Hospitalisations 2017-2018 (AIHW)
In 2017-2018 there were nearly 39,000 hospitalisations for asthma. The rate of hospitalisations for asthma was 158 per 100,000 population.
Nearly half (44%) of these were for children aged 0-14 years old, giving asthma an age profile of hospitalisation much younger compared to hospitalisations for all causes.
The age-standardised rate of hospitalistions for asthma in children aged 0-14years old has decreased overall during the last decade, falling from 542 per 100,000 population in 2009–2010 to 363 per 100,000 population in 2017–2018.
Categories:
Children and young people, Hospitalisation
Entry Date:
12/10/2021
Source 1 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. Asthma Web report. 20 Aug 2020 update. Cat. no. ACM 33. Canberra: AIHW
Source 1 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma
Source 2 Name:
AIHW 2019, Seperation statistics by principal diagnosis (ICD-10-AM 10th edition), Australia 2017-18. Canberra: AIHW