Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.18
Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by Indigenous status, 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; Australian Bureau of Statistics.Data table
| Age group (years) | Indigenous (95% CI) |
Non-Indigenous (95% CI) |
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| 0 to 1 | 1352.1 |
(1207.1–1505.2) |
825.5 |
(800.0–851.4) |
| 2 to 4 | 1130.5 |
(1020.9–1245.6) |
1013.0 |
(990.1–1036.1) |
| 5 to 11 | 389.1 |
(346.5–434.0) |
308.7 |
(300.6–316.8) |
| 12 to 18 | 125.5 |
(100.5–153.3) |
127.2 |
(122.0–132.4) |
| 0 to 18 | 500.7 |
(471.4–530.8) |
400.4 |
(394.8–406.1) |
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