Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.8
Emergency department visits for asthma per 100,000 population, by month and age group, children aged 0 to 18 years, New South Wales and Victoria, July 1999 to December 2003
Note: Data are aggregated from July 1999 to December 2003 for New South Wales and Victoria combined since population data for age 0 to 1 year were only available to December 2003.
Sources: NSW Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC) (HOIST), Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health; Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD), Victorian Department of Human Services; Australian Bureau of Statistics.Data table
Month/year |
0 to 1 year |
2 to 4 years |
5 to 11 years |
12 to 18 years |
Jul-99 |
145.3 | 135.9 | 54.6 | 34.6 |
Aug-99 |
136.7 | 149.4 | 67.1 | 36.4 |
Sep-99 |
129.8 | 153.5 | 63.6 | 30.6 |
Oct-99 |
110.0 | 146.5 | 61.9 | 34.8 |
Nov-99 |
107.2 | 163.4 | 67.8 | 41.7 |
Dec-99 |
84.3 | 118.1 | 48.9 | 28.8 |
Jan-00 |
53.1 | 66.0 | 29.6 | 23.7 |
Feb-00 |
66.7 | 153.5 | 55.0 | 27.5 |
Mar-00 |
84.7 | 153.5 | 52.6 | 34.4 |
Apr-00 |
88.5 | 144.9 | 64.9 | 43.6 |
May-00 |
107.5 | 184.0 | 70.8 | 42.7 |
Jun-00 |
122.2 | 169.7 | 66.7 | 45.1 |
Jul-00 |
129.7 | 146.6 | 53.2 | 32.7 |
Aug-00 |
131.0 | 162.4 | 64.8 | 39.3 |
Sep-00 |
77.6 | 86.6 | 35.5 | 24.6 |
Oct-00 |
85.1 | 124.9 | 53.2 | 28.6 |
Nov-00 |
91.2 | 120.4 | 74.6 | 40.5 |
Dec-00 |
84.1 | 115.7 | 62.3 | 34.5 |
Jan-01 |
43.5 | 59.8 | 28.2 | 24.4 |
Feb-01 |
100.5 | 240.6 | 112.5 | 41.6 |
Mar-01 |
103.6 | 219.8 | 82.2 | 40.9 |
Apr-01 |
109.0 | 175.1 | 67.8 | 38.1 |
May-01 |
125.8 | 200.0 | 79.2 | 41.3 |
Jun-01 |
124.8 | 157.5 | 60.5 | 36.1 |
Jul-01 |
118.8 | 139.5 | 52.8 | 31.1 |
Aug-01 |
106.6 | 134.0 | 60.9 | 33.6 |
Sep-01 |
108.0 | 142.2 | 57.4 | 29.1 |
Oct-01 |
94.5 | 143.1 | 56.2 | 29.1 |
Nov-01 |
98.5 | 142.4 | 65.7 | 29.9 |
Dec-01 |
84.0 | 128.0 | 55.8 | 28.9 |
Jan-02 |
36.1 | 54.8 | 23.1 | 19.0 |
Feb-02 |
76.7 | 170.2 | 57.9 | 22.1 |
Mar-02 |
95.0 | 168.8 | 65.4 | 34.9 |
Apr-02 |
74.3 | 118.3 | 53.2 | 28.4 |
May-02 |
110.1 | 196.8 | 77.4 | 44.1 |
Jun-02 |
109.1 | 139.1 | 57.8 | 34.6 |
Jul-02 |
111.2 | 123.9 | 47.5 | 28.5 |
Aug-02 |
109.8 | 132.2 | 62.0 | 27.9 |
Sep-02 |
83.3 | 101.5 | 42.4 | 21.7 |
Oct-02 |
74.3 | 100.0 | 37.2 | 16.7 |
Nov-02 |
77.8 | 118.7 | 52.7 | 19.8 |
Dec-02 |
76.1 | 111.8 | 44.1 | 19.4 |
Jan-03 |
43.6 | 53.1 | 22.9 | 15.4 |
Feb-03 |
87.3 | 152.6 | 48.9 | 16.4 |
Mar-03 |
86.9 | 162.8 | 53.5 | 31.3 |
Apr-03 |
86.2 | 129.9 | 51.2 | 27.0 |
May-03 |
113.6 | 185.2 | 69.1 | 31.8 |
Jun-03 |
139.9 | 183.7 | 65.5 | 35.5 |
Jul-03 |
128.2 | 167.0 | 56.0 | 35.1 |
Aug-03 |
96.6 | 132.0 | 60.2 | 44.8 |
Sep-03 |
72.7 | 106.8 | 39.0 | 18.7 |
Oct-03 |
97.3 | 120.3 | 45.5 | 21.5 |
Nov-03 |
80.0 | 125.9 | 69.9 | 33.2 |
Dec-03 |
71.0 | 100.5 | 42.9 | 20.8 |
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