Asthma in Australia 2005 Fig 6.12

Asthma in Australia 2005

Figure 6.12
Claims for the performance of spirometry and complex lung function tests which included spirometry per 100,000 population, people aged 5 to 34 years, Australia, 1994–2004

Sources: HIC health statistics; Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Data table

Month / Year	Total spirometry	Office-based claims (Medicare item 11506)	Laboratory-based claims (Medicare items 11503, 11509 & 11512)
Jan–94	111.6	87.7	23.8
Feb–94	117.2	92.3	24.9
Mar–94	153.6	123.5	30.1
Apr–94	125.6	103.4	22.2
May–94	162.8	130.9	31.9
Jun–94	148.4	120.4	28.0
Jul–94	144.8	116.0	28.8
Aug–94	156.9	124.7	32.2
Sep–94	131.1	101.4	29.8
Oct–94	110.5	82.3	28.2
Nov–94	120.9	91.1	29.7
Dec–94	101.1	75.0	26.1
Jan–95	101.4	78.5	22.9
Feb–95	110.6	82.5	28.1
Mar–95	127.0	97.7	29.3
Apr–95	110.6	87.1	23.6
May–95	145.6	114.4	31.2
Jun–95	140.0	110.1	29.8
Jul–95	140.9	110.8	30.1
Aug–95	173.4	138.5	34.9
Sep–95	131.8	103.4	28.4
Oct–95	136.4	102.5	33.9
Nov–95	120.0	93.3	26.7
Dec–95	110.7	83.9	26.9
Jan–96	111.5	85.0	26.6
Feb–96	119.7	88.0	31.7
Mar–96	137.0	104.5	32.5
Apr–96	126.3	100.1	26.2
May–96	171.6	133.2	38.5
Jun–96	146.8	118.1	28.8
Jul–96	169.5	137.4	32.1
Aug–96	157.6	123.7	33.9
Sep–96	138.6	107.3	31.4
Oct–96	139.0	105.1	34.0
Nov–96	141.2	107.6	33.6
Dec–96	113.9	83.7	30.2
Jan–97	113.5	86.0	27.5
Feb–97	103.7	77.4	26.3
Mar–97	112.0	82.8	29.2
Apr–97	137.0	104.6	32.4
May–97	153.9	117.6	36.4
Jun–97	147.5	117.1	30.4
Jul–97	172.4	134.5	37.8
Aug–97	151.4	119.5	31.9
Sep–97	149.5	114.7	34.8
Oct–97	134.1	102.2	31.9
Nov–97	119.3	90.5	28.8
Dec–97	113.7	84.1	29.5
Jan–98	110.1	81.9	28.2
Feb–98	111.0	80.0	31.1
Mar–98	125.8	90.5	35.3
Apr–98	119.5	87.9	31.6
May–98	142.2	106.5	35.7
Jun–98	138.7	106.4	32.2
Jul–98	161.2	122.9	38.3
Aug–98	137.6	102.5	35.1
Sep–98	134.0	99.7	34.3
Oct–98	119.3	87.3	31.9
Nov–98	119.8	85.8	33.9
Dec–98	103.5	71.4	32.1
Jan–99	85.5	60.3	25.2
Feb–99	100.0	69.6	30.4
Mar–99	128.5	91.3	37.2
Apr–99	121.5	85.9	35.6
May–99	127.7	92.2	35.5
Jun–99	131.3	95.5	35.8
Jul–99	140.6	102.6	38.0
Aug–99	134.3	98.1	36.3
Sep–99	137.9	98.6	39.3
Oct–99	109.4	77.6	31.8
Nov–99	120.3	84.6	35.6
Dec–99	108.9	71.9	37.0
Jan–00	81.0	53.7	27.2
Feb–00	97.8	65.1	32.6
Mar–00	114.4	77.7	36.7
Apr–00	90.7	59.7	31.0
May–00	124.4	86.6	37.8
Jun–00	131.8	93.9	37.9
Jul–00	118.2	81.9	36.3
Aug–00	130.6	90.7	39.8
Sep–00	107.5	73.3	34.2
Oct–00	91.8	60.8	30.9
Nov–00	97.9	68.3	29.6
Dec–00	83.4	53.5	29.8
Jan–01	83.7	52.8	31.0
Feb–01	88.0	58.2	29.8
Mar–01	109.8	73.7	36.1
Apr–01	88.8	58.7	30.1
May–01	119.2	79.7	39.5
Jun–01	111.7	76.9	34.8
Jul–01	119.0	79.0	40.0
Aug–01	117.3	80.3	37.0
Sep–01	102.2	70.0	32.1
Oct–01	109.5	72.7	36.9
Nov–01	107.1	72.8	34.4
Dec–01	84.9	56.8	28.0
Jan–02	84.0	58.2	26.2
Feb–02	87.8	57.5	30.7
Mar–02	100.8	68.3	33.0
Apr–02	105.9	73.5	32.9
May–02	140.5	103.3	37.8
Jun–02	123.6	91.0	33.1
Jul–02	136.5	96.4	40.6
Aug–02	124.5	88.9	36.1
Sep–02	113.6	77.7	36.3
Oct–02	110.2	74.0	36.7
Nov–02	104.3	72.1	32.6
Dec–02	94.1	61.8	32.6
Jan–03	78.6	53.9	24.7
Feb–03	89.2	56.5	32.7
Mar–03	101.5	67.6	33.9
Apr–03	101.4	70.5	30.9
May–03	118.5	81.0	37.5
Jun–03	115.1	82.9	32.2
Jul–03	142.0	99.7	42.2
Aug–03	129.1	94.0	35.1
Sep–03	122.2	85.8	36.4
Oct–03	108.1	73.8	34.3
Nov–03	97.5	66.1	31.4
Dec–03	97.1	62.6	34.5
Jan–04	76.4	50.0	26.4
Feb–04	87.9	58.1	29.9
Mar–04	102.7	69.8	32.9
Apr–04	100.1	67.6	32.5
May–04	113.9	77.8	36.0
Jun–04	108.4	77.7	30.7
Jul–04	123.7	81.4	42.3
Aug–04	108.6	75.7	32.8
Sep–04	106.0	74.4	31.7
Oct–04	98.4	64.9	33.5
Nov–04	106.1	71.3	34.8
Dec–04	96.1	60.1	36.1