Groups at higher risk of asthma death 2020 (AIHW)
Certain populations have a higher mortality rate, including:
– people residing in outer regional, remote and very remote areas, compared to major cities and inner regional areas
– people residing in the lowest socioeconomic area compared to highest socioeconomic areas
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to non-indigenous Australians (2.2x as high as non-indigenous in the 2014-2018 period)
Categories:
Deaths
Entry Date:
12/10/2021
Source 1 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. Asthma. 25 Aug 2020 update. Cat. no. ACM 33. Canberra: AIHW.
Source 1 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma