Hospitalisations among first Nations people in 2021-2022 vs 2018-2019 (AIHW)
In 2021-2022, a year affected by Covid-129 pandemic measures, there were:
– 1,800 hospitalisations with asthma as principal diagnosis in First Nations people, an hospitalisation rate of 200 per 100,000 population; a decrease by 30% compared to 2018-2019 (non Covid-pandemic year; 290 per 100,000)
– highest asthma hospitalisation rates for females aged 45–54 (469 per 100,000) and higher for females overall compared to males (250 vs 155 per 100,000)
– 1.8 times higher asthma hospitalisation rates for boys compared to girls aged 0-14 (318 vs 173 per 100,000)
– 2.1 times higher hospitalisation rates in First Nations people compared to non-Indigenous Australians after adjusting for age structure (205 vs 100 per 100,000, age-standardised)
Categories:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, Hospitalisation
Entry Date:
2/1/2024
Source 1 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. First Nations people with asthma [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023 [cited 2024 Jan. 2].
Source 1 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/first-nations-people-with-asthma