Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.32
Hospital separations for asthma per 100,000 population, by broad age group and English-speaking versus non-English-speaking background, people aged 5 years and over, Australia, 2002–03
Note: Age standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001. See Appendix 1, Section A1.1 for details. Asthma classified according to ICD-10-AM codes J45 & J46. For definition of non-English-speaking background and English-speaking background see Glossary.
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Non-English-speaking background |
95% CI |
English-speaking background |
95% CI |
| 5 to 14 | 207.8 |
(179.6–238.0) |
261.9 |
(255.7–268.2) |
| 15 to 34 | 66.8 |
(60.8–73.2) |
118.2 |
(115.1–121.2) |
| 35 to 64 | 70.3 |
(66.1–74.6) |
110.8 |
(108.2–113.5) |
| 65 and over | 171.8 |
(160.1–184.0) |
266.6 |
(253.6–279.9) |
| 5 years and over | 105.4 |
(100.0–110.8) |
143.2 |
(141.3–145.1) |
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