Emergency Department (ED) presentations due to asthma 2021-2022 (AIHW)
In 2021-22 there were 59,200 ED due to asthma (with asthma as principal diagnosis), a rate of about 240 presentations per 100,000 population. This included, by age:
– about 26,500 ED for asthma in children 0-14 (9,825 in girls and 16,673 in boys)
| ED for asthma 2021/22 | |||
| Age group | Male | Female | Persons |
| 0-14 | 16,673 | 9,825 | 26,498 |
| 15-24 | 2,471 | 4,492 | 6,963 |
| 25-34 | 2,064 | 4,509 | 6,573 |
| 35-44 | 1,765 | 3,974 | 5,739 |
| 45-54 | 1,560 | 3,363 | 4,923 |
| 55-64 | 1,209 | 2,470 | 3,679 |
| 65-74 | 875 | 1,853 | 2,728 |
| 75+ | 629 | 1,441 | 2,070 |
| Total ED | 2,713 | 5,764 | 8,477 |
| % ED. in 0-14 yo | 43 | ||