Potentially preventable hospitalisations 2022-2023 (AIHW)
In 2022-23, there were 28,238 potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) due to asthma. (ref 1) This represents 91% of all hospitalisations with asthma as principal diagnosis in 2022-23. (ref 1 and 2)
This compares to 22,985 the year before (2021/22, year with pandemic measures), and 32,558 in 2018/19 before the COVID pandemic. (ref 3)
Note: Asthma PPH are all hospitalisations with asthma as principal diagnosis in people aged 4 and over.
Categories:
Hospitalisation
Entry Date:
19/07/2024
Source 1 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patients 2022/23: Australian hospital statistics [Internet]. Download Chapter 8, Table S8.2. Canberra: AIHW
Source 1 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/sectors/admitted-patients
Source 2 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Principal diagnosis data cubes [Internet]. Separation statistics by principle diagnosis, Australia 2022-23 .Canberra: AIHW, 2024 [cited 2024 Jul. 19].
Source 2 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/principal-diagnosis-data-cubes
Source 3 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Admitted patients: Australian hospital statistics, 2021/22 and 2018/19 [Internet]. Download Chapter 8, Table S8.2. Canberra: AIHW
Source 3 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/sectors/admitted-patients