Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.16
Hospital separations for asthma per 100 children with asthma, by age group and sex, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Asthma classified according to ICD-9-CM code 493 and ICD-10-AM codes J45 & J46.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; ABS National Health Survey 2001.Data table
| Age group (years) | Boys (95% CI) |
Girls (95% CI) |
||
| 0 to 1 | 25.05 |
(24.3–25.9) |
20.22 |
(19.3–21.2) |
| 2 to 4 | 10.59 |
(10.3–10.9) |
7.04 |
(6.8–7.3) |
| 5 to 11 | 2.00 |
(1.9–2.1) |
1.82 |
(1.7–1.9) |
| 12 to 18 | 0.74 |
(0.7–0.8) |
0.94 |
(0.9–1.0) |
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