Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 4.11
Deaths
due to asthma per 100,000 population, by age group, sex and socioeconomic status, people aged 5 years and over, Australia, 1999–2003
Notes: Death rates for aggregated data from 1999 to 2003. Asthma classified according to ICD-10 codes J45 & J46.
Sources: AIHW National Mortality Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Sex | Age group (years) | SEIFA 1 (most disadvantaged) |
SEIFA 2 |
SEIFA 3 |
SEIFA 4 |
SEIFA 5 (most advantaged) |
| Males | 5 to 34 | 0.72 (0.5–1.0) |
0.62 (0.4–0.9) |
0.50 (0.3–0.8) |
0.42 (0.3–0.7) |
0.37 (0.2–0.6) |
| 35 to 64 | 1.78 (1.4–2.3) |
1.41 (1.1–1.9) |
1.37 (1.0–1.8) |
1.22 (0.9–1.6) |
0.50 (0.3–0.8) |
|
| 65 and over | 9.14 (7.4–11.3) |
6.30 (4.9–8.0) |
8.44 (6.9–10.4) |
6.41 (5.0–8.2) |
6.89 (5.5–8.7) |
|
| Females | 5 to 34 | 0.53 (0.3–0.8) |
0.61 (0.4–0.9) |
0.37 (0.2–0.6) |
0.32 (0.2–0.5) |
0.30 (0.2–0.5) |
| 35 to 64 | 2.55 (2.0–3.2) |
1.88 (1.5–2.4) |
1.63 (1.3–2.1) |
1.60 (1.2–2.1) |
0.91 (0.7–1.3) |
|
| 65 and over | 13.10 (11.1–15.4) |
10.32 (8.7–12.2) |
12.23 (10.5–14.3) |
11.67 (10.0–13.7) |
10.68 (9.1–12.5) |
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