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Asthma in Australia2003
Figures from:Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring 2003
Asthma in Australia 2003AIHW Asthma Series 1. AIHW Cat. No. ACM 1
Canberra: AIHW
Prevalence
Estimated prevalence of National Health Priority Area diseases/conditions, all ages, Australia, 2001
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Arthritis Injuries Diseases ofcirculatory
system
Asthma Mental andbehaviouralproblems
Diabetes Cancer
Disease/condition
Pre
vale
nce
(p
er c
ent)
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Trends in the prevalence of asthma,adults, Australia, 1990–2001
Sources:Comino et al. 1996; Taylor et al. 1998; Wilson et al. 2002, 2003; Woods et al. 2001.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Year
Pre
va
len
ce
(p
er
ce
nt)
Ever diagnosed + still have asthma (SA Omnibus)
Ever diagnosed + still have asthma (SA SERCIS)
Ever diagnosed + wheeze in last 12 months (Eastern Australia, 50 years of age or less)
Ever diagnosed + asthma attack in last 12 months (Melbourne, ages 20 to 44)
Ever asthma + wheeze in last 12 months (Melbourne, ages 20 to 44)
Trends in the prevalence of asthma,children aged 13 years and under, Australia, 1982–
2002
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
Year
Pre
va
len
ce
(p
er
ce
nt)
Ever diagnosed + recent wheeze (Eastern Australia)
Probable asthma (Eastern Australia)
Recent wheeze (Belmont, NSW)
Recent wheeze + AHR (Belmont, NSW)
Recent wheeze (Wagga Wagga, NSW)
Recent wheeze + AHR (Wagga Wagga, NSW)
Sources: Comino et al. 1996; Downs et al. 2001, Peat et al. 1994; Toelle et al. 2003.
Prevalence of current asthma, by age group and sex, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
5
10
15
20
25
0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75+
Age group (years)
Pre
va
len
ce
of
cu
rre
nt
as
thm
a (
pe
r c
en
t)
Males
Females
Prevalence of current asthma, by state and territory, Australia, 2001
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT
State/territory
Pre
vale
nce
of
curr
ent
asth
ma
(per
cen
t)
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Prevalence of current asthma,by sex and ASGC classification of remoteness,
Australia, 2001
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Major cities Inner regional Outer regional/other areas
ASGC classification of remoteness
Pre
vale
nce
of
curr
ent
asth
ma
(per
cen
t)
Males
Females
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Prevalence of current asthma,by age group and Indigenous status, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
5
10
15
20
25
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55+
Age group (years)
Pre
vale
nce
of c
urr
ent a
sth
ma
(per
cen
t)
Indigenous
Non-Indigenous
Prevalence of current asthma,by sex and Indigenous status, all ages, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
5
10
15
20
Males Females
Sex
Pre
va
len
ce
of
cu
rre
nt
as
thm
a (
pe
r c
en
t) Indigenous
Non-Indigenous
Prevalence of ever doctor diagnosed asthma, current asthma and current wheeze, by Indigenous
status, Australia, 2001
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Ever asthma Current asthma Current wheeze
Asthma status
Pre
va
len
ce
(p
er
ce
nt)
Indigenous
Non-Indigenous
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Current and past asthma prevalence, by culturally and linguistically diverse background,
Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Current asthma Past asthma
Asthma status
Pre
vale
nce
(p
er c
ent)
ESB
NESB
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Males Females
Sex
Pre
vale
nce
of c
urr
ent a
sth
ma
(per
cen
t)
SEIFA 1 SEIFA 2 SEIFA 3 SEIFA 4 SEIFA 5
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Prevalence of current asthma,by sex and SEIFA quintile, Australia, 2001
World ranking for the percentage of
children with sleep disturbed
due to wheezing,(a) 13 to 14 year
olds and(b) 6 to 7 year olds, 1991–95
(a) 13 to 14 year olds (b) 6 to 7 year olds
Source: ISAAC 1998–reproduced with permission.
Quality of life, severity and
disability
Days lost due to asthma and
percentage woken at night weekly or more frequently,age 15 years and
over, South Australia, 1994–98
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Year
Days
lost
due
to a
sthm
a
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Year
Per c
ent o
f peo
ple
woke
n at
nig
ht
Source: Wilson et al. 2002.
SF-36 scores in people with and without asthma,age 15 years and over, South Australia, 1998
Sources: Wilson et al. 2002; ABS 1997
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PF RP BP GH VT SF RE MH
SF-36 section
Me
an
sc
ore
With asthma Without asthma Pop. norm
**
*
*
*
Self-assessed health status in adults with and without current asthma, by age group and sex, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
males
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
asthma no asthma asthma no asthma asthma no asthma
15 to 34 years 35 to 64 years 65+ years
% o
f p
eo
ple
excellent / very good good fair / poor
females
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
asthma no asthma asthma no asthma asthma no asthma
15 to 34 years 35 to 64 years 65+ years%
of
pe
op
le
excellent / very good good fair / poor
Males Females
Excellent/very good Good Fair/poor
Asthma No asthma
15 to 34 years
Asthma No asthma
35 to 64 years
Asthma No asthma
65+ years
Asthma No asthma
15 to 34 years
Asthma No asthma
35 to 64 years
Asthma No asthma
65+ years
Pe
rce
nt
of
pe
op
le
Pe
rce
nt
of
pe
op
le
Action taken in last 2 weeks for asthma, by sex, all ages, Australia, 2001
0
1
2
3
4
5
Had days away from work/study Had other days of reduced activity
Action taken for asthma
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
wit
h a
sth
ma
Males
Females
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Action taken in last 2 weeks for any reason,people with and without current asthma, by sex, all ages,
Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
5
10
15
20
25
Asthma No asthma Asthma No asthma
Had days away from work/study Had other days of reduced activity
Action taken and asthma status
Per
cen
t o
f p
eop
le
Males
Females
Mortality
Death rates for asthma,all ages and age 5–34 years, by sex,Australia, 1979–2001
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001Year
De
ath
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
Males Females Persons
All ages
5 to 34 years
Males
Females
Persons
All ages
5 to 34 years
Death rates for asthma,by age group and sex, Australia, 1997–2001
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Dea
ths
per
100
,000
po
pu
lati
on
Males
Females
Death rates for asthma, by state and territory, Australia, 1997–2001
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas
State/territory
De
ath
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
5 to 34 years
35 to 64 years
65+ years
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Death
s p
er
100,0
00 p
opula
tion
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
Death
s p
er
100,0
00 p
opula
tion
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
Major cities Inner regional Outer regional Remote Very remote
Dea
ths
per
100,
000
popu
latio
nD
eath
s pe
r 1
00,0
00 p
opul
atio
n
Death rates for asthma, by ASGC classification of remoteness,
age 5 years and over Australia, 1997–2001
Death rates for asthma, by sex and culturally and linguistically diverse background, age 5 years and over,
Australia, 1997–2000
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
5 to 34 35 to 64 65+ 5 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Males Females
Age group (years) and sex
De
ath
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
ESB
NESB
Death rates for asthma, per 100,000 people with asthma,by culturally and linguistically diverse background,
age 5 years and over, Australia, 1997–2000
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
5 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Dea
ths
per
100
,000
peo
ple
wit
h a
sth
ma
ESB
NESB
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
Death rates for asthma, by SEIFA quintile and sex,age 5 years and over Australia, 1997–2001
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
5 to 34 35 to 64 65+ 5 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Males Females
Age group (years) and sex
De
ath
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
SEIFA 1
SEIFA 2
SEIFA 3
SEIFA 4
SEIFA 5
Average monthly deviation from average number of deaths attributed to asthma, by age group, Australia,
1979-2001
Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
Per
cen
t dev
iatio
n fr
om
yea
rly
aver
age
5 to 34 years
35 to 64 years
65+ years
Death rates for asthma, age 5 to 34 years,international comparison
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Austra
lia (9
8-99
)
Czech
Rep
ublic
(94-
00)
Ger
man
y (9
8-99
)
Hunga
ry (9
6-01
)
Japa
n (9
5-01
)
Nethe
rland
s (9
6-99
)
Poland
(99-
00)
Korea
(95-
00)
Spain
(99)
USA (99)
Englan
d & W
ales
(00-
01)
New Z
ealan
d (9
6-98
)
Country (years)
De
ath
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
Smoking in people with asthma
Smoking status among people with current asthma,by age group and sex, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
20
40
60
80
100
18
to 2
4
25
to 3
4
35
to 4
4
45
to 5
4
55
to 6
4
65
to 7
4
75
an
d o
ver
18
to 2
4
25
to 3
4
35
to 4
4
45
to 5
4
55
to 6
4
65
to 7
4
75
an
d o
ver
Males Females
Age group (years) and sex
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
wit
h c
urr
en
t a
sth
ma Ex-smoker
Current smoker
Current smokers and ex-smokers in people with and without current asthma, by SEIFA quintile, Australia,
2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
SEIFA 1 SEIFA 2 SEIFA 3 SEIFA 4 SEIFA 5 SEIFA 1 SEIFA 2 SEIFA 3 SEIFA 4 SEIFA 5
People with asthma People without asthma
SEIFA quintile and asthma status
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
Ex-smoker
Current smoker
Proportion of current
smokers in people with and without
asthma,by SEIFA,
age group and sex, Australia,
2001
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Males Females Males Females
With asthma Without asthma
Sex and asthma statusC
urr
en
t s
mo
ke
rs (
%)
18 to 34 years
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Males Females Males Females
With asthma Without asthma
Sex and asthma status
Cu
rre
nt
sm
ok
ers
(%
)SEIFA 1 SEIFA 2 SEIFA 3 SEIFA 4 SEIFA 5
35+ years
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
35+ years
18 to 34 years
Sex and asthma status
Passive smoke exposure in children
with asthma
Children with and without current asthma with one or more cigarette smokers in the household, by age group
and sex, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14
Males Females
Age group (years) and sex
Ch
ildre
n e
xp
os
ed
(p
er
ce
nt)
With asthma Without asthma
.
Children with and without current asthmawith one or more cigarette smokers in the household,by SEIFA quintile, age 0 to 14 years, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
SEIFA 1 SEIFA 2 SEIFA 3 SEIFA 4 SEIFA 5
SEIFA quintile
Ch
ildre
n e
xp
os
ed
(p
er
ce
nt)
With asthma
Without asthma
Asthma-related general practice
encounters
Asthma-related general practice encounters,per 100 population, by age group, Australia, 1998–
2002
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Year
Ast
hm
a-re
late
d g
ener
al p
ract
ice
enco
un
ters
, per
100
po
pu
latio
n
0 to 4 years 5 to 34 years 35 to 64 years 65+ years
Source: BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Asthma-related health care encounters, per 100,000 population, Australia and New South Wales, 1998–
2002
Sources: BEACH Survey of General Practice; AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; NSW Health Department Emergency Department Collection (EDDC) (HOIST) Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
1
10
100
1,000
10,000
Jan
-98
Ap
r-9
8
Jul-9
8
Oct
-98
Jan
-99
Ap
r-9
9
Jul-9
9
Oct
-99
Jan
-00
Ap
r-0
0
Jul-0
0
Oct
-00
Jan
-01
Ap
r-0
1
Jul-0
1
Oct
-01
Jan
-02
Ap
r-0
2
Jul-0
2
Oct
-02
Month/year
Ra
te p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
ED presentations (NSW only)
General practice encounters
Hospital separations
Average annual asthma-related general practice encounters,per 100 population, by age group and sex, Australia, July 2000 to
June 2002
Sources: BEACH Survey of General Practice; HIC health statistics.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
As
thm
a-r
ela
ted
ge
ne
ral p
rac
tic
e e
nc
ou
nte
rs,
pe
r 1
00
po
pu
lati
on
Males
Females
Average annual asthma-related general practice encounters,
per 100 population, by state and territory, Australia, July 1997 to June 2002
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT
State/territory
As
thm
a-r
ela
ted
ge
ne
ral p
rac
tic
e e
nc
ou
nte
rs,
pe
r 1
00
po
pu
lati
on
Sources: BEACH Survey of General Practice; HIC health statistics.
Average annual asthma-related general practice encounters,
per 100 general practice encounters, by RRMA classification, Australia, July 1998 to June 2002
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Ca
pita
l citi
es
Oth
er
me
tro
po
lita
n
La
rge
ru
ral
Sm
all
rura
l
Oth
er
rura
l
Re
mo
te c
en
tre
Oth
er
rem
ote
,o
ffsh
ore
RRMA category
As
thm
a-r
ela
ted
ge
ne
ral p
rac
tic
e e
nc
ou
nte
rs,
pe
r 1
00
ge
ne
ral p
rac
tic
e e
nc
ou
nte
rs
Source: BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Average annual
asthma-related general practice
encounters,per 100 general practice
encounters,by sex, age group and
SEIFA quintile,
Australia,July 1997 toJune 2002
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0 to 4 5 to 34 35 to 64 65+Age group (years)
As
thm
a-r
ela
ted
ge
ne
ral p
rac
tic
e e
nc
ou
nte
rs,
pe
r 1
00
ge
ne
ral p
rac
tic
e e
nc
ou
nte
rs
Males
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0 to 4 5 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
As
thm
a-r
ela
ted
ge
ne
ral
pra
cti
ce
en
co
un
ters
,p
er
10
0 g
en
era
l p
rac
tic
e e
nc
ou
nte
rs
SEIFA 1 SEIFA 2 SEIFA 3 SEIFA 4 SEIFA 5
Females
Males
Females
Source: BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Number of structured general practice asthma review visits,
all ages and age 5 to 34 years, Australia, October 2001 to June 2003
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2001 Q4 2002 Q1 2002 Q2 2002 Q3 2002 Q4 2003 Q1 2003 Q2
Year/quarter
Nu
mb
er
of
cla
ims
Number of claims (all ages)
Number of claims (5 to 34 years)
Cumulative number of claims (all ages)
Cumulative number of claims (5 to 34 years)
Source: MBS statistics.
Structured general practice asthma review visits,per 100,000 population, by age group and sex,
Australia, 2002
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Cla
ims
pe
r 1
00
,00
0 p
op
ula
tio
n
Males
Females
Source: MBS statistics.
Structured general practice asthma review visits,per 100,000 population, by state and territory,
Australia, 2002
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT
State/territory
Cla
ims
pe
r 1
00
,00
0 p
op
ula
tio
n
Source: MBS statistics.
Asthma action plans
Changes over time in the proportion of people with asthma who report possession of a (written) asthma
action plan, Australia, 1990–2001
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Year
Pe
r ce
nt
of
pe
op
le w
ith
ast
hm
a w
ith
an
AA
P
SA, 15 years and over
NSW, 16 years and over
Eastern Australia, <50 years
Sources: Comino et al. 1996; Gibson et al. 2000, Public Health Division 2001; Wilson et al. 2002, 2003.
Proportion of people with current asthma with awritten asthma action plan, by age group and sex,
Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60+
Age group (years)
Per
cen
t o
f p
eop
le w
ith
cu
rren
t as
thm
aw
ith
an
AA
P
Males
Females
Possession of a written AAP in people with current asthma,
by ASGC classification of remoteness, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
5
10
15
20
25
Major cities Inner regional Outer regional/remote/veryremote
ASGC classification of remoteness
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
wit
h c
urr
en
t a
sth
ma
wit
h a
n A
AP
Possession of a written AAP in people with current asthma, by culturally and linguistically diverse background, all
ages, Australia, 2001
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
ESB NESB
Per
cen
t o
f p
eop
le w
ith
cu
rren
t as
thm
aw
ith
a w
ritt
en A
AP
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Possession of a written AAP in people with current asthma,
by SEIFA quintile, all ages, Australia, 2001
0
5
10
15
20
25
SEIFA 1 SEIFA 2 SEIFA 3 SEIFA 4 SEIFA 5
SEIFA quintile
Per
cen
t o
f p
eop
le w
ith
cu
rren
t as
thm
aw
ith
a w
ritt
en A
AP
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Medication use
(a) Respiratory medications supplied by wholesalers and
manufacturers,1998–2002;
and(b) Respiratory
medications dispensed by community
pharmacies, 1996–2000;
by defined daily dose (DDD) per 1,000 persons per day,
Australia
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Year
DD
D p
er 1
,000
per
son
s p
er d
ay
(a) Wholesale supply
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Year
DD
D p
er 1
,000
per
son
s p
er d
ay
Short-acting beta agonists (include salbutamol, orciprenaline, terbutaline & fenoterol)
Short-acting anticholinergics (include ipratropium)
Long-acting beta agonists (include salmeterol & eformoterol (formoterol))
Cromones (include cromoglycate & nedocromil)
Inhaled corticosteroids (include beclomethasone dipropionate, budesonide & fluticasone propionate)
Xanthines (include theophylline (and also aminophylline and choline theophyllinate for (b)))
Leukotriene receptor antagonists (include montelukast & zafirlukast)
(b) Prescription and purchase
Sources:(a) IMS Health, courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline Australia;(b) Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Pharmacy Guild Survey aggregated by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing.
Delivery devices supplied by wholesalers for the administration of short-acting beta agonist and
anticholinergic medication, by defined daily dose (DDD), per 1,000 persons per day, Australia, 1998–2002
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Year
DD
D p
er
1,0
00
pe
rso
ns
pe
r d
ay
Metered dose inhaler Dry powder inhaler Nebuliser solution Oral
Source: IMS Health, courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline Australia.
Inhaled corticosteroids supplied by wholesalersseparately or as part of combined therapy,
defined daily dose (DDD) per 1,000 persons per day, Australia, 1998–2002
Source: IMS Health, courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline Australia.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Year
DD
D p
er
1,0
00
pe
rso
ns
pe
r d
ay
Alone Combined with long-acting beta agonist
Frequency of preventer use in people with asthma,age 16 to 54 years, New South Wales, 1997
Source: Marks et al. 2000. Copyright 2000 The Medical Journal of Australia–reproduced with permission.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Every dayMost daysAbout half thedays
Less than halfthe days
Not at all in thelast month
Do not use
Frequency of preventer use
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
All subjects (n=1,372)
Subjects for whom preventers are indicated (n=740)
Use of asthma medication in people with current asthma,
by age group and type of medication, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
wit
h c
urr
en
t a
sth
ma
Short-acting beta agonists (include salbutamol & terbutaline)
Short-acting anticholinergics (inlcude ipatropium)
Long-acting beta agonists (include salmeterol & eformoterol (formoterol))
Inhaled corticosteroids (include beclomethasone dipropionate, budesonide, fluticasone propionate)
Cromones (include cromoglycate and nedocromil)
Other
Use of asthma medication in people with asthma,by ASGC classification of remoteness, Australia,
2001
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Inhaled corticosteroids Short-acting beta agonists Long-acting beta agonists
Type of asthma medication
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
wit
h c
urr
en
t a
sth
ma
Major cities
Inner regional
Outer regional/remote/very remote
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Use of asthma medication in people with current asthma,
by SEIFA quintile, Australia, 2001
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Inhaled corticosteroids Short-acting beta agonists Long-acting beta agonists
Type of asthma medication
Pe
r c
en
t o
f p
eo
ple
wit
h c
urr
en
t a
sth
ma
SEIFA 1SEIFA 2SEIFA 3SEIFA 4SEIFA 5
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Spirometry
Claims for the performance of spirometry and complex lung function tests which included spirometry, all ages,
Australia, 1994–2002
0
50
100
150
200
250Ja
n-9
4
Jan
-95
Jan
-96
Jan
-97
Jan
-98
Jan
-99
Jan
-00
Jan
-01
Jan
-02
Month/year
Cla
ims
pe
r 1
00
,00
0 p
op
ula
tio
n
Laboratory-based claims (Medicare items 11503, 11509 & 11512) Office-based claims (Medicare item 11506) Total claims
Source: HIC health statistics.
Claims for the performance of spirometryand complex lung function tests which included
spirometry,age 5 to 34 years, Australia, 1994–2002
Source: HIC health statistics.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Jan
-94
Jan
-95
Jan
-96
Jan
-97
Jan
-98
Jan
-99
Jan
-00
Jan
-01
Jan
-02
Month/ Year
Cla
ims
per
100
,000
po
pu
lati
on
Laboratory based claims (Medicare items 11503,11509 & 11512)Office based claims (Medicare item 11506)Total claims
Claims for the performance of spirometryand complex lung function tests which included
spirometry,per 100,000 population, by age group and sex, Australia,
1999–2001
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85+
Age group (years)
Cla
ims
per
100
,000
po
pu
lati
on
Males
Females
Sources: HIC health statistics; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Claims for the performance of spirometry and complex lung function tests which included
spirometry, per 100,000 population, by state and territory and type, Australia, 1999-2001
Sources: HIC health statistics; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT
State/territory
Cla
ims
pe
r 1
00
,00
0 p
op
ula
tio
n
Laboratory-based
Office-based
All ages 5 to 34 years
Attendance at hospitalEmergency Departments
Emergency Department presentations for asthma per 100,000 population, by month and age group, New South
Wales, January 1998 to March 2003
Source: NSW Health Department Emergency Department Data Collection (HOIST), Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03
Month/year
ED
pre
se
nta
tio
ns
fo
r a
sth
ma
, p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
0 to 4 years 5 to 14 years 15 to 34 years 35 to 64 years 65+ years
ED
pre
sen
tati
on
s fo
r as
thm
a p
er 1
00,0
00 p
op
ula
tio
n
Emergency Department presentations for asthma, per 100,000 people with asthma, by age group and sex,
New South Wales, 1998–2002
Sources: NSW Health Department Emergency Department Data Collection (HOIST), Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health; ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
ED
att
en
da
nc
e in
de
x
Males
Females
Emergency Department presentations for asthma, per 100 attendances,
by culturally and linguistically diverse background and age group,
New South Wales, 1998–2002
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
ED
pre
se
nta
tio
ns
fo
r a
sth
ma
pe
r 1
00
att
en
da
nc
es
ESBNESB
Source: NSW Health Department Emergency Department Data Collection (HOIST), Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
Emergency Department attendances resulting in admission to hospital,
by age group and sex, New South Wales, 1998–2002
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Per
cen
t o
f to
tal
pre
sen
tati
on
s
Males
Females
Source: NSW Health Department Emergency Department Data Collection (HOIST), Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
Hospitalisations
Hospital separations for asthma,per 100,000 population, Australia, 1993–2001
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01
Year
Sep
arat
ions
, pe
r 10
0,00
0 p
opul
atio
n
0 to 4 years
5 to 14 years
15 to 34 years
35 to 64 years
65+ years
Hospital patient days for asthma,per 100,000 population, Australia, 1993–2001
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01
Year
Pat
ien
t d
ays
per
100
,000
po
pu
lati
on
0 to 4 years5 to 14 years15 to 34 years35 to 64 years65+ years
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Average monthly deviation from average number of hospital separations attributed to asthma, by age
group, Australia, 1998–2000
Source: AIHW National Morbidity Database.
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
De
via
tio
n f
rom
ye
arl
y a
ve
rag
e (
pe
r c
en
t)
0 to 4 years 5 to 14 years 15 to 34 years 35 to 64 years 65+ years
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 population,
by age group and sex, Australia, 2000–01
Source: AIHW National Morbidity Database.
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Sep
ara
tion
s, p
er
100
,00
0 p
op
ula
tion
Males
Females
Hospital patient days for asthma, per 100,000 population,
by age group and sex, Australia, 2000–01
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Pat
ien
t d
ays
per
100
,000
po
pu
lati
on Males
Females
Source: AIHW National Morbidity Database.
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 people with asthma, by age group and sex, Australia, 2000–
01
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; ABS National Health Survey 2001.
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Se
pa
rati
on
s, p
er
10
0,0
00
pe
op
le w
ith
as
thm
a Males
Females
Hospital patient days for asthma, per 100,000 people with asthma, by age group and sex,
Australia, 2000–01
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Pa
tie
nt
da
ys
pe
r 1
00
,00
0 p
eo
ple
wit
h a
sth
ma Males
Females
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Relative frequency of length of stay for asthma,by age group and sex, Australia, 2000–01
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0 to 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 30 days over 30 days 0 to 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 30 days over 30 days
Males Females
Length of stay and sex
Pe
r c
en
t o
f h
os
pit
al s
ep
ara
tio
ns
0 to 4 years
5 to 14 years
15 to 34 years
35 to 64 years
65+ years
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 population,
by state and territory, Australia, 2000–01
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT
State/territory
Sep
arat
ion
s p
er 1
00,0
00 p
op
ula
tio
n
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 people with asthma, by state and territory, Australia, 2000–
01
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT
State/territory
Se
pa
rati
on
sp
er
10
0,0
00
pe
op
le w
ith
as
thm
a
Sources: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database; ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 population,
by age group and state and territory, Australia, 2000–01
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT
State/territory
Se
pa
rati
on
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
0 to 4 years 5 to 14 years 15 to 34 years 35 to 64 years 65+ years
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 population,by ASGC classification of remoteness, Australia, 2000–01
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Se
pa
rati
on
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
Major city
Inner regional
Outer regional
Remote
Very remote
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 population,
by Indigenous status, Australia, 2000–01
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 54 55+
Age group (years)
Se
pa
rati
on
s p
er
10
0,0
00
po
pu
lati
on
Indigenous
Non-Indigenous
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 population,by age group and culturally and linguistically diverse
background,Australia, 1999–2000
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
2,000
2,250
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Sep
arat
ion
s p
er 1
00,0
00 p
op
ula
tio
n
ESB
NESB
Hospital patient days for asthma, per 100,000 population,
by age group and culturally and linguistically diverse background,
Australia, 1999–2000
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Pat
ien
t d
ays
per
100
,000
po
pu
lati
on
ESB
NESB
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Hospital separations for asthma, per 100,000 population,
by age group and SEIFA quintile, Australia, 2000–01
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
0 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 34 35 to 64 65+
Age group (years)
Sep
arat
ion
s p
er 1
00,0
00 p
op
ula
tio
n
SEIFA 1
SEIFA 2
SEIFA 3
SEIFA 4
SEIFA 5
