Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.4
Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma, by age group, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 1998 to March 2004
Note: Asthma classified according to ICPC-2 PLUS codes: R96001–R96005, R96007, R96008. BEACH data year is April to March.
Source:
BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Data table
| Year | 0 to 1 year (95% CI)
|
2 to 4 years (95% CI)
|
5 to 11 years (95% CI)
|
12 to 18 years (95% CI) |
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| 1998–99 | 2.9 |
(2.2–3.6) |
8.7 |
(6.9–10.5) |
8.0 |
(7.1–8.9) |
5.9 |
(5.0–6.8) |
| 1999–2000 | 3.0 |
(2.3–3.7) |
8.1 |
(6.8–9.5) | 8.6 |
(7.4–9.7) | 5.1 | (4.3–5.8) |
| 2000–01 | 2.1 |
(1.6–2.6) |
7.5 |
(6.3–8.7) | 7.3 |
(6.2–8.3) | 4.8 | (4.0–5.6) |
| 2001–02 | 2.1 |
(1.6–2.7) |
6.8 |
(5.7–8.0) | 7.3 |
(6.2–8.5) | 5.2 | (4.3–6.0) |
| 2002–03 | 1.9 |
(1.3–2.5) |
6.5 |
(5.4–7.7) | 6.9 |
(5.9–7.9) | 4.0 | (3.3–4.7) |
| 2003–04 | 2.4 |
(1.7–3.0) |
6.4 |
(5.2–7.5) | 6.8 |
(5.8–7.8) | 5.1 | (4.3–5.9) |
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