Potentially preventable hospitalisations by state and territory between 2013-2014 and 2022-2023 (AIHW)
Note: The term potentially preventable hospitalisation (PPH) does not mean that a patient admitted for that condition did not need to be hospitalised at the time of admission. Rather the hospitalisation could have potentially been prevented through the provision of appropriate preventative health interventions and early disease management in primary care and community-based care settings (including by general practitioners, medical specialists, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals). PPH rates are indicators of the effectiveness of non-hospital care.
PPH are available to download from AIHW’s Admitted Patient Care, chapter 8, Tab S8.2 for each corresponding year.
| Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations by State and Territory | ||||||||||
| State/Territory | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/23 |
| ACT | 348 | 389 | 381 | 456 | 404 | 441 | 398 | 374 | 296 | 441 |
| NSW | 9,132 | 9,160 | 9,921 | 10,877 | 9,364 | 9,620 | 8,297 | 6554 | 6237 | 8175 |
| QLD | 6,123 | 7,286 | 7,596 | 7,724 | 8,190 | 8,070 | 7,318 | 5704 | 6092 | 6899 |
| SA | 2,059 | 2,377 | 2,320 | 2,592 | 2,341 | 2,173 | 1,994 | 1597 | 1,784 | 2,078 |
| NT | 294 | 349 | 360 | 379 | 448 | 503 | 485 | 464 | 431 | 468 |
| WA | 2,185 | 2,171 | 2,308 | 2,314 | 2,197 | 2,336 | 1,922 | 1602 | 1622 | 1849 |
| Victoria | 7,101 | 7,627 | 7,569 | 9,334 | 8,599 | 8,110 | 7,619 | 5245 | 5730 | 7574 |
| Tasmania | 530 | 609 | 614 | 778 | 1,035 | 1,121 | 914 | 692 | 721 | 604 |
| Australia | 27,882 | 30,111 | 31,245 | 34,598 | 32,720 | 32,558 | 29,082 | 22,307 | 22,985 | 28,238 |
Categories:
Hospitalisation
Entry Date:
16/05/2024
Source 1 Name:
2022-2023 source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2024, Admitted patients 2022/23: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW
Source 1 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/sectors/admitted-patients#more-data
Source 2 Name:
2021-2021 source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2023, Admitted patients 2021/22: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW
Source 2 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/sectors/admitted-patients#more-data
Source 3 Name:
2020-2021 source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2022, Admitted patients 2020/21: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW
Source 3 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/sectors/admitted-patients#more-data
Source 4 Name:
2019-2020 source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2021, Admitted patients 2019/20: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW
Source 4 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/sectors/admitted-patients#more-data
Source 5 Name:
2018-2019 source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2021, Admitted patients 2018/19: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW
Source 5 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals/sectors/admitted-patients#more-data
Source 6 Name:
2017-2018 source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2019, Admitted patient care 2017/18: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW
Source 6 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/admitted-patient-care-2017-18/data