Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.17
Relative frequency of length of stay for asthma, by age group, 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.
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.Data table
| Age group (years) | 1 day |
2 days |
3 to 5 days |
Over 5 days |
| 0 to 1 | 54.5 | 27.4 | 15.8 | 2.3 |
| 2 to 4 | 62.8 | 26.1 | 10.1 | 1 |
| 5 to 11 | 50.3 | 30.4 | 17.1 | 2.2 |
| 12 to 18 | 38.7 | 29.5 | 26.2 | 5.5 |
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