths by state or territory and sex 2022 | ||||||
| Number | Standardised Death Rate | |||||
| State or Territory | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
| ACT | 5 | 8 | 13 | np | np | np |
| NT | 3 | 1 | 4 | np | np | np |
| TAS | 7 | 6 | 13 | np | np | np |
| WA | 18 | 22 | 40 | np | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| SA | 20 | 29 | 49 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| QLD | 36 | 57 | 89 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| VIC | 38 | 79 | 115 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| NSW | 47 | 102 | 147 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Australia | 168 | 299 | 467 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
See Infographic below from NAC (Ref 3). Note that this compares 2022 to 2021 ONLY, when respiratory infections and asthma flare-ups had decreased markedly due to COVID public health measures.
