Asthma in Australia 2008 
Figure 5.1
General practice encounters for asthma per 100 population, adults and children, April 1998 to March 2008
Notes: Asthma classified according to International Classification of Primary Care, 2nd edition (ICPC-2) code R96. Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) year is April to March.
Sources: BEACH Survey of General Practice; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Prevalence | Males |
|||
Children (0–14 years) |
(95% CI)
|
Adults (15 years and over |
(95% CI) |
|
| 1998–99 | 29.75 | (26.79–32.70) |
13.95 |
(13.04–14.86) |
| 1999–2000 | 26.84 | (23.98–29.70) |
14.90 |
(13.98–15.81) |
| 2000–01 | 23.16 | (20.86–25.47) |
12.82 |
(11.99–13.64) |
| 2001–02 | 21.43 | (19.12–23.75) |
12.88 |
(12.00–13.77) |
| 2002–03 | 19.51 | (17.46–21.56) |
12.23 |
(11.40–13.07) |
| 2003–04 | 19.17 | (17.17–21.18) |
10.86 |
(10.09–11.64) |
| 2004–05 | 16.53 | (14.78–18.28) |
9.84 |
(9.17–10.51) |
| 2005–06 | 17.04 | (15.14–18.95) |
9.23 |
(8.60–9.85) |
| 2006–07 | 14.80 | (12.99–16.62) |
9.49 |
(8.79–10.20) |
| 2007–08 | 18.81 | (16.70–20.92) |
10.63 |
(9.89–11.38) |
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